Unable to contain West Indies in the closing stages of the second one-day international, Black Caps coach Andy Moles wants more from his two 'death' bowlers in the third match which bowls off at 2p.m. tomorrow (10p.m. Jamaica time).

In the 28-over a-side contest in Christchurch, off-spinner Jeetan Patel bowled the penultimate over which cost 14 runs, with the previous over from fast bowler Tim Southee leaking 12 runs. The loose bowling allowed West Indies to flourish late, gathering the 40 runs required from the last four overs to win the match with a ball to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

More work needed

"We'll work in the nets in the next couple of days on areas we think we can improve," Moles told local media. "Where can they learn? We're about 'yes, we want to win every game' but we've got to expose the players so they can learn from situations in a game. They'll both get an opportunity again to fulfill the role that didn't quite come off."

As a result, Patel's five overs cost 39 while Southee went for 38 from his 5.5 overs, breaking the Black Caps' grip on the game.

"The message I said to them is 'If we learn from our mistakes there's nothing wrong with making a mistake'," Moles said. "We should have bowled more slower balls instead of going quicker and next time they get into that situation if they can remember how (the last ODI went) and they change to get the job done better, then it would have been a valuable lesson."