India suffer historic collapse in fourth ODI, lose three wickets without scoring
Chasing a target of 334 against New Zealand in the fourth ODI, the Indian team lost 3 crucial wickets in the very first over without scoring a single run.
India had a disastrous start in the fourth ODI match against New Zealand at Bay Oval. Chasing a big target of 334 for victory, the Indian team lost their first three wickets without scoring any runs. This is the first time in the history of ODI cricket that India's score has been 3 wickets down for 0 runs.
New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry wreaked havoc in the very first over of the innings. He sent Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and acting captain Shreyas Iyer back to the pavilion on duck scores.
Rohit Sharma was caught by Finn Allen in the slip on the very first ball of the innings. With this, he has become the seventh Indian batsman to be dismissed on the first ball of an ODI innings. After this, Virat Kohli was bowled after playing four balls. This is the second time that both Rohit and Kohli have been dismissed for zero in the same ODI match.
Shreyas Iyer, captaining the ODI team for the first time in the absence of Shubman Gill, was also trapped LBW on the last ball of the very first over. The on-field umpire had given him not out, but New Zealand took a review and got the decision in their favor.
Earlier, after being invited to bat first by Indian captain Shreyas Iyer, New Zealand scored 333 runs in 50 overs. For the host team, Will Young played a brilliant innings of 125 runs in 108 balls, which included 14 fours and 4 sixes. Opening batsman Tim Seifert scored 58 runs in 48 balls.
Bowling for India, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar and Aqib Nabi took two wickets each, while Arshdeep Singh and Naman Dhir took one wicket each. Kuldeep Yadav conceded 73 runs in 8 overs and did not get any wicket.
Key developments
- Indian team in trouble after losing 3 wickets for 0 score for the first time in ODI history
- Matt Henry dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer for zero in the very first over
- New Zealand scored 333 runs on the strength of Will Young's 125 and Tim Seifert's 58 runs
- Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar and Aqib Nabi took two wickets each for India
