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IND V NZ, 1st ODI: Could Have Been On Top If Latham's Start Was Curbed, Says Shreyas Iyer
India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer admitted that his team could have built more pressure and tried to have curbed the start which left-handed batter Tom Latham gave to New Zealand in their successful chase of 307 to win the ODI series opener by seven wickets at Eden Park on Friday.
Iyer had top-scored with 80 off 76 balls in India's first innings total of 306/7 in 50 overs. The visitors' had even reduced the hosts' to 88/3 in 19.5 overs, before Latham hit a stunning career-best score of 145 not out off 104 balls, laced with 19 fours and five sixes, to give the Blackcaps a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
