4th ODI: India bowled out for 89 as Henry’s 6 for 27 gives New Zealand a 244-run win

New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the 4th ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday, 13 November, bowling them out for 89 in 26.4 overs in reply to 333. Matt Henry set up the rout with three wickets in the first over of the chase, removing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer without a run on the board, and finished with 6 for 27, his best figures in ODIs.

Henry struck with the first ball of the innings, when Rohit, playing back, was caught by Finn Allen at first slip. Kohli survived three dot balls and was bowled by his fourth. Iyer was given not out lbw to the next ball, but New Zealand’s review overturned the call. Henry’s over read 1-1-0-3. Kyle Jamieson then removed Ruturaj Gaikwad for 5 in the sixth over, caught by Michael Bracewell.

Young’s 125 builds the target

India had chosen to bowl after winning the toss. Tim Seifert and Will Young opened with a stand of 85. Seifert made 58 from 48 balls, his first ODI fifty, before Kishan caught him off Gurnoor Brar in the 12th over.

Young carried the innings from there, scoring 125 from 108 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes. It was his fifth ODI century and his highest score in the format. Finn Allen’s 41 from 30 balls came in a fourth-wicket stand of 90. Young fell in the 37th over, caught by substitute fielder Kumar Kushagra off Naman Dhir, with the score on 256/5.

New Zealand lost their last five wickets for 77 runs. Axar Patel was the tightest, with 2 for 39 from 10 overs, while Auqib Nabi and Brar took two wickets each. Nabi also ran out Henry, and Kohli ran out Matt Fisher off the final ball to close the innings at 333.

Iyer in charge, Tilak left out

Iyer led India at Bay Oval. Shubman Gill, listed as captain in BCCI’s series squad list, was not in the XI, and the board’s match pages gave no reason. Tilak Varma was in the squad but did not play. New Zealand left out Brett Randell, who was called up for the last two ODIs.

India came into the match 2-0 up in the five-match series, with one game at Hamilton ending in no result. The defeat cut the lead to 2-1 with one match left.

Ishan Kishan, with 27 from 53 balls, and Axar Patel, with 21 from 36, added 44 for the fifth wicket. Once Matt Fisher removed Axar at 53, India lost their last five wickets for 36 runs; Naman Dhir hit two sixes in his 21. Henry came back to bowl Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav and Gurnoor Brar and closed the innings in the 27th over, while Fisher took 3 for 31, a career best, according to New Zealand Cricket’s scorecard. The fifth and final ODI is at the same ground on Sunday, 15 November, at 7.30 am IST.