Andy Moles wary of an India backlash tomorrow

Wellington (PTI): Wary of an Indian backlash in the second Twenty20 International, New Zealand coach Andy Moles on Thursday asked his wards to lift their standard in all departments of the game.

Moles expects India, after their seven-wicket loss in the tour opener last night, have now got a fair idea about the Kiwi players and would come back strongly on Friday.

"They know we are a good side. They have seen us operate last night, and they won't be taking anything for granted," a cautious Moles said.

According to him, the hosts would have to up their game in all areas to thwart an Indian backlash.

"We are looking at all areas. While bowling we didn't hit the hole we wanted to. In fielding, we were good overall but we can be better. Perhaps we are struggling a bit with our batting at the top of the order. We are not going to stand still. As a team we are looking to get better with every game," Moles said.

According to him, experience played a big part in last night's win against India.

"We thought we had a good tour of Australia. We didn't win there. I thought it was an opportunity missed. We were disappointed with the way we went about the chase in the Twenty20 game", he said.