India's facile win over New Zealand in the first ODI has set the right tempo for the ODI series. Having won the T20I series comfortably, it does appear that the Indian team will add the ODI series win to their cap as well. It certainly looks that way at the time of writing this piece, where the Indian seamers have restricted the Kiwis to just a dozen runs with two wickets down in seven overs.

Yes, there does seem a bit of moisture under the surface with the pitch having been covered for the earlier two days and the skies overcast, it won’t be easy to bat. By the time the Indians come to bat the pitch should ease a bit. Still batting won’t be easy, so it’s important that the middle and late order Kiwi batting is kept in check.