Dhoni wants better Powerplay bowling

MS Dhoni, the India captain, has called for improvement while bowling in the first six overs and has asked his bowlers to assess conditions quickly, to determine what a competitive spell is ahead of the second T20 international against West Indies in Florida on Sunday.

India had conceded the third highest T20I total – 245 – in the first game on Saturday morning but then chased superbly, only to fall short by one run. West Indies had built their score on a rollicking opening stand between Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis – 126 in 9.3 overs.

“I felt the way the boys performed overall was very good,” Dhoni said after the game. “If we can improve how we bowl in the first six overs – in fact it was the first 12 overs where we gave away too many runs.

Dhoni said there needed to be quicker recognition from the bowlers to adjust their game plans when it became clear that the pristine batting pitch was suiting the West Indies’ hyper-aggressive approach spearheaded by Charles, who struck 79 off 33 balls.

“Immediately, as a bowler, what you have to do is you have to assess the conditions and change your game plan to some extent,” Dhoni said. “Normally you think on a good wicket if I’m bowling four overs, if I even get hit for 40 runs and get one or two wickets, it’s good enough. So …

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