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India vs New Zealand fourth ODI match is currently ongoing, and the Men in Blue are in real trouble while chasing a huge target of 334 runs. They have lost half their side for 53 runs. In the match at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck by Matt Henry, and after that, he entered the unwanted record books.
The India National Cricket Team performed exceptionally well in the first two games and won the matches; as one match was washed out of the five-match series, there is no chance that the visitors can lose the series. They would look to get close to the target to avoid the humiliation of the biggest defeat by the margin of runs.
After Virat Kohli was dismissed by Matt Henry in the match for a four-ball duck, he now tops the list of the most ducks scored in ODIs for the Men in Blue. He equalled the record of Sachin Tendulkar. This was his 20th ODI duck in international cricket, and despite having all the best records, this is an unwanted record beside his name.
Another duck in his career, he will have the most ducks for India in the 50-over format. Before this match, Kohli was dismissed for a duck in the home series against the West Indies National Cricket Team, where he was dismissed for a golden duck. He also has the second-most ducks in international cricket for India, with 42 ducks to his name.
Most Ducks for India in ODIs
20 - Virat Kohli*
20 - Sachin Tendulkar
19 - Javagal Srinath
18 - Rohit Sharma*
18 - Anil Kumble
18 - Yuvraj Singh
17 - Harbhajan Singh
16 - Sourav Ganguly
Most Ducks for India in Intl
43 - Zaheer Khan
42 - Virat Kohli*
40 - Ishant Sharma
37 - Harbhajan Singh
37 - Jasprit Bumrah
36 - Rohit Sharma*
35 - Anil Kumble
34 - Sachin Tendulkar
Virat has been one of the finest batters for India this calendar year, as he has been the side's second-highest scorer this year. He has been in sensational form and scored a hundred before this series, and in this series, he has not been at his best, despite starting off the New Zealand series well.
The former India captain has scored just one fifty, which came in the first match, as he played a knock of 74 runs, and from there, in a total of three matches, he has scored just 82 runs, which is not the best for him. He looks to finish off the series well, as there is still a game left, which is set to be played on Sunday.
Coming to the match, New Zealand were asked to bat first, and Will Young stepped up big as he played a knock of 125 runs and helped the side to post 333 runs. He was supported by Tim Seifert, who scored a fifty.
India, while chasing, lost three wickets early as they were 0/3, courtesy of brilliant bowling from Matt Henry, who dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat and Shreyas Iyer for ducks in the very first over.
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