New Zealand vs India 4th ODI Result: Matt Henry’s 6/27 and Will Young’s 125 Crush India by 244 Runs

New Zealand have roared back into the five-match ODI series with a crushing 244-run win over India in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday, November 13, 2026. Will Young’s career-best 125 powered the Black Caps to 333 all out, before Matt Henry’s career-best 6 for 27 — including a triple-wicket maiden first over — bowled India out for just 89 in 26.4 overs. The series now stands at 2-1 in India’s favour, with the finale to come in Hamilton on Sunday, November 15.

The win kept alive New Zealand’s six-year unbeaten run in home ODI series — 11 wins out of 11 attempts since the start of 2020. India, who had led 2-0 after winning the first two ODIs before the third match in Hamilton was washed out, were never in the contest after Henry’s opening over left them on 0 for 3.

Will Young century powers New Zealand to 333 in 4th ODI

India’s stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first, a call that looked like a good one for New Zealand to lose. On the best batting surface of the series, openers Will Young and Tim Seifert added 72 without loss in the powerplay and 85 for the first wicket in 12 overs.

Seifert, the more aggressive of the pair, brought up his maiden ODI half-century in 39 balls and finished with 58 off 48 deliveries, with six fours and three sixes, before he was caught superbly by Ishan Kishan running backwards off Gurnoor Brar. Young, meanwhile, was given two lives with his score on five — dropped by Rohit Sharma at slip and then by wicketkeeper Kishan off Auqib Nabi in the space of two balls in the second over — and he made India pay heavily for both reprieves.

The opener reached his fifty in 49 deliveries and his next fifty in just 39, striking 14 fours and four sixes in a 108-ball 125 — his fifth ODI century, his first against India, and his highest score in the format. He had managed only 15 runs from the first two matches of the series. Finn Allen, batting at No. 5, added a quickfire 41 off 30 balls in a 90-run stand with Young, while Mitchell Santner (24), Kristian Clarke (22) and Kyle Jamieson (19 not out) lifted the total past 300 after New Zealand had slipped from 256 for 4 in the 37th over.

India’s bowlers did pull things back in the final overs — the last ten overs produced only 68 runs — with Axar Patel the pick of the attack at 2 for 39 from his ten overs. Auqib Nabi (2 for 59) and Gurnoor Brar (2 for 69) also took two wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav, playing his first match of the tour, went wicketless and conceded 73 runs in eight overs. New Zealand were bowled out off the final ball of the innings, with Henry and Matthew Fisher both run out in the last over.

New Zealand innings scorecard

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Will Young c sub b Naman Dhir	125	108	14	4
Tim Seifert c Ishan Kishan b Gurnoor Brar	58	48	6	3
Nick Kelly st Ishan Kishan b Axar Patel	4	—	—	—
Dean Foxcroft c Gurnoor Brar b Auqib Nabi	8	—	—	—
Finn Allen c Rohit Sharma b Axar Patel	41	30	5	2
Michael Bracewell c Naman Dhir b Gurnoor Brar	15	—	—	—
Mitchell Santner c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh	24	—	—	—
Kristian Clarke lbw b Auqib Nabi	22	—	—	—
Kyle Jamieson not out	19	21	1	0
Matt Henry run out (Auqib Nabi)	2	2	0	0
Matthew Fisher run out (Kohli/Kishan)	1	1	0	0

Total: 333 all out in 50 overs. Fall of wickets: 1-85, 2-96, 3-125, 4-215, 5-256, 6-258, 7-293, 8-318, 9-332. Bowling: Axar Patel 10-0-39-2, Auqib Nabi 8-0-59-2, Gurnoor Brar 10-0-69-2, Arshdeep Singh 10-0-55-1, Naman Dhir 4-0-29-1, Kuldeep Yadav 8-0-73-0.

Matt Henry triple-wicket maiden destroys India chase

Chasing 334 to seal the series, India’s innings was over before it began. Matt Henry, making his only appearance of the series before departing for Test duties, produced a triple-wicket maiden with the first over of the innings: Rohit Sharma edged the first ball through to Finn Allen at slip for a golden duck, Virat Kohli was bowled for a four-ball duck by a ball that nipped back, and Shreyas Iyer was trapped LBW first ball. India completed the first over at 0 for 3 — the first time in India’s ODI history that three wickets fell before a single run was scored.

Kishan survived Henry’s hat-trick ball, but there was no recovery. Kyle Jamieson had Ruturaj Gaikwad caught at second slip for 5, and India ended the powerplay at 26 for 4. Axar Patel, dropped first ball by Nick Kelly off Jamieson, made 21 before edging Matthew Fisher to slip, and when Henry returned to bowl Kishan for 27 at 61 for 6 in the 21st over, India’s tail was exposed.

Fisher bounced out Auqib Nabi for 5, Henry completed his five-wicket haul by bowling Kuldeep Yadav, and Naman Dhir went down swinging — 21 off 24 balls with two sixes — before Fisher had him caught at mid-off by Santner. Henry finished the job with the last wicket, Gurnoor Brar bowled for 2, for career-best figures of 6 for 27 from 9.4 overs, his fourth ODI five-wicket haul. Fisher took 3 for 31 and Jamieson 1 for 12.

India innings scorecard

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Rohit Sharma c Finn Allen b Matt Henry	0	1	0	0
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Michael Bracewell b Kyle Jamieson	5	13	0	0
Virat Kohli b Matt Henry	0	4	0	0
Shreyas Iyer (c) lbw b Matt Henry	0	1	0	0
Ishan Kishan (wk) b Matt Henry	27	53	4	0
Axar Patel c Finn Allen b Matthew Fisher	21	36	3	0
Naman Dhir c Mitchell Santner b Matthew Fisher	21	24	0	2
Auqib Nabi c Tim Seifert b Matthew Fisher	5	8	1	0
Kuldeep Yadav b Matt Henry	1	4	0	0
Gurnoor Brar b Matt Henry	2	13	0	0
Arshdeep Singh not out	0	3	0	0

Total: 89 all out in 26.4 overs. Extras 7 (all wides). Fall of wickets: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 9-4, 53-5, 61-6, 66-7, 69-8, 83-9, 89-10. Bowling: Matt Henry 9.4-2-27-6, Kyle Jamieson 6-2-12-1, Matthew Fisher 7-1-31-3, Kristian Clarke 2-0-13-0, Michael Bracewell 2-0-6-0.

Player of the Match: not officially confirmed

The Player of the Match award was not officially confirmed in the sources available at publication time. The two standout candidates were both New Zealanders: Will Young for his career-best 125, and Matt Henry for his career-best 6 for 27. Henry’s triple-wicket maiden first over — removing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer for ducks — was the match-defining passage of play.

Key turning points in New Zealand vs India 4th ODI

• The two dropped catches: Will Young was dropped twice in two balls with his score on five, in the second over. He went on to score 125 — 120 runs after his second life — and New Zealand’s total of 333 was built on that reprieve.
• Henry’s first over: Three wickets for no runs in six balls, including the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and the stand-in captain, ended the chase as a contest before a run had been scored.
• Kishan’s dismissal: Ishan Kishan’s 27 was India’s top score and the only resistance of note. When Henry bowled him at 61 for 6, the last hope of respectability went with him.

What the result means for the ODI series

India still lead the five-match series 2-1, but the complexion of the tour has changed completely. New Zealand, who were 2-0 down and staring at a series defeat after losing the first two ODIs — the second by just four runs under DLS, with Gurnoor Brar’s 4 for 30 earning him the Player of the Match award — now have a genuine chance of drawing the series in the finale at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Sunday, November 15.

For India, the defeat was a reality check. The top order’s collapse against the moving ball and Kuldeep Yadav’s expensive return (0 for 73) are issues to address before the final match, with regular captain Shubman Gill having left the tour after the third ODI and Iyer captaining the side. India had sealed the T20I series 3-2 earlier on the tour, but this ODI series will now go down to the last game.

New Zealand, meanwhile, will have to defend their home record without Henry, who departs to join the Test squad in Wellington ahead of next week’s first Test at the Basin Reserve. His six-wicket haul was a parting gift — and a reminder of how much the Black Caps will miss him in Hamilton.

Our prediction: wrong

Our New Zealand vs India 4th ODI match prediction had picked India to win and seal the series 3-0. That pick was wrong — New Zealand won by 244 runs, their biggest statement of the series so far.

What’s next: NZ vs IND 5th ODI in Hamilton

The series finale takes place at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Sunday, November 15, 2026. India need only avoid defeat to win the series 2-1, while a New Zealand win would level the five-match series 2-2 — a remarkable recovery from 2-0 down. The third ODI at the same venue was washed out by rain, so conditions and the toss could again play a big part. After the ODIs, the tour moves into the Test series, starting at the Basin Reserve in Wellington next week.