Santner joined hands with Bracewell in the 29th over after stand-in captain Tom Latham’s departure left New Zealand needing another 219 runs in 21 overs with only four wickets remaining.
However, the duo gave the tourists a real chance to breach the 350-run target with their 162-run partnership. But India held their nerves to eke out a 12-run win.
Speaking on SENZ Breakfast, Santner, who scored 57 off 45 balls, felt things might have panned out differently had he stayed till the end with Bracewell (140 off 78). He recognized how Bracewell had put India under pressure with his mighty hits, saying:
By reaching his hundred off 57 deliveries, Bracewell scored the joint-fastest hundred in India and got to the three-figure mark with a six over long-on off Mohammed Shami’s bowling. With 20 required off the final over, the southpaw hit a six on the first ball but perished on the second as the visitors were all out for 337.
“It was pretty flat and had good pace and good bounce” - Mitchell Santner on the Hyderabad deck
Santner noted how different the conditions in India are to Pakistan and insisted that he enjoyed batting in front of a frenzied crowd in Hyderabad. He added:
New Zealand will hope to level the three-game series on Saturday, January 21, when they lock horns with India in the second ODI in Raipur.
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