New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in fourth ODI at Mount Maunganui

New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth one-day international at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday, 13 November. India were bowled out for 89 while chasing 334.

Fast bowler Matt Henry ended with 6 for 27 and was named Player of the Match. Matthew Fisher added 3 for 31.

Henry struck three times in the first over of the chase. Rohit Sharma edged his first ball to slip, Virat Kohli was bowled on his fourth ball and Shreyas Iyer was out lbw, all without scoring. Gulf News reported that it was the first time India had lost three wickets without a run in the opening over of an ODI innings.

India slipped to 9 for 4 after Kyle Jamieson removed Ruturaj Gaikwad. Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel then added 44 for the fifth wicket, and Kishan top scored with 27. India's total was their sixth lowest in ODIs, and the margin was their second biggest defeat by runs in the format, according to Gulf News.

Gulf News said Kohli's four-ball duck was his 20th in ODIs, equalling Sachin Tendulkar's tally for the most by an Indian. Kohli reached it in 321 matches, against 463 for Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath has 19 ducks, while Anil Kumble and Rohit have 18 each.

Earlier, New Zealand were bowled out for 333 in the last over after being asked to bat. Will Young scored 125 from 108 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes, for his fifth ODI hundred. Al Jazeera reported that he was dropped twice in two balls on 5, by Rohit and by wicketkeeper Kishan.

Young and Tim Seifert put on 85 for the opening wicket, and Seifert made 58 from 48 balls. Young and Finn Allen then added 90 in 65 balls, and Allen scored 41 from 30 deliveries. For India, Axar Patel took 2 for 39, Auqib Nabi 2 for 59 and Gurnoor Brar 2 for 69.

India lead the series 2-1 after the third match was abandoned because of rain, so New Zealand cannot win it. They can still level it by winning the final game at the same venue on Sunday.