4th ODI: Henry traps Rohit, Kohli, Iyer in opening over
What's the story
New Zealand's fast bowler Matt Henry delivered a stunning opening spell in the fourth ODI against India at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. He dismissed Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer in his very first over of the second innings. The trio fell for ducks in India's chase of 334 runs. This is only the second 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.
Bowling brilliance
Henry gets Rohit, Kohli in 1st over
Henry opened the bowling for New Zealand and struck gold with his very first ball, dismissing Rohit.
The delivery was short of a good length, seaming away from the right-hander and getting extra bounce.
Rohit edged it to Finn Allen at first slip after playing a thick outside edge.
Four balls later, Kohli missed a nip backer that remained slightly lower than expected and was bowled out.
Captain's fall
Iyer falls for Henry's 3rd wicket
Henry trapped Iyer in front with a nip backer after he missed his defense.
The New Zealand pacer celebrated as the umpire raised his finger to complete a triple-wicket maiden over.
This was only the second time Rohit and Kohli both scored ducks in the same ODI, the first being against Sri Lanka in 2010.
India became just the fifth team to lose its first three wickets without scoring a run in an ODI match.
Numbers
Unwanted record for Kohli
With this, Kohli has gone par with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar in terms of the most ducks by an Indian in ODIs (20 each).
The former took 308 innings to script this unwanted record, as per Cricinfo. Meanwhile, Rohit now has 18 ducks across 286 innings.
Both Kohli and Rohit now have two ducks apiece against NZ.
Meanwhile, Iyer now has three ducks across 79 ODI innings and a first one against the Kiwis.
Match overview
Series details and Young's century
Before Henry's stellar performance, New Zealand had set a competitive target of 334 runs, thanks to Will Young's century.
India leads the series 2-0 after three ODIs, with one match having been washed out due to rain.
The current match is crucial for both teams as they look to secure their positions in this closely contested series.