The Indian cricket team avoided their biggest-ever defeat in the history of ODI cricket by just one run after losing the fourth ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand on Friday (November 13) at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The Men in Blue lost the clash by 244 runs and ensured the series is still alive going into the final game of the series on Sunday (November 15) at the same venue.

Chasing a huge total of 334, the visitors made a nightmare start as they were reduced to 0/3 at the end of the first over as Matt Henry dismissed skipper Shreyas Iyer and former captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Later, Ruturaj Gaikwad made just five runs as India crumbled to 9-4. Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, and Naman Dhir all got starts but fell in their 20s as India were bowled out for 88.

The 244-run loss is India's second-biggest ODI defeat in history. The record remains the 245-run victory by Sri Lanka in 2000 at the Sharjah Cricket Ground in the final of the Coca-Cola Champions Trophy. The Men in Blue were bowled out for 54 that day, which remains their lowest-ever score. Meanwhile, this is the biggest loss India have suffered away from home in the format against the home team.

Meanwhile, 89 is India's sixth-lowest all-out total in ODI cricket history. This is only the eight time in history of the format that they have been bowled out before evening cross three-digits.

Moreover, this is the biggest victory for any team in an ODI in New Zealand. The hosts held the previous record after a 208-run total by the West Indies. Only four times has an ODI been played in the country, and in all of those matches, the victory margin has been more than 200 runs.

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