Dew is part of the challenge - Williamson

New Zealand, lost their first T20I ever in the format against India in Delhi, which may have to change soon or later. But the way New Zealand lost was uncharacteristic from a team, which pride themselves a great deal on their fielding over the years.

While in Delhi, there were as many as 3 dropped catches from New Zealand, those included, two catches in the powerplay of the two opening batsman's, who went on score big. Alongside those, they also dropped Virat, who played a vital cameo at the end.

"We were outplayed in all the areas, fielding included, which is something we pride ourselves on and something we need to be much better at in Twenty20 cricket," Williamson said. "That made the difference as we saw today. That proved to be vital in a lot of ways. Guys went on to score big scores for their side in the Indian team, and 200 on that surface was a very big total."

But Kane Williamson was quick to point out that, the presence dew was not an excuse for dropped catches. As they were aware of the dew challenge earlier, and with a lot of players experienced to the kind dew in this part of the world over the years.

"They [these conditions] are tough to prepare for exactly but given the experience within our side we're certainly not using that as an excuse," he said. "Most of the time when you come here and play in the evening, there's dew as there is on a number of other grounds that guys have played at. Not going to sugarcoat it but we were below par and came up against a what is a very good Indian side that played very well in all the areas.

"It's hard to put your finger onto one thing [for catches going down]. Often, it's a flow and effect from other areas that perhaps aren't going so well. We were put under pressure with the ball, and I suppose that's the frustrating thing. But you do want to make a difference in the park when our bowlers were struggling against guys that were in good form and hitting the ball really well. That will be a focus for us. It's what we pride ourselves on. We were disappointing today in the park. Dew is part of the challenge. Guys have experienced dew many times, so, it's not an excuse. It's something that you're aware of and you need to adapt just like I suppose the batter on a surface that's going to be variable. Something we are aware of and need to be better."

So with that uncharacteristic fielding effort, New Zealand find themselves under the pump to win the next T20I to stay alive in the Series.