Southee drops short as Kohli pulls it in commanding fashion through midwicket for a four. The India captain then defends the next four balls before taking a single off the last ball to retain strike.
Medium pacer James Neesham comes into the attack in place of de Grandhomme, who took 1-4 in his two overs.
Kohli very watchful as he defends the first three balls he faces from the new bowler and then takes one on the leg side before Iyer plays out the last two balls.
Change of ends for de Grandhomme as he takes over from Southee, who took 1-29 in six overs in his first spell.
The medium pacer also keeps things tight as he gives away just a single run in his third over as the Kiwis look to pull back things after India's quickfire start.
Kohli picks up a single from the third ball before Iyer is beaten off the last two balls, playing away from his body, he looks keen to get off the mark having not scored a run in nine balls.
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