India suffered one of the worst starts in ODI history in the fourth ODI against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, losing three wickets before scoring a run.
Chasing 334, India lost Rohit Sharma to the very first ball, caught by Finn Allen at first slip. Five balls later Virat Kohli was bowled for a duck. Shreyas Iyer then fell lbw: umpire Kumar Dharmasena gave it not out, but New Zealand reviewed and ball-tracking showed the ball hitting middle stump. Matt Henry’s opening over ended as a triple-wicket maiden.
The records
- India became only the fifth team to be 0/3 in a men’s ODI.
- It was only the second time that Rohit and Kohli were both out for ducks in the same ODI. The first was against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2010.
India never recovered and were bowled out for 89, losing by 244 runs.
Sources: Outlook India
