Matt Henry bagged six-for 27 at Bay Oval vs India | PC- AFP
Matt Henry was simply unplayable at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Team India were folded for 89 runs in 26.4 overs, their second-lowest ODI total on the Kiwi soil.
Just like the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup, Henry dismantled the Indian top order, but this time he had three wickets inside the first over of the innings. For the first time in ODI history, India lost their first three wickets without any runs on the board.
Matt Henry breaks multiple records with legendary six-fer in IND vs NZ 4th ODI
Eventually, Matt Henry returned with a six-for 27, his best bowling figures in ODIs. With that, India's old nemesis broke multiple records. It was his second five-wicket haul against India in the format.
Henry levelled Trent Boult and Ben Sears in a national record for multiple ODI fifers against an international side. Only Shane Bond has three five-wicket hauls against a single team, Australia, the most by a Kiwi bowler.
Multiple 5-wicket hauls for New Zealand against an opponent in ODIs
- 3 - Shane Bond vs Australia
- 2 - Trent Boult vs Australia
- 2 - Ben Sears vs Pakistan
- 2 - Matt Henry vs India*
Apart from Henry, only four more bowlers have taken two fifers against India in ODI cricket. Australia's Mitchell Starc, Dunith Wellalage from Sri Lanka and West Indian Mervyn Dillon are the three other men.
Brett Lee, with four five-wicket haul, leads the list. The former Aussie quick is followed by Pakistan's Aaqib Javed and Mustafizur Rahman from Bangladesh.
Multiple 5-wicket hauls vs India in ODIs
- 4 - Brett Lee (Australia)
- 3 - Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
- 3 - Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- 2 - Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
- 2 - Mitchell Starc (Australia)
- 2 - Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka)
- 2 - Matt Henry (New Zealand)*
Record-shattering Matt Henry turned out to be good for Indian top order
After Will Young smashed his fifth ODI hundred, India were asked to chase down a target of 334 runs set by the New Zealand team. Although India suffered their second-biggest ODI defeat, the conditions were anything but a paradise for batting.
Under artificial lights, Matt Henry bowled extraordinarily with the new ball in hand. He used his craft to perfection, removing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer with three heck-of-deliveries.
Kyle Jamieson also joined forces with Henry from the other end, as India lost their four wickets under 10 runs for the first time ever in the format.
Matthew Fisher also bagged three wickets, while the star of the show remained Henry, who returned with six for 27. With that he bagged the second-best bowling figures for New Zealand against India.
Best Bowling figures for New Zealand vs India in ODI
- 6/19 - Shane Bond, Bulawayo, 2005
- 6/27 - Matt Henry, Mount Maunganui, 2026*
- 5/21 - Trent Boult, Hamilton, 2019
- 5/22 - Andre Adams, Queenstown, 2003
- 5/23 - Richard Collinge, Christchurch, 1976
Lastly, it was the fourth fifer for the 34-year-old seamer in 93 ODI outings. He surpassed Tim Southee and levelled Shane Bond's record in terms of most five-wicket hauls for New Zealand in ODIs.
Most 5-wicket haul for New Zealand in ODIs
- 6 - Trent Boult
- 5 - Sir Richard Hadlee
- 4 - Shane Bond, Matt Henry*
- 3 - Tim Southee
