Auckland, Nov. 4 -- New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted that his side failed to adapt quickly enough to the bounce at Eden Park after India secured a five-wicket victory in the rain-curtailed first ODI of the five-match series on Wednesday.

Santner said the pitch offered more bounce and pace than the hosts had anticipated, while crediting India's bowlers for making effective use of the conditions to dismiss New Zealand for 185.

"Yeah, I think the pitch probably bounced, and it was probably a little bit faster than we kind of expected at Eden Park. I think we just probably didn't adapt as quickly as we could. And with some good bowling from India as well," Santner said during the post-match press conference.

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