India vs New Zealand 2017, 1st T20I: Hits and Misses

#1 Miss: Tom Latham

Tom Latham laboured to a painstaking 36-ball 39 before getting stumped

Fresh off a breakthrough ODI series which had fetched him a whopping 206 runs from 3 matches at an average of 103 and strike-rate of 95.37, Tom Latham looked completely out of sorts when the action shifted to the game's shortest format. With not much T20 cricket under his belt, the lack of experience was reflected in his painstakingly compiled 39 from 36 balls. His crawl did not help matters at all for New Zealand who were already struggling to keep pace with the required run-rate.

Walking into the middle at the fall of Munro's wicket in the fourth over of the innings, Latham tried to steady the ship by forming a partnership with skipper Williamson. Despite the loss of early wickets, New Zealand needed a dynamic pair at the crease to counter-attack and revert pressure on the Indians. But the duo were not able to get their timing right. Latham, in particular, appeared to be ill-equipped to deal with the demands of T20 cricket. Apart from reducing the margin of defeat to some extent, the left-hander's laborious vigil only ended up heaping pressure on his own team.