West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has indicated that the collapse between overs 7-12 in the run chase of 167 was the reason they lost by 16 runs to South Africa in the second Twenty20 International in Grenada on Sunday.
With the win, South Africa levelled the five-match series 1-1 after a thumping on Saturday in the first match.
“It is okay to be aggressive but when you go against your natural strength of hitting the ball straight, there the problem lies. I think Pooran and myself gave it away when we needed to bat a few overs for the team and set it up, and I think that is where we lost the game”, the skipper stated at the post-match presser.
Between overs 7-12, West Indies scored 23 runs and lost three key wickets (Nicholas Pooran, Pollard and Andre Russell), and according to Pollard, it is important they look to minimize such in the future.

Spinners George Linde and Tabraiz Shamsi had 2-19 and 1-16 respectively which stifled the West Indies.
“We can see it happening in the future as well, but it is to try and minimize how many times it happens to us because you see the firepower, we have all the way down. I don’t want to take away the natural instinct of the individuals but they are also individuals that is posted with responsibilities to do certain things for the team.”
The skipper said he is impressed with the composure of Kevin Sinclair and Obed McKoy, both of whom had career-best bowling performances, and highlighted that the senior players are offering tangible advice to the young players, who at times are out-performing their seniors.
Sinclair took 2-23 while McKoy had 3-25 as they played a key role in restricting South Africa to 166-7.
Pollard said they will rest and regroup ahead of the third match on Tuesday from 14:00h