Seifert says New Zealand's late T20I fightback came too late against India
New Zealand won the final two T20Is after trailing 0-3, but the opener said the lessons arrived too late to save the series.
Key facts
Story- New Zealand won back-to-back T20Is against India after trailing the five-match series 0-3.
- Opener Tim Seifert credited learning from earlier mistakes and making the most of key moments.
- Seifert said the lessons came too late to change the series outcome.
New Zealand won the final two T20 internationals against India after going 0-3 down in the five-match series, but the comeback came too late to change the result. Opener Tim Seifert said the team's turnaround came from learning from its earlier errors and taking its chances in the moments that mattered most.
Seifert spoke after the back-to-back wins on Saturday, 1 November. He said the side had to be sharper when it counted. He admitted, though, that the team wished it had found that sharpness earlier in the series.
The scores of the two matches and the margins of victory have not been given. The number of runs or wickets decided by the final overs is not known.
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New Zealand's three early defeats left it with little room for error. Winning the last two games meant it could only level the contest in part, not take the series.
Seifert's remarks suggest the side's problems were in its execution rather than in a single player's form. He pointed to decisions made in the crucial phases of the games as the difference between the two sides.
India still won the series, and the result stands.
What the two teams plan next, and whether New Zealand will change its squad before its next series, is not yet known.
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