New Zealand pacer Matt Henry produced a stunning triple-wicket maiden against India in the fourth ODI at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, November 13, dismissing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer for ducks in a devastating opening spell. Chasing 334, India slumped to 9/4 after Ruturaj Gaikwad was also out for five, and the Black Caps went on to thrash India by 244 runs. Henry finished with figures of 9.4-2-27-6, a career-best.

The collapse was an unwelcome echo of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal at Manchester, when Henry also dismissed Rohit and Virat cheaply and India lost by 18 runs. Friday's start was the first time India had lost three wickets in an ODI without a run on the board, only the fifth such instance in ODI history, and the second time both Rohit and Virat had registered ducks in the same ODI, after a match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2010. Rohit was out first ball, his second duck of the series.S3

Henry said the strong wind at the Bay Oval took swing out of the equation and let him focus on attacking the stumps. He credited keeping his approach simple, bowling accurately and bowling into the breeze with exploiting the conditions. "When the ball moves sharply like that, especially when it's the first ball for most of those batters, it's not easy," he said in the post-match press conference.S1S2

New Zealand had earlier posted 333 in their 50 overs after India put them in to bat. Will Young scored a fiery century, 125 off 108 balls, and Tim Seifert made a half-century, 58 off 48 balls, with an 85-run stand for the second wicket. After the Kiwis slipped to 125/3, Young added 90 with Finn Allen, who made 41 off 30 balls.S3

Henry cautioned against getting carried away, noting that India have a strong batting line-up in the longest format. New Zealand's immediate focus is on levelling the ODI series, with the fifth and final ODI scheduled for Sunday, November 15. The Test series against India follows, starting November 19 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.S1