India skipper Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday stressed the need for better execution and the right mindset going forward after the hosts suffered a 24-run defeat against the West Indies in the fourth T20I here.
India’s innings ended at 223-9 in 19.3 overs after Arshdeep Singh retired hurt while chasing the West Indies’s imposing total of 247 for three, allowing the visitors to level the five-match series 2-2. The series decider will be played in Bengaluru on Saturday.
“It all started with bowling. We didn’t execute our line and lengths well and, at the end of the day, when you’re chasing 250, you have to go about it in a certain pattern,” Iyer said.
“I liked our approach during the chase, but we were unfortunate that we couldn’t execute our plans with the ball, and that’s where we fell a bit short.”
“They executed their plans well, and there was a bit of assistance from the wicket as well. The ball was kicking up, and they used the field pretty well. So, credit where it’s due — their execution was spot on,” Iyer added.
WI skipper Shai Hope, who struck an unbeaten 102 for his second century in four matches in the series, said his team’s total was competitive. “I honestly felt it was a decent score because the surface was actually holding up a bit more than we initially thought. We felt the pitch would probably be a bit better for batting,” Hope said.