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India faced a massive drubbing in Mount Maunganui against New Zealand. The visitors, who had dominated the ODI series so far, had a chance to seal the series, but batting collapsed like a deck of cards and got bundled out for under 100.
With the win, New Zealand registered their first win of the series, making it 2-1, with all to play for in the final game. This is India's biggest ODI loss by runs in the last 25 years, and below is a brief look at their biggest defeat margins in the format.
5. 202 runs vs England, Lord's, 1975
The first match of the 1975 World Cup saw India face the hosts, England, at Lord's. Upon winning the toss and batting first, opener Dennis Amiss scored 137 (147), alongside two fifties, to take the team to 334/4 in 60 overs.
Sunil Gavaskar scored an infamous 36*(174) and carried the bat, but India only reached 132/3 in 60 overs. Peter Lever was England's best bowler with 1/16 (10), and India lost by 202 runs.
4. 208 runs vs Australia, Sydney, 2004
India faced Australia in the second Final of the VB Series of 2004, as the hosts batted first upon winning the toss. Matthew Hayden's 126(122), Damien Martyn's 67(76) and Andrew Symonds' 66(39) guided the team to 359/5 in 50 overs.
The Indians didn't get going throughout the innings, lost wickets at regular intervals and failed to earn any momentum. Irfan Pathan top-scored with 30(41) and the visitors were restricted to 151 in 33.2 overs. Brad Williams was the pick of the bowlers with 2/12(6.2), and Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee and Ian Harvey picked two each as well.
3. 214 runs vs South Africa, Wankhede, 2015
South Africans were all over India in the fifth ODI of the 2015 series, as they batted first at Wankhede. Three of the top-4 batters — Quinton de Kock (109 off 87), Faf du Plessis (133 off 115) and AB de Villiers (119 off 61) — scored centuries and took the score to 438/4 in 50 overs.
In response, despite Shikhar Dhawan's 60(59) and Ajinkya Rahane's 87(58), India were bundled out for just 224 runs in 36 overs. Kagiso Rabada picked 4/41(7), and Dale Steyn took 3/38(7) to clinch the game by 214 runs.
2. 244 runs vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 2026
For the fourth match in a row, India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series. Following two sub-200 totals in the first two ODIs, New Zealand batters stepped up, led by Will Young's 125(108) and Tim Seifert's 58(48). Everyone in the middle order also contributed to take the team to 333 runs before being bowled out on the final ball.
Matt Henry introduced himself in the series with a sensational triple-wicket maiden to start the proceedings in the second innings. Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer got out for a golden duck, and Virat Kohli for 0(4). Ishan Kishan (27 off 53), Axar Patel (21 off 36) and Naman Dhir (21 off 24) were the only batters to get into the double figures.
Courtesy of Henry's 6/27 (9.4), New Zealand won the match by 244 runs, bundling India for just 89 runs in 26.4 overs.
1. 245 runs vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2000
India met neighbours Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy Final in 2000 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and Sanath Jayasuriya ripped the Indian bowlers to shreds with his swashbuckling 189(161) with 21 fours and four sixes. Russel Arnold's 52(62) was the only other substantial contribution to take the Lankans to 299/6.
In response, Chaminda Vaas, who always loved bowling against India, scalped a 5/14 in 9.3 overs. Robin Singh's 11 off 38 was the only double-digit score in the innings, while India got all out for 54 runs in 26/3 overs. They lost by 245 runs, which is their biggest loss by runs in ODI cricket.
