Matt Henry was the star in New Zealand’s record win over India in the recent fourth ODI on November 13, 2026, at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. With this win, New Zealand has kept themselves alive in the series, which stands 2-1 in India’s favor with one game to go.
New Zealand posted 333 runs after being asked to bat first by India; Will Young scored 125 runs, and Tim Seifert made 58 to give New Zealand the best start. Axar Patel was the best Indian bowler with figures of 2/39 in 10 overs.
In response, it was a whole Matt Henry show with the ball. He removed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer for ducks in the first over itself. India never recovered from this early blow, despite Ishan Kishan making 27 and contributions from Naman Dhir and Axar Patel.
Matt Henry finished with 6 wickets as India was bowled out for 89 runs and lost the game by 244 runs. This was India’s second biggest loss in ODIs behind their 245-run defeat to Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 2000.
After the match, India batting legend Virat Kohli and Matt Henry spent some time conversing with each other. Kohli gifted Henry a signed India jersey, acknowledging the brilliance of the Kiwi pacer.
New Zealand Cricket shared the video of the two veteran cricketers sharing some quality time after the fourth ODI.
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Henry, who won the Player of the Match award for his performance, said that the conditions did play a role in his success, with the win helping him a lot.
"Yeah, it's quite funny, isn't it? The wind was so strong, and it was keeping things pretty simple, and it's funny when you're actually trying to have a simple game plan. A bit of luck as well. One shot a little bit low there too, so maybe the wind pushed me a bit sideways.
Well, especially with the way the wind was going, I wasn't too worried about the swing. So, from ball one it was just about trying to have the strengths and bring the stumps in play, really,” Henry said in the post-match presentation.
"We knew that there was a small window there with the new ball that you could put the batters under pressure. So just trying to be as simple as possible, obviously, and when it moves sharply like that in the first over, when people are facing the first ball, it's pretty tough,” he added.
Matt Henry will not be part of the fifth and final ODI, as he will focus on the upcoming Test series. The fifth ODI will be played at the same venue on November 15.
