New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth one-day international, called ODI, on Friday, November 13.
The match was played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
India were chasing 334. They were bowled out for just 89 in 26.4 overs.
The defeat is one of their most embarrassing in recent memory.
Key points
- New Zealand won the fourth ODI by 244 runs at Mount Maunganui.
- India were bowled out for 89 while chasing 334.
- Matt Henry took 6 wickets for 27 runs, his best figures in his career.
- The fifth and final match of the series is on Sunday, November 15.
How did India lose their top order so fast?
New Zealand had earlier built a strong total. Will Young scored 125, his career best, and Tim Seifert made 58.
Henry struck in the very first over of India's chase. He dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer.
Iyer was leading India as stand-in captain.
Henry had returned from a concussion, which is a head injury.
He had picked it up in a training collision with teammate Devon Conway, and he missed the third ODI.
How big is this defeat for India?
A 244-run loss is India's second-biggest defeat in ODI history by runs.
The biggest is a 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy final at Sharjah in 2000.
Their total of 89 is also India's sixth-lowest all-out score in ODI history.
Graphic: News Anek, from the facts in this report
All out means all ten batters have been dismissed.
What happens next in the series?
The series is still alive after this result. The fifth match is on Sunday, November 15, at the same ground.
For fans, that match is the last chance to see how India respond after this heavy defeat.
Sources
- Times Now: India Escape All-Time Humiliation By 1 Run As New Zealand Rewrite History With Incredible 244-Run Victory
- India Today: 89 all out: India relive Henry horror, slump to their 2nd biggest defeat in ODIs
- Yahoo! Sports: 'Job of batters to negate movement': Gautam Gambhir concerned after India bundled out for 89 in 'World Cup-like' conditions
