India’s chase of 334 was 0 for 3 in the opening overs. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all fell without scoring, and all three fell to Matt Henry. India never recovered, and New Zealand won the fourth ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on 13 November by 244 runs.
A fast start, then Young’s 125
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field. The decision looked poor early. New Zealand were 72 without loss after the powerplay, and Tim Seifert reached his fifty off 39 balls on the way to 58 off 48. Will Young was the one who stayed. He made 125 off 108 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes, and was out only when the substitute fielder K Kushagra caught him off Naman Dhir.
Finn Allen added 41 off 30. At the end, Mitchell Santner, Kristian Clarke and Kyle Jamieson kept the scoreboard moving, and New Zealand were all out for 333 in 50 overs. Henry and Matthew Fisher were both run out.
India’s attack was expensive. Axar Patel had the best economy rate of the six bowlers, 3.90, conceding 39 from ten overs and taking two wickets. Dhir took Young’s wicket and went for 29 in four. Gurnoor Brar took 2 for 69, Auqib Nabi 2 for 59 and Arshdeep Singh 1 for 55. Kuldeep Yadav bowled eight overs, went for 73 and took nothing.
Henry’s spell
Rohit was caught by Allen off the first ball he faced. Kohli was bowled after four. Iyer was given out leg before, also first ball. Ruturaj Gaikwad then spent 13 balls over 5 before Jamieson had him caught by Michael Bracewell, which made it 9 for 4.
Ishan Kishan was top scorer with 27 off 53 balls, bowled by Henry. Only Axar Patel and Dhir, both on 21, also passed 20. From 53 for 5, India lost their last five wickets for 36 runs. Fisher took 3 for 31 from seven overs. Jamieson bowled six overs, two of them maidens, for 1 for 12. Henry came back to bowl Kuldeep and Brar and finished with 6 for 27 from 9.4 overs, which made him Player of the Match. India were all out for 89 in 26.4 overs.
| Innings | Total | Top scorers | Best bowling by the other side |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 333 all out (50 overs) | Young 125, Seifert 58, Allen 41 | Axar Patel 2/39, Brar 2/69, Nabi 2/59 |
| India | 89 all out (26.4 overs) | Kishan 27, Axar Patel 21, Dhir 21 | Henry 6/27, Fisher 3/31, Jamieson 1/12 |
Figures come from the ESPNcricinfo scorecard.
Where the series stands
India still lead the five-match series 2-1. They won the first ODI by five wickets and the second by four runs, and the third in Hamilton ended in no result. The fifth is on Sunday 15 November at 02:00 GMT. India cannot lose the series from here. A New Zealand win would level it at 2-2, and a defeat this heavy is not an easy one to put out of mind before then.
