Unperturbed by India’s remarkable come-from-behind performance in the thrilling tied third ODI, New Zealand wicket-keeper luke Ronchi on Monday said with a comfortable 2-0 lead, the hosts are well on course to win the five-match ODI series.
New Zealand just need one win out of the two remaining ODI to seal the series, and Ronchi exuded confidence of achieving the target.
"We didn’t lose in Auckland. We obviously would have liked to win. I think a tie was pretty fair result since both sides played some good cricket. It was a serious game of cricket to watch and be a part of. I think it was a fair result in the end," he said ahead of the fourth ODI here on Tuesday.
"We are still playing good cricket and still in a good mind frame, we have to keep going that way. We are very much on target to win the series," he said.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and coach Mike Hesson had rued the chances missed by the Kiwis in the tied third game, and Ronchi impressed upon the need to make them count.
"There are a lot of different things that you can pick on since one run was the difference of winning or losing for both teams. There were opportunities missed in the field with catching and stumping and all of that. With batting, you sort of think you could have picked up a run here or there maybe. There are so many different situations where you can think we could have made one run there. But we need to look forward," Ronchi said.