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India vs New Zealand fourth ODI match is underway. The India National Cricket Team, while chasing a mammoth target of 334 runs, is in deep trouble after New Zealand National Cricket Team pacer Matt Henry has been breathtaking in the first over, picking a three-wicket maiden and dismissing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer for ducks.
The Men in Blue are already leading 0-2 after winning the first two games; the third match was washed out, so only two results are possible: India wins the series, or New Zealand earns a draw by winning the last two matches. Shubman Gill has already left the squad to join the Test squad, and KL Rahul has as well.
India suffer historic first-over collapse against New Zealand, Matt Henry takes three
Matt Henry, who did not feature in the last two ODIs for the side, came back into the side after recovering from a low-grade tear in his right quadriceps. Later on, he suffered a concussion in a training-ground collision with teammate Devon Conway at Eden Park while taking a catch, and what a comeback he had.
Matt Henry started the second innings with a jaffa of a delivery with extra bounce and seam movement away from Rohit Sharma, as the former India captain was dismissed for a golden duck for the first time in his career. Next up was Virat Kohli, and the ball moved inward a bit, stayed low, shocked Kohli, and rattled the stumps.
Shreyas Iyer was on the back foot as the Indian team captain for the game was dismissed for a golden duck, with the ball striking his pad, and he was given not out, but Matt Henry was sure so on review, it was all red as the batter went back without scoring, with the score being 0/3 after the first over.
Notably, this was only the third time a 0/3 collapse occurred in ODI cricket in the first over, following Pakistan against South Africa in 1997 and Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in 2003.
Rohit and Kohli vs Matt Henry in ODIs
Rohit: 57(71), three dismissals, Avg: 19, SR: 80.28
Kohli: 59(60), three dismissals, Avg: 19.67, SR: 98.33
Were Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma dismissed for a duck for the first time in the same game?
This is not the first time that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been dismissed for a duck in the same match. Back in 2010, in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, they were dismissed, and Virender Sehwag was denied his century after hitting a six off the no-ball, as he was unbeaten on 99.
This is the second time that the Men in Blue have lost their first four wickets for under 10 runs in an ODI. They were reduced to an identical 9/4 in the famous 1983 WC game against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells, in which Kapil Dev played a sensational knock of 175 runs.
Will Young shines for New Zealand
New Zealand, after being asked to bat first, were excellent as they scored 333 runs, with Will Young scoring a brilliant 125 runs and some fifties from other batters helping the side to post a big total.
Three Indian bowlers, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi, picked two wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav did not have the best of days as he failed to pick a wicket on his return.
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