New Zealand trail India ۲-۱ and can no longer win the five-match series, but they can level it in Sunday’s final game.
Published On ۱۳ Nov ۲۰۲۶
Matt Henry took six wickets and Will Young struck a century as New Zealand thrashed a ragged India by ۲۴۴ runs in the fourth ODI at Mount Maunganui on Friday.
Henry removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, all without scoring, in the first over of India’s chase to tear the top order apart. The visitors needed a massive ۳۳۴ for victory.
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New Zealand made ۳۳۳ all out in the last over after being asked to bat, with Young punishing two simple drops by Indian fielders to bring up his fifth ODI hundred.
India never stood a chance of chasing the total after Henry’s heavenly opening over.
Rohit edged his first ball to slip, Kohli was bowled facing his fourth ball, and then Iyer was pegged on his back leg to fall lbw.
India’s rebuild never happened, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring with just ۲۷ as India were rolled for ۸۹.
Henry ended with ۶-۲۷ and Matthew Fisher took ۳-۳۱.
New Zealand’s imposing total came off the back of Young’s ۱۲۵ from ۱۰۸ balls, including ۱۴ fours and four sixes.
Young and Tim Seifert combined for an ۸۵-run opening partnership.
While Young rode his early luck – dropped twice in two balls when on five in the second over, first by slip Rohit and then by wicketkeeper Kishan – Seifert played the aggressor with a brisk ۳۹-ball ۵۰.
When Seifert fell for ۵۸, Nick Kelly and Dean Foxcroft soon followed, playing reckless shots.
Young found better support in Finn Allen, the pair putting on ۹۰ runs in just ۶۵ balls as they seized on wayward Indian bowling.
Young’s first ۵۰ came from ۴۹ balls, and his second from just ۳۹ balls as he hit regular boundaries through the middle overs.
Allen made ۴۱ from ۳۰ deliveries, including five fours and two sixes.
Axar Patel took ۲-۳۹ from ۱۰ overs as India pulled the innings back late, while Auqib Nabi had ۲-۵۹ and Gurnoor Brar ۲-۶۹.
New Zealand trail India ۲-۱ and can no longer win the five-match series, but they can avoid defeat if they win the final match at the same venue on Sunday. The third match was abandoned due to rain.
