Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak loses his balance attempting a sweep as Rahul Dravid looks on in Hobart on Wednesday. (AP)

Hobart: After Wednesday’s comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Zimbabwe, India captain Sourav Ganguly said he wants the team to carry on and get better with each outing in the tri-series.

The win did not seem to have erased the bad memories of the opening match against Australia and Sourav was still ruing the collapse which led to India’s 18-run defeat on Friday.

“We did pretty well today. We played pretty well at MCG (in the first match) too but for the last few overs,” Sourav said, while adding that loss had left a bad taste in his mouth.

“Yes I did not feel well after the match (against Australia). We have to look after one aspect,” he said, apparently referring to the tendency of the team to squander good positions.

However, the Indian skipper felt the team was improving in the one-dayers and said it would “get better” in the next few weeks.

Sourav, who looked in great touch during his unbeaten 32, said he would look to carry on his form in the remaining matches. “It is good to score runs in this part of the world,” said the skipper.

Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak said his team needed to put on the “thinking cap” and devise ways to put pressure on the opposition. “We did not put enough runs on the board. We struggled from the beginning and never really got on top of India,” Streak said.

“We had few runs in the end and needed to pick early wickets to put pressure on them but it did not happen. We have to put our hands up now and put some runs on the board to put pressure on the opposition. India and Australia are two good teams and we need to put the thinking cap on and see what works for us.”

Man-of-the-Match Virender Sehwag said he followed the team plan in being cautious in the first few overs before opening up. “The white ball, when it is new, swings for the first five overs. So we decided that we will not hurry in the first few overs and wait to play our shots later,” said the right-hander.

“If the openers give a good start it helps the team. I am happy I was able to do that in the first match and also in the game here. In Tests too, I was in good form so I just want to carry on,” he said.

Sehwag, who scored a bulk of his runs on the leg-side, said his plan was to play with the wind rather than against it. “Also the square boundary is shorter than other venues in Australia. So I decided to play my game accordingly.”

The Indian openers put on 130 in 24 overs to lay the foundation for a comprehensive Indian victory. Sehwag, who hit three of his five sixes off spinner Raymond Price, said he was content playing his natural game and opening the innings.

“I don’t want to change my mind. Whether I am opening or coming out to bat in the middle it does not matter. Neither does it matter whether I am playing Tests or one-dayers,” said Sehwag.

On his allround show, which saw him pick two wickets for 40 runs in ten overs, Sehwag said he was following his captain’s orders. “We were one bowler short because Sanjay Bangar was not playing. We knew one of us — Sachin, Sourav or me — will have to do the fifth bowler’s job. When I was given the ball today I was good with it so Sourav asked me to complete ten overs.”