Despite scoring more than 200 runs in the first T20I at Hyderabad against India, the West Indies lost by six wickets. India captain Virat Kohli scored a blitzy 94 to take India over the finish line and literally punished the opposition bowling. West Indies captain Keiron Pollard also was not happy with the bowlers and said they failed to execute their plans there.

“208 to defend, on any day, you’d take that 10 out of 10 times. Where we lost the game was the extras and our bowling,” Keiron Pollard said at the post match presentation. “Our execution was poor. If we had executed plans we had spoken about, despite the good batting wicket, it would have been a different scenario.”

But he did praise the batsmen for doing a great for the team. While Evin Lewis scored 40 off 17, Hetmyer smashed 56 from 41 balls that took Windies to a huge competitive total.

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“There are two areas in any game, and with the bat the guys were exceptional. There are a lot of positives to take from this game. Hetmyer and Lewis got back amongst the runs and that was quite satisfying, but we need to do the all-round basics right,” said Pollard.

“Hopefully I have an idea of when to come up the order as a captain, and in a pressure situation, it’s important to push yourself and it’s a pleasure to perform for your team any day and get them across the line,” he concluded.