India vs New Zealand, 2017 - 1st ODI - 5 reasons why India lost the match

#2 Ploy to attack Trent Boult backfires

Boult was terrific on the day, picking up four wickets including those of the Indian openers and MS Dhoni

The Indian opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are known for their attacking style of play but they missed a trick on Sunday by trying to have a go too early.

New Zealand's new-ball pairing of Tim Southee and Trent Boult are the Kiwis' most experienced bowlers and India would have done well to see them through before launching an attack on their more inexperienced bowlers.

Rohit Sharma was particularly guilty of throwing his wicket away as he played across the line when he shouldn't have. He had just thrashed Southee for a couple of sixes but tried too hard to go after Boult as well and paid the price.

Boult also played a crucial role later on in the innings dismissing the dangerous duo of MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya at a time when India was looking to accelerate beyond the 300-run mark.

The left-arm seamer ended with dream figures of 4/38 in his 10 overs, including a wicket-maiden and was crucial to New Zealand's victory on Sunday.