New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in fourth ODI, India bowled out for 89

New Zealand beat India by a massive 244 runs in the fourth One-Day International at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The Indian side was outplayed in both batting and bowling.

New Zealand lost the toss and were made to bat first. They were all out for 333 in 50 overs. Will Young was the mainstay of the innings, scoring a fine 125 off 108 balls with 14 fours and four sixes. Tim Seifert added 58 off 48 balls with six fours and three sixes.

For India, Aqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Axar Patel took two wickets each. Arshdeep Singh and Naman Dhir took one each.

Chasing 334 for victory, India made a very poor start. Fast bowler Matt Henry took three big wickets in the first over. Rohit Sharma was out on the first ball of the over. On the fifth ball, Henry sent Virat Kohli back for a duck. Captain Shreyas Iyer also failed to open his account on the last ball of the over.

After losing three key wickets in the first over, India could not recover and the whole side was bowled out for just 89. Henry took six wickets for 27 runs in 9.4 overs.

This is India's second-biggest ODI defeat in terms of runs. The biggest came in Sharjah in 2000 against Sri Lanka, when India lost by 245 runs. It is India's biggest ODI defeat against New Zealand.

Earlier, India lost by 214 runs to South Africa at the Wankhede in 2015, by 208 runs to Australia in Sydney in 2004, and by 202 runs to England at Lord's in 1975.

Despite the defeat, India lead the five-match series 2-1.