Washington Sundar tried to brush aside the defeat saying it's a "oneoff" game, indeed anything can happen in the shortest format where the margin of error is very thin. However, there are some areas that demand attention, such as the 25 runs that India gave away more than the par score which cost them dear. Pandya admitted at the postmatch presentation that they probably ended up giving away 25 runs more than the par score which cost them dear. "No one thought this wicket would play like that both teams were surprised but New Zealand played better cricket the new ball was turning more than the old ball, the way it turned and bounced surprised us but till the time Surya and I were batting we thought we would pull it off in hindsight we ended up giving 25 runs more than the par."
