New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth one-day international at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday 13 November 2026.
New Zealand made 333 all out, led by Will Young’s 125 from 108 balls — his best ODI score and his fifth ODI hundred, despite being dropped twice early in his innings. Tim Seifert made 58 and Finn Allen 41. For India, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi took two wickets each.
Chasing 334, India were bowled out for 89 in 26.4 overs. Matt Henry took a career-best 6-27, removing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer — all without scoring — in the first over, to leave India 0-3. Ishan Kishan top-scored with 27, while Axar Patel and Naman Dhir each made 21.
It was India’s sixth-lowest ODI total and their second-biggest ODI defeat by runs, behind only a 245-run loss to Sri Lanka in 2000.
India still lead the five-match series 2-1, with the third ODI having been abandoned due to rain. The final ODI is on Sunday at the same venue: New Zealand can level the series but cannot win it. India were without captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, who are preparing for a two-Test series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters.
