What an unexpected turnout by India against a strong Kiwi side. They outplayed them in literally every department and this is a great start for Pandya as a T-20 international captain. Split-captaincy turned out to be a great idea so far.
Am expecting the Kiwis to bounce back in the 3rd match though despite the absence of Williamson and the series will most likely end in a draw.
Rightly said India started this series brilliantly. They have great players in their team who are performing well. However, in the next match, New Zealand will look to bounce back to form and beat India. But I think India will win this series.
In fact, both teams have a lot of talented and experienced players in their squads for the T20 format. And so there is no reason to think that New Zealand will be defeated in the second match as well. India won the first match very easily. But apart from SUryakumar, no other batsman ever played well. If India's top order performs this badly in the second match as well, it will be difficult for them to win. On the other hand, I do not trust the Indian bowlers. Their performance in the World Cup was poor. But they played brilliantly against New Zealand. But there is no guarantee that they will do well in the next match.