New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, 13 November 2026, after bowling the visitors out for 89 in pursuit of 334. Matt Henry took six wickets for 27 runs, including three in the first over, as India fell to their second-heaviest defeat by runs in one-day internationals. The India vs New Zealand 4th ODI result cut India’s lead in the five-match series to 2-1, with the third match abandoned because of rain.
India vs New Zealand 4th ODI: Henry strikes in the first over
Henry removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in the first over of the chase, all without scoring, in a triple-wicket maiden that left India on three wickets down for no runs. Iyer, leading the side in the absence of Shubman Gill, became the first Indian to score a golden duck on captaincy debut. India took 17 balls to score a run off Henry, and Ruturaj Gaikwad fell soon after to leave the chase in ruins before Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel put on 44 runs for the fifth wicket. The India vs New Zealand 4th ODI chase never recovered from those first six balls.
Kishan top scored for India with 27, while Axar made 21 and Naman Dhir added a quick 21. Henry returned for a second spell and bowled Kishan with his first ball, then completed his five-wicket haul by bowling Kuldeep Yadav for one and wrapped up the match by bowling Gurnoor Brar for two. The figures of 6 for 27 were Henry’s first six-wicket haul in one-day internationals and his fourth five-wicket haul in the format. Matthew Fisher took three wickets for 31 runs as India were bowled out in 26.4 overs for their sixth-lowest total in one-day internationals. No Indian batter reached 30 in the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI, with Kishan’s 27 the top score.
Young century sets up the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI win
Will Young made 125 from 108 balls, his best score in one-day internationals and his fifth hundred in the format, after being dropped twice on five, by Rohit and Kishan off consecutive deliveries in the second over. Young was supported by Tim Seifert, who made 58, his first fifty in the format, and Finn Allen, who made 41. The pair of Young and Allen added 90 runs for the fourth wicket, and New Zealand reached 256 for four in the 37th over before India took six wickets for 77 runs in the last 13.1 overs to hold the hosts to 333.
Axar Patel took two wickets for 39 runs and Auqib Nabi took two for 59, while Gurnoor Brar also picked up two wickets. The 85-run opening stand was New Zealand’s first of 50 or more in their last eight one-day internationals. India’s bowlers shared the wickets in the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI, with Axar, Nabi and Brar taking two each. India were without captain Shubman Gill and batter KL Rahul, who will also miss the final one-day international as they prepare for the two-Test series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday.
What the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI defeat means for the series
The 244-run margin is India’s second-heaviest defeat by runs in one-day internationals, behind only the 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 2000. India also came within one run of their lowest total against New Zealand, 88 in Dambulla in 2010. Stand-in captain Iyer said: “There was a huge difference in the first innings and the second innings in terms of the wicket, but also credit where it’s due, the way Henry bowled in the right areas right from ball one.” Head coach Gautam Gambhir pointed to missed chances in the field, with Young dropped twice early in his innings.
Henry had missed most of the Twenty20 series with a leg injury and then the one-day internationals with concussion fears after a collision with Devon Conway on the eve of the series. The India vs New Zealand 4th ODI gave Henry competitive overs before the Tests. Henry said he was not too worried about the swing and that from ball one he tried to bring the stumps into play. New Zealand will be without Henry and Kyle Jamieson for the decider on Sunday, with both bowlers rested ahead of the Test series.
New Zealand cannot win the series, but a win in Sunday’s decider at Bay Oval would leave it drawn at 2-2 after the third match was washed out. The India vs New Zealand 4th ODI defeat leaves India with one match to regroup before the Test series begins on Wednesday.