Henry takes six as New Zealand bowl India out for 89 in 244-run win

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Matt Henry took a career-best 6–27 as New Zealand dismissed India for 89 to win the fourth one-day international by 244 runs at Mount Maunganui on Friday. Will Young’s 125 had earlier helped the hosts reach 333 all out at Bay Oval.

The result reduced India’s lead in the five-match series to 2–1. With the third ODI abandoned because of rain, New Zealand can now draw the series by winning Sunday’s final match at the same ground.

Henry transformed the chase in its opening over, dismissing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer without conceding a run. India were left 0–3 in pursuit of 334 and could not recover from the damage to their top order.

Ishan Kishan top-scored with 27, while Axar Patel and Naman Dhir each made 21. Kishan and Patel shared a 44-run partnership, but Henry returned to take three further wickets as India’s innings ended after 26.4 overs.

Young had provided the foundation for New Zealand after Iyer chose to field. Dropped twice on five in the second over, he went on to make his fifth ODI century and his highest score in the format.

His 108-ball innings included 14 fours and four sixes. Tim Seifert contributed 58 to an opening stand of 85, while Finn Allen made 41 from 30 deliveries in a fourth-wicket partnership of 90 with Young.

India’s bowlers contained the scoring better towards the finish, with Patel taking 2–39 from his ten overs. Auqib Nabi and Gurnoor Brar also claimed two wickets each, but the eventual target proved well beyond the visitors.

India still hold the series advantage after winning the first two matches. Friday’s defeat means they must avoid another loss on 15 November to turn that early lead into an outright series victory.