Blackcaps coach Gary Stead has no regrets over the players he put forth to play the key roles in the Twenty20 series-deciding superover against England on Sunday.
New Zealand came up well short in their pursuit of the visitors' total of 18 posted by batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan off the bowling of captain Tim Southee.
Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert struggled to get Chris Jordan's premium death-bowling to the boundary, and England claimed both the match and the series.
The tactic has been widely criticised after the team failed to fire a shot in a dramatic end to the decider.
"We predicted that Chris Jordan would bowl the super over," said Stead on Monday. "He's very good at bowling yorkers and we wanted someone who could exploit that."
That task fell to Tim Seifert, who was promoted because of his strength playing the scoop shot. But it ultimately fell flat.
"I guess they're the decisions you live and die by".
Martin Guptill, who was the in form batsman having belted 50 off just 20 balls, didn't take strike until the second to last ball of the over.
"It doesn't really matter if it was the best decision or not, no one will ever know that because it was the only decision that was made."
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