Black Caps coach Gary Stead says he isn't panicking in the wake of last night's 90-run loss to India in Mount Maunganui, with his side now 2-0 down in the best of five series.
For the second match in a row, the Black Caps struggled with the bat, failing in their chase of 325 as India's spinners strangled New Zealand to move within one win of a series victory.
Speaking after the match, coach Stead lamented his side' issues with the bat, now facing a do-or-die third ODI in Mount Maunganui tomorrow.
"We haven't built partnerships across the whole top six or seven," Stead began.
"That was the strength of what we did so well against Sri Lanka, that's what we haven't clicked and done here yet.
"As a batting unit, that's going to be our challenge going into the next three games, is to build those partnerships, and that's everyone.
"Our guys have played enough cricket - they know that you can't rely on the lower order to win you those games. It's got to be the top order to score the majority of the runs. We haven't done that in the two games as yet."
However, in spite of the recent struggles, Stead says he's confident of his side to turn things around. He's backing the likes of Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill to rediscover their scoring touch.
"I have faith in all of our squad that they can do a job there.
"We're still - I guess in some ways - experimenting what our very best team is. That's an ongoing thing, and it'll probably change with the conditions that we have as well."
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