They batted better than us in middle overs but not having played lot of ODIs was also a factor: Pant

Having lost the first game by 31 runs, Indians were once again soundly thrashed by seven wickets after having put up a reasonably good 287 runs on the board.

source https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2022/jan/22/they-batted-better-than-us-in-middle-overs-but-not-having-played-lot-of-odis-was-also-a-factor-pant-2409795.html