Rain delayed the start in Wellington and reduced the contest to 47 overs per side. Captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl. Mitchell top-scored with a gritty 55 off 104 deliveries, but the other batters struggled as India's bowlers exploited the inconsistent bounce.
"Yeah, look, it's pretty challenging out there. Obviously, would always like a few more, but, yeah, so probably it was like batting on a trampoline at times," Daryl Mitchell said.
"Yeah, look, all of us found it really hard to rotate the strike as well, especially being, I guess, a drop-in with no pitches either side. It was really hard, I guess, to drop and run and they just stop. So, when you add that to the bounce, sometimes, the only best option was to try and give it a hoick and see what happens."
'We Wanted to Keep Extending Partnerships' - Daryl Mitchell on New Zealand's Batting Approach
"Yeah, I guess it's trying to stick to your strengths, and for me, it was, when I kind of tried to get a read on what they were trying to do, I was trying to maximize that. But, yeah, obviously, we wanted to keep extending partnerships as well, and that was probably the challenge. Every time we felt like we got a partnership, we lost a wicket."
Gurnoor Brar's Four-Wicket Haul Restricts New Zealand to 134
India's bowlers dominated the contest, with Gurnoor Brar leading the attack with career-best figures of 4/30. He also bowled a double-wicket maiden, dismissing Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips in the same over to leave New Zealand in deep trouble.
New Zealand lost their last three wickets for just eight runs and were bowled out for 134. Kamboj, Nabi and Axar picked up two wickets each to support Brar's impressive effort.
"Yeah, look, there's plenty there, first and foremost. Obviously, there's not the run rate pressure that we would have liked, but, yeah, if we can knock off a couple early, get into that middle order, you never know what can happen."
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