New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI: Matt Henry's 6-27 and Will Young's 125 keep the series alive
New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth one-day international at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday. Will Young made a career-best 125 as New Zealand posted 333 all out, and Matt Henry took a career-best 6-27 — three of them in the first over — as India were bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs, their second-heaviest ODI defeat by runs. India still lead the five-match series 2-1, with the final match at the same ground on Sunday.
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New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday 13 November 2026. India won the toss and chose to bowl. New Zealand made 333 all out in 50 overs — Will Young 125 off 108 balls, Tim Seifert 58 and Finn Allen 41; Axar Patel took 2-39, Auqib Nabi 2-59 and Gurnoor Brar 2-69. India were bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs, Ishan Kishan top-scoring with 27, as Matt Henry took 6-27 and Matthew Fisher 3-31.
Key points
- Final score: New Zealand 333 all out, India 89 all out — New Zealand won by 244 runs at Bay Oval.
- Matt Henry took 6-27, a career best, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all out for ducks in his first over.
- Will Young made a career-best 125 off 108 balls; Ishan Kishan's 27 was India's top score.
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- It is India's second-heaviest ODI defeat by runs; India still lead the series 2-1, with the final match at Bay Oval on Sunday.
What happened
India arrived leading the five-match series 2-0 after the third match in Hamilton was washed out, so a win would have sealed the series. Instead Henry, playing this match to prove his fitness after missing the first three games of the series, settled the chase in its first over, and India never rebuilt. New Zealand now need to win Sunday's final match, at the same ground and without Henry and Jamieson, to draw the series 2-2.
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Match facts — all verified
- ✓ VerifiedNew Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday 13 November 2026. India won the toss and chose to bowl. New Zealand made 333 all out in 50 overs — Will Young 125 off 108 balls, Tim Seifert 58 and Finn Allen 41; Axar Patel took 2-39, Auqib Nabi 2-59 and Gurnoor Brar 2-69. India were bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs, Ishan Kishan top-scoring with 27, as Matt Henry took 6-27 and Matthew Fisher 3-31.ESPNcricinfo — Matt Henry six-for and Will Young hundred crush India (match report, 4th ODI, Mount Maunganui, 13 Nov 2026; read in full) · AFP via SuperSport — Henry tears India top order apart as New Zealand romp to 244-run win (13 Nov 2026; read in full)
- ✓ VerifiedHenry's first over was a triple-wicket maiden: Rohit Sharma edged the first ball to slip, Virat Kohli was bowled, and Shreyas Iyer was lbw — all three for ducks — leaving India 0 for 3. Iyer's was a golden duck on his captaincy debut. Henry finished with 6-27 from 9.4 overs, his career-best figures and his first six-wicket haul in ODIs, and was named Player of the Match.ESPNcricinfo — Matt Henry six-for and Will Young hundred crush India (match report, 4th ODI, Mount Maunganui, 13 Nov 2026; read in full) · AFP via SuperSport — Henry tears India top order apart as New Zealand romp to 244-run win (13 Nov 2026; read in full)
- ✓ VerifiedYoung's 125, from 108 balls with 14 fours and four sixes, was his career-best score and his fifth ODI hundred. He was dropped twice on 5 early in his innings, shared an 85-run opening stand with Seifert and a 90-run fourth-wicket stand with Allen, and New Zealand's innings was closed out late as India took six wickets for 77 in the last 13.1 overs.ESPNcricinfo — Matt Henry six-for and Will Young hundred crush India (match report, 4th ODI, Mount Maunganui, 13 Nov 2026; read in full) · AFP via SuperSport — Henry tears India top order apart as New Zealand romp to 244-run win (13 Nov 2026; read in full)
- ✓ VerifiedThe 244-run margin is India's second-heaviest defeat by runs in one-day internationals. The win cuts India's series lead to 2-1 with one match to play: the fifth ODI is at Bay Oval on Sunday 15 November, and New Zealand must win it to draw the series 2-2 — without Henry and Kyle Jamieson, who leave for the Test squad.ESPNcricinfo — Matt Henry six-for and Will Young hundred crush India (match report, 4th ODI, Mount Maunganui, 13 Nov 2026; read in full) · AFP via SuperSport — Henry tears India top order apart as New Zealand romp to 244-run win (13 Nov 2026; read in full) · IANS via Cricketnmore — 4th ODI: Henry six-for, Young's century helps New Zealand thrash India by 244 runs (13 Nov 2026)
What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- The result, both innings totals and the leading performances, from ESPNcricinfo's match report and AFP's report, in agreement.
- That India lead the series 2-1 and that the final match is at Bay Oval on Sunday 15 November.
What we don't know yet
- An official highlights video of this match — the videos found in this check were on unofficial channels, so no video is attached.