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Displaying a heartwarming gesture of camaraderie, Indian batting icon Virat Kohli presented New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry with an India jersey following his outstanding six wickets performance in Friday’s fourth ODI.
Matt Henry delivered his finest ODI spell, claiming 6/27 to dismantle India’s batting line-up as the visitors folded for just 89 in pursuit of New Zealand’s 334 runs target built around Will Young’s magnificent century. The Kiwi speedster stunned Indian supporters by removing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and stand in captain Shreyas Iyer for ducks in a remarkable opening over.
Following the game, the Blackcaps shared a clip on their official Instagram account showing Virat Kohli exchanging words with Henry before presenting the New Zealand pacer with an Indian team jersey.
In ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has accumulated 59 runs from 60 deliveries against Henry who has dismissed the Indian batter on three occasions with Kohli striking at 98.33.
Meanwhile, Matt Henry has taken four or more wickets in an innings against India four times in just 12 outings equalling the record for the most such performances by any bowler. His latest five wickets haul also brought him level with Shane Bond for the third highest number of ODI five-wicket hauls among New Zealand bowlers. Only Richard Hadlee (five) and Trent Boult (six) are ahead of the duo.
India’s batting collapse brought back painful memories of their 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal defeat against New Zealand. For the first time in their ODI history, the Men in Blue lost their opening three wickets without scoring a single run.
Ishan Kishan (27), Axar Patel (21) and Naman Dhir (21) were the only Indian batters to score more than 20 runs as the visitors were dismissed for 89 in 26.4 overs. Earlier, after India elected to field, Will Young stitched together an 85-run partnership with Tim Seifert, who scored 58 off 48 deliveries, including six boundaries and three maximums.
Following a brief setback that left New Zealand at 125/3, Young joined forces with Finn Allen to add another 90 runs. Allen contributed 41 from 30 balls striking five fours and two sixes while Young rediscovered his touch with a magnificent 125 off 108 deliveries featuring 14 fours and four sixes.
Late contributions from Mitchell Santner (24), Kristian Clarke (22) and an unbeaten 19 from Kyle Jamieson helped New Zealand reach a formidable total of 333. For India, Axar Patel, Auqib Nabi and Gurnoor Brar made an impact with two dismissals apiece.