New Zealand had given India a challenging target of 334 runs, but the hosts barely had to wait to make their presence felt with the ball. Matt Henry turned the opening over into a nightmare for the visitors, sending Rohit Sharma , Virat Kohli and stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer back to the pavilion without allowing India to score a single run.

The astonishing collapse left Indian cricket fans both stunned and amused, with the familiar Ro-Ko combination finding itself at the centre of the conversation. With three wickets down and the scoreboard ticking at a slow pace, India were suddenly staring at a mountain to climb.

Matt Henry destroys India's top order with a triple-wicket maiden

Henry needed just one over to put New Zealand firmly in control. Rohit Sharma was the first to fall, with the Indian opener edging a short-of-a-good-length delivery to Finn Allen at first slip. The extra bounce and movement away from the batter proved too much, as Rohit departed for a golden duck.

Virat Kohli followed, and Henry made sure there was no time for India to recover. This time, the New Zealand pacer produced a delivery that moved sharply back into the batter and stayed low. Kohli, attempting to defend from his crease, was beaten through the gap between bat and pad as the ball crashed into the stumps. He managed just four deliveries before walking back without scoring.

The damage was not over. Shreyas Iyer became Henry's third victim of the over after New Zealand successfully reviewed an lbw decision. The delivery beat the inside edge and struck Iyer on the back leg. Ball-tracking confirmed three reds, leaving the stand-in captain with no option but to depart for a duck.

Three wickets, three ducks and not a single run added to India's total. Henry had delivered a triple-wicket maiden, leaving the visitors in complete disarray.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli register an unwanted ODI record

The dismissals also brought back an unwanted piece of history for India's two biggest batting stars. This was only the second time that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had both registered ducks in the same ODI.

The previous instance came against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2010, in the match remembered for Virender Sehwag being denied a century after Suraj Randiv bowled a no-ball when Sehwag was on 99 and the batter hit a six off it.

Indian cricket fans stunned and amused

Soon after, Indian cricket fans took to X (formerly Twitter), to express their shock as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer all returned to the pavilion for ducks, leaving India at 0/3.

While some couldn't believe the disastrous start, others couldn't resist joking about the 'Ro-Ko bond' after both Rohit and Kohli fell without scoring.

Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel left with a rescue mission

With the top three back in the dressing room, the responsibility shifted to Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel. The pair had to approach the innings cautiously after witnessing Henry rip through India's batting order in the very first over.

India needed 334 runs to win, but the immediate challenge was far more basic: get the scoreboard moving without losing another wicket. New Zealand had landed a devastating early blow, and the pressure was now firmly on the remaining Indian batters.