Will Young hits 88-ball century against India in fourth ODI at Bay Oval

New Zealand opener Will Young batted superbly against India in the fourth ODI, completing his century in just 88 balls. It is his first ODI hundred against India and his fifth in the format.

Young was given two reprieves during the innings and made full use of them, reaching his fifty in 49 balls and his hundred in 88. The fourth ODI between India and New Zealand is being played at the Bay Oval today.

Young is making such a return to ODI cricket after a long time. In the first match of the Champions Trophy 2025, he scored 107 against Pakistan. His form had been somewhat poor since then. In his previous 24 innings he had scored only 450 runs at an average of 18.75 and a strike rate of 73.05, with just two half-centuries in that period. With this innings he ended the long drought.

The Kiwi openers also crossed a significant mark in this match. It is the fourth time since the 2019 World Cup that both New Zealand openers have scored fifties in the same innings, which put the team in a strong position. Young and Tim Seifert both scored half-centuries early in the innings. Young then went on to complete his hundred.

It must also be remembered that Young was dropped twice on his way to the century. India's fielding was poor, and that is why Young was able to reach three figures.

On the toss, India captain Shreyas Iyer won it and chose to bowl first. India have made three changes to the playing XI for this match. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj are not playing. Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kuldeep Yadav have come in their place. India lead the five-match series 2-0.