The hard length troubled almost every batter, except Virat Kohli, who secured the chase with 74 off 51. The Eden Park pitch had been billed as "full of runs," but it "bounced more" and was "quicker" than even Mitchell Santner, the home captain, had anticipated. Against balls back of a length or shorter, he scored 43 off 25, with seven fours and a six, while the rest of the batters managed only.