India suffered a massive batting collapse in the fourth ODI against New Zealand as the hosts registered a convincing 244-run victory at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, November 13, where chasing a target of 334, India were bowled out for just 89 in 26.4 overs. New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry was the star of the show, picking up six wickets for just 27 runs after ripping through India’s top order in the opening over itself to leave the visitors struggling at 0/3. This defeat stands as India’s second-biggest loss by runs in ODI cricket, trailing only their heaviest defeat in the format which remains the 245-run loss against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on October 29, 2000, while India also narrowly avoided another unwanted record by just one run since their lowest ODI total against New Zealand remains 88, recorded in Dambulla in August 2010. Henry made an immediate impact right after India began their chase by dismissing Rohit Sharma off the first ball of the innings before sending Virat Kohli back to the pavilion on the fifth delivery, with Kohli bowled for a four-ball duck and Rohit also failing to open his account, and Henry then dismissed Shreyas Iyer, who was leading India for the first time in ODI cricket, for another golden duck to leave India down three wickets without a single run on the board. Kyle Jamieson added to India’s problems by dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad for five, who was playing his first match of the series after regular captain Shubman Gill was rested to prepare for the upcoming Test series, reducing India to 9/4 from which they never managed to recover. Alongside Henry’s six-wicket haul, Matt Fisher picked up three wickets for New Zealand while Jamieson finished with one, sealing a dominant 244-run triumph at Mount Maunganui that places New Zealand second on the list of India’s heaviest ODI defeats by runs, behind only the 2000 Sharjah clash against Sri Lanka where India were bowled out for 54 chasing 300 to lose by 245 runs
Matt Henry Bags Six-Wicket Haul as India Slump to Second-Biggest ODI Loss Against New Zealand
