Matt Henry claimed 6 for 27 with the ball as New Zealand hammered India by 244 runs in the 4th ODI match at Mount Maunganui on Friday.
Published: November 13, 2026, 2:24 PM IST
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New Zealand’s Matt Henry claimed six wickets in 4th ODI match vs India on Friday(Source: X)
IND vs NZ 2026 4th ODI: New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry made a sensational comeback into international cricket, claiming career-best figures of 6 for 27 to bundle out Team India for just 89 as the visitors lost the 4th ODI by a massive 244-run margin at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on FridayChasing a huge score of 334 to win, Indians were never in the hunt as Henry became just the third bowler in the world to claim three wickets in the opening over of an ODI match.
Henry sent Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer back to the pavilion for ducks in his first over to end India’s hopes of chasing down the targetIndia were eventually bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs – their sixth lowest total in ODI historyTheir lowest-ever total in ODIs remains 54 all out against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 2000.
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The New Zealand fast bowler, emulated South Africa’s Shaun Pollock and Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas by claiming three wickets in the opening overPollock had achieved this feat against Pakistan at Lahore in 1997 while Vaas had managed it against Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg in the ODI World Cup 2003.
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India’s 244-run loss is their second biggest in the 50-over format of the gameThey just managed to avoid the ignominy of their biggest defeat, which remains a 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 2000.
India’s biggest losses in ODI cricket
| Margin | Against | Venue | Year |
| 245 runs | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 2000 |
| 244 runs | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 2026 |
| 214 runs | South Africa | Wankhede | 2015 |
| 208 runs | Australia | Sydney | 2004 |
| 202 runs | England | Lord’s | 1975 |
It was Henry’s 4th five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, drawing level with former NZ pacer Shane BondTrent Boult holds the record for most five-wicket hauls by a New Zealand pacer – six – followed by Sir Richard Hadlee, who has five.
After dismissing Rohit, Kohli and Iyer in the opening over, Henry came back to dismiss Ishan Kishan to claim his fourth wicketKishan top-scored in the dismal Indian show with 27 off 53 balls with 4 fours.
Henry completed his five-wicket haul by sending back Kuldeep Yadav for 1The New Zealand pacer then wrapped up the Indian innings by bowling out Gurnoor Brar for 2“The wind was so strong and it was keeping things pretty simple, and it’s funny when you’re actually trying to have a simple game plan,” Henry said in the post-match presentation about his opening over.
“Well, especially with the way the wind was going, I wasn’t too worried about the swingSo from ball one it was just about trying to have the strengths and bring the stumps in play, reallyWe knew that there was a small window there with the new ball that you could put the batters under pressureSo just trying to be as simple as possible, obviously, and when it moves sharply like that in the first over, when people are facing first balls, pretty tough,” Henry added.
Henry’s efforts were backed up by Mathew Fisher, who claimed 3 for 31 in 7 overs, including the wickets of Axar Patel and Naman Dhir for 21 eachEarlier, New Zealand opener Will Young benefitted from two dropped catches to post a career-best score of 125 to power his side to 333 after being sent into bat.
New Zealand have kept their hopes alive in the five-match series which is now at 2-1 with one match to go at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui again on Sunday.
