Matt Henry took three wickets in the first over, and New Zealand have beaten India by 244 runs at Bay Oval
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all made ducks in Henry’s opening over, and India were bowled out for 89 in the fourth ODI. They lead the series 2-1 with one game left.
Nov 13, 2026
India were 0 for 3 after one over at Bay Oval. Matt Henry had Rohit Sharma caught by Finn Allen off the first ball, bowled Virat Kohli with the fifth and trapped Shreyas Iyer lbw with the sixth, a decision New Zealand only got after reviewing it. All three went for ducks, and India never got near 334.
They were bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs. Henry finished with 6 for 27 and was player of the match, and New Zealand won by 244 runs. Only one ODI defeat in India’s history has been bigger: the 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 2000.
Two early drops, then 125
Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl. Early on, Will Young was dropped twice on 5 off Auqib Nabi. Young made India pay with 125 off 108 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes.
Tim Seifert got New Zealand going with 58 off 48, and Allen hit 41 off 30 in the middle overs. Axar Patel was the only Indian bowler to keep things tight, with 2 for 39 from his ten. Gurnoor Brar, who had seven wickets from the first two games of the series, took two more but went for 69, and Kuldeep Yadav’s eight overs cost 73 without a wicket. New Zealand lost their last two batters to run-outs in the final over and were all out for 333 off the last ball.
One stand, and it was 44
Kyle Jamieson had Ruturaj Gaikwad caught by Michael Bracewell for 5, and India were 9 for 4 in the sixth over. Kishan and Axar put on 44, the only partnership of any length, before Matthew Fisher had Axar caught by Allen for 21. Henry came back to bowl Kishan for 27, India’s top score. From 61 for 6, Henry and Fisher shared the last four wickets between them, Fisher finishing with 3 for 31.
Naman Dhir made 21 off 24 late on. He, Kishan and Axar were the only India batters to reach double figures.
Iyer’s first match in charge
This was Iyer’s first ODI as captain. Shubman Gill led India in the first three games and was released early to prepare for the two-Test series that starts on 19 November. The third ODI in Hamilton was washed out without a ball bowled, so India came into Friday 2-0 up and one win from the series.
They still lead 2-1, and they get another go in the fifth and final ODI at the same ground on Sunday, 15 November, starting at 7:30am IST. Three of their top four made nothing on Friday, and Henry will be waiting for them again.