Wellington, Oct. 25 -- New Zealand head coach Rob Walter expressed disappointment after his side lost the first two T20Is against India in closely contested matches.

Speaking ahead of the third T20I in Wellington on Sunday, Walter said New Zealand had missed key opportunities that could have helped them seal victories.

However, he remained pleased with the team's overall performance, noting that both games could have gone in New Zealand's favour.

"In T20 cricket, it's the finest of margins as we know. Both games, we could easily have been on the winning side of it, but weren't," Walter said on landing in Wellington on Sunday ahead of the third T20I, as per Cricinfo.

"Probably missed out on a couple of opportunities each time where you...