00:00After losing the opening T20 International to Bangladesh by 7 runs in St. Vincent, West
00:05Indies skipper Ravman Powell was hurt.
00:07What concerns him is the way his batters have been approaching the powerplay, which he sees
00:11as a crucial moment in the game.
00:13Yeah, I think it's disappointing to be honest.
00:15I think the bowlers put in an incredible bowling performance on a weekend like that.
00:20We always knew that as a batting group, we try not to lose wickets in clusters, but you
00:26know we did that today.
00:27Yeah, it's been a problem now for us and you know it's something that we have to really
00:32look on as a batting group.
00:33You know the statistics say if you lose three or more wickets in the powerplay, often times
00:37you end up on the losing side and we have proven that time and time again.
00:42Regarding his own batting, Powell has been getting runs off late, including a half century
00:46against England in their last T20 series this year, but the unassuming captain is not taking
00:51all of the credit.
00:52I think a lot of credit has to be given to my batting coach back home, Robert Samuels.
00:56He's always instilling in me that I'm a batter with power, not just a swiper or a hitter
01:00of the cricket ball.
01:01But I've done a lot of work behind the scenes and it's good to see that I'm getting a little
01:06bit of consistency now.
01:08Powell says it was a big plus restricting the opposition to 147 for six from their 20
01:13overs.
01:14Aqil Hussain was the standout bowler with two for 13 from his four overs.
01:17Yeah, I think the bowlers put in a very good display.
01:20I think the powerplay was very, very good by Aqil Hussain.
01:23He keeps on showing his class and trying to help us out in the powerplay.
01:27I think also the middle phase was good.
01:30It's also important for us to keep on improving as it comes down to the dead overs.
01:36And now the big question.
01:38What does Powell want out of his troops when they get set for Game 2 on Tuesday night at
01:42the same venue?
01:43I think tomorrow we have to sit down as a group and have some honest conversations to
01:46be honest.
01:47You know, it's been a lot of T20 cricket for the years, so I know the boys are fatigued
01:52but what we see happening is something keeps on repeating itself and when it keeps repeating
01:57itself, we have to try our best to stop it.
02:00The curtains come down on Thursday with the last game also being played at the Honours
02:03field ground from 8pm, which means all three are night matches.
02:07Vinod Nawani, Chiefs Export.
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