Partial derivative using chain rule

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Find $\frac{dz}{dt}$ -

$z(x,y) = x^2y^3$ , $x(t)= 2t^3$ $y(t)= 3t^2$

First , this is the chain rule formula I am using -

$\frac{dz}{dt} = \frac{\partial z}{\partial x} . \frac{dx}{dt} + \frac{\partial z}{\partial y} . \frac{dy}{dt} $

I found that $ \frac{\partial z}{\partial x} = 2xy^3$ and $ \frac{\partial z}{\partial y} = 3x^2y^2$

I found that $\frac{dx}{dt} = 6t^2$ and $\frac{dy}{dt} = 6t$

Now when I substitute back into the formula, I don’t get the required answer of $1296t^{11}$ . Where did the $x$ and $y$ go ? Where did I go wrong ?