India vs New Zealand 4th ODI Result: Matt Henry's 6/27 Hands India a 244-Run Defeat

The India vs New Zealand 4th ODI result is one Indian cricket fans will want to forget. New Zealand beat India by 244 runs at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, November 13, 2026, bowling the visitors out for just 89 in 26.4 overs while chasing 334. It is India's second-biggest defeat in ODI history by runs, sealed inside the first over, when Matt Henry removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer for ducks in a triple-wicket maiden. From 0/3, India never recovered, and a series that looked done at 2-0 is suddenly alive at 2-1.

India vs New Zealand 4th ODI Result: Scorecard and Match Summary

Asked to bat first after stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to field, New Zealand posted 333 all out in 50 overs. Will Young anchored the innings with a career-best 125 from 108 balls, including 14 fours and four sixes, and Tim Seifert smashed 58 from 48 balls at the top of the order. The openers added 85 in the first 12 overs, and Finn Allen made 41, but India fought back late: Axar Patel took 2/39, Auqib Nabi 2/59 and Gurnoor Brar 2/69 as New Zealand slipped from 256/5 and managed only 68 in the last 10 overs. India still had to chase 334, and the chase lasted 26.4 overs. Ishan Kishan top-scored with 27, Matt Henry finished with career-best figures of 6/27 from 9.4 overs, and Matthew Fisher took 3/31 as India were bowled out for 89.

Matt Henry's First Over: Three Ducks and a Triple-Wicket Maiden

The match was effectively decided in six balls. Henry, playing his first game of the series, removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer without a run between them — a triple-wicket maiden that left India 0/3. It was the first time India had lost three wickets without adding a run in ODI history — something that had happened only four times before in one-day cricket. It was also only the second time both Rohit and Kohli have registered ducks in the same ODI, the previous instance coming against Sri Lanka at Dambulla in 2010. When Kyle Jamieson dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad in the sixth over, India were 9/4, and the powerplay ended at 26/4. Henry completed his fourth ODI five-wicket haul — his second against India — before finishing with his first six-for in ODIs. The 34-year-old has made a habit of wrecking India: he took three wickets in the 2019 World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford.

Will Young's Career-Best 125 Sets Up New Zealand's 333

Before Henry stole the show, Will Young had set the game up with the bat. The opener cashed in after being dropped twice early on for his fifth ODI hundred — his first against India — and a career-best 125. Young and Seifert gave New Zealand a flying start, and even though India's bowlers dragged the total back late, with Mitchell Santner adding a quick 24, 333 proved far more than enough. The same match had already produced the day's viral moment, when Gurnoor Brar dismissed Seifert and gave him a fiery send-off before Virat Kohli stepped in — but by the end of the day, the result had overtaken the incident.

India's Second-Biggest ODI Defeat: The Records Behind the 244-Run Loss

The scale of the defeat puts it among the worst days in Indian ODI history. The 244-run margin is India's second-biggest loss in the format, behind only the 245-run defeat to Sri Lanka at Sharjah on October 29, 2000, when India were bowled out for 54 chasing 299. A couple of late sixes from Naman Dhir kept the margin one run short of that unwanted record. For New Zealand, it is their second-biggest ODI win overall and their biggest-ever victory against a Test-playing nation. India's 89 is their sixth-lowest all-out total in ODIs, although they at least bettered the 88 all out against New Zealand at Dambulla in 2010, which remains their lowest total against the Black Caps.

• New Zealand won by 244 runs — India's second-biggest ODI defeat, behind the 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in 2000.
• India bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs, their sixth-lowest ODI total, chasing 334.
• Matt Henry took 6/27 in 9.4 overs — his career-best figures and his first six-for in ODIs.
• Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all fell for ducks in Henry's first over, a triple-wicket maiden.
• Will Young scored a career-best 125 from 108 balls, his fifth ODI hundred and his first against India.
• India still lead the five-match series 2-1, with the final ODI to come on Sunday at Mount Maunganui.

What the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI Result Means for the Series

India still lead the series 2-1, with the third ODI in Hamilton washed out by rain, so the defeat does not cost them the series — but it changes the mood completely. A team that was two wins from a series victory now heads into Sunday's decider at the same venue having been bowled out for 89, with its three biggest names dismissed for ducks in a single over. The questions will be about the top order's technique against the moving ball, the decision to bowl first, and whether the side can reset in 48 hours. New Zealand, meanwhile, have gone from a side whose hopes of a series win were washed away in Hamilton to a team that has just inflicted one of the heaviest defeats in Indian ODI history — and they will fancy their chances of levelling the series 2-2 in the decider.