Building partnerships and keeping composure was key to the successful chase: Latham

Stand-in skipper Tom Latham says building partnership and holding their nerves in the crucial moments helped New Zealand cross the finish line in the high-scoring first ODI against India.

New Zealand recorded their highest-ever run chase of 348 runs, riding on Ross Taylor's unbeaten 84-ball-109 and Latham's attacking half-century.

"Great performance from the guys. It was nice to keep our composure at the end and get across the line," Latham said at the post-match presentation.

"For us it was about building partnerships. The total was a little more than what we would have liked to chase. But we managed to get off to a good start and keep wickets in hand.

"We saw how hard it was to defend with the left-right combination. It's nice to make winning contributions. The way Ross played was fantastic."
"We weren't quite where we wanted to be with the ball. So we got to improve and hopefully we will play the perfect game at Eden Park."
"It's been a happy hunting ground for me. Hopefully we can put up a good performance in the next game. It was nice to be there at the end after I got out thrice towards the end in the T20 series."