Matt Henry rewrites record books with ODI six-fer vs India
What's the story
India suffered a massive 244-run defeat against New Zealand in the fourth ODI in Mount Maunganui on Friday. The loss came after a batting collapse that saw India bowled out for just 89 while chasing a daunting target of 334. Matt Henry was the star of the match, claiming six wickets and dismantling India's top order with three wickets in his first over. Here we look at his stunning spell and stats.
Batting highlights
A record-breaking opening over
Chasing a target of 334, India got off to a disastrous start with New Zealand pacer Matt Henry dismissing opener Rohit Sharma for a golden duck on the first ball.
He then struck twice more in the same over, removing in-form Virat Kohli for a four-ball duck before dismissing Shreyas Iyer on the last ball.
This is only the third time a bowler has taken three or more wickets in the first over of an ODI innings since ball-by-ball records began, as per Cricbuzz.
He has joined South Africa's Shaun Pollock and Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas.
Continued downfall
India slump to 69/8
India's innings continued to unravel as Ishan Kishan (27), Axar Patel (21), and Naman Dhir (21) were the only ones to enter double digits.
Henry got the vital scalp of Kishan to deepen India's misery.
The pacer then claimed his fifth wicket in the next over, clean bowling Kuldeep Yadav for one as India slumped to 69/8.
Naman Dhir tried to revive the innings during the 24th over but was dismissed by Matthew Fisher.
Final blow
Henry's 6-fer bundles out India
Henry capped off an outstanding spell by claiming his sixth wicket, clean bowling Gurnoor Brar for just two runs on the fourth ball of the 27th over.
India were subsequently bowled out for a mere 89 in 26.4 overs, suffering a massive 244-run defeat in the one-sided contest.
This was the eighth instance of India being bowled out under 100 in ODIs. Three of their scores have come against the Kiwis.
Stats
Career-best figures for Henry
Henry was the pick of the bowlers with impressive figures of 6/27 in 9.4 overs.
This was his maiden six-fer in the format, which has powered him to 178 wickets across 96 ODIs at an average of 24.29.
His economy is 5.18. This was his fourth five-wicket haul in ODIs as he also boasts 13 four-fers.
27 of his scalps have come in 12 games versus India at 17.33 (4W: 2, 5W: 2).
At home, the pacer has completed 86 wickets at 19.04 (5W: 2).
Feats
Henry into the record books
Henry has gone par with Shane Bond in terms of New Zealanders with the third-most ODI five-wicket hauls (4 each).
They are only behind Sir Richard Hadlee (5) and Trent Boult (6).
This was Henry's second ODI fifer versus India. Bond ( 3 vs Australia), Boult (2 vs Australia), and Ben Sears (2 vs Pakistan) are the other Kiwi bowlers with multiple ODI 5-fers against an opponent.
This was the fourth instance of Henry taking four or more wickets against India - the joint-most for any bowler.
He now shares the top spot with West Indies's Ravi Rampaul, Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis, Australia's Brett Lee, and Pakistan's Aaqib Javed.