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New Zealand pacer Matt Henry left India reeling with a triple-wicket maiden in the fourth ODI at Mount Maunganui. India came out to bat with a 334-run target in sight, but their hopes crashed within a span of deliveries as Matt Henry ran riot. The pacer, who was making a comeback from injury, first got rid of Rohit Sharma, who was squared up with a beautiful outswinger, edging the ball to the slips.
Then came the in-form Virat Kohli; however, his stay was cut short with a ripper that kept a little low and crashed onto his stumps. Shreyas Iyer was the third wicket to fall and was trapped LBW by an inswinger that missed the bat and hit his back leg.
The three wickets left India in massive trouble. The Men in Blue needed a strong start to chase the target and win the series; however, the early wickets pegged them back. India were already without Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, who were released from the squad to prepare for the Test series.
Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are at the crease for India, and then there is Axar Patel and Naman Dhir. So if India have to get close to the target, the partnership between Kishan and Gaikwad would be key.
Meanwhile, New Zealand were able to post a massive score after Will Young scored a magnificent 125. Tim Seifert laid the platform early with a brisk 58, and Finn Allen added a handy partnership with Young, scoring 41. India had a chance to remove Young early, but he was dropped twice in the second over, and he made India pay heavily.
India are 2-0 ahead in the series and need one more win to win a historic series. The Men in Blue had also won the T20I series.
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