Will Young, Matt Henry Help New Zealand Crush India By 244 Runs In The 4th ODI
Henry also finished with a career-high of 6/27 and helped the Kiwis dismiss India for a very paltry 89
Xtra Time Newsdesk: Will Young scored a career-best 125, and Matt Henry got six wickets as New Zealand crushed India by 244 runs in the 4th ODI at the Bay Oval in Tauranga.
Henry also finished with a career-high of 6/27 and helped the Kiwis dismiss India for a very paltry 89. This is India's second-largest defeat in ODI history and their biggest ever this century. The Men in Blue still lead the series 2-1 ahead of the final match.
When the Kiwis were batting, Will Young was dropped twice at 5 and made the Indians pay as he scored 108 off 125 balls. The batter helped his team score 333 in 50 overs. He was helped by a relatively quickfire 58 from Tim Seifert and a cameo by Finn Allen.
Henry then claimed three wickets without allowing a run in India's (and his) opening over, marking a spectacular return from injury. New Zealand had nine players out due to injury, with more reallocated to the test squad for the first test, which begins on Thursday in Wellington.
Henry removed Rohit with the opening ball of India's innings, squaring up the hitter with a crisp delivery that took the bat's shoulder and soared to Finn Allen at first slip for a diving catch.
Kohli was out on the sixth ball of the over, which seamed back late from outside off and smashed his stumps as he displayed every symptom of confusion. Iyer, who took up the leadership from Shubman Gill, was out next ball, trapped lbw by another delivery that cut back sharply from off.
Kyle Jamieson joined in, removing Ruturaj Gaikwad in the sixth over to leave India 9-4, and Nick Kelly dropped Axar Patel on the following ball, sparing the tourists from going 9-5.
Patel went on to score 21 runs and share a 44-run stand with wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan (27), which helped India save some face.
Henry returned to remove Kishan with the first delivery of his second session, then dismissed Kuldeep Yadav (1) to secure his fourth five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. He then bowled Gurnoor Brar to close the innings.