Gurnoor Brar Breaks Zaheer Khan’s 23-Year-Old Record In Style With Stunning Four-Fer

Gurnoor Brar in action (Source: AFP Photos)

On Saturday (November 7), Gurnoor Brar finished with his career-best bowling figures of 10-2-30-4 during India’s second ODI against New Zealand in Wellington. In the process, he topped the list of Indian bowlers at this venue, surpassing the record previously held by Zaheer Khan.

After the match was delayed due to rain, Gurnoor Brar took the wickets of Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner and Nathan Smith to tear apart New Zealand’s middle order. New Zealand never really recovered from there before eventually being bundled out for 134 in 41 overs.

Gurnoor Brar Achieves Best ODI Bowling Figures By An Indian In New Zealand

Earlier, Zaheer Khan took 3/30 when India and New Zealand met here in Wellington back in 2003. Gurnoor has now broken the record, which had been at the top for more than 23 years.

[Best Bowling Figures (ODIs) By An Indian In Wellington]

Besides, it was the third-best bowling figures by an Indian in a 50-over match in New Zealand. Anil Kumble and Zaheer Khan had better individual outings than he did.

Best Bowling Figures for India vs New Zealand in New Zealand in ODIs

• 5/33 - Anil Kumble, Wellington, 1994
• 4/23 - Javagal Srinath, Auckland, 2002
• 4/30 - Gurnoor Brar, Wellington, 2026, Today*
• 4/39 - Kuldeep Yadav, Napier, 2019
• 4/45 - Kuldeep Yadav, Mount Maunganui, 2019

Notably, Gurnoor has never taken a four-wicket haul for India. He had played 10 matches before that.

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In List A cricket, Gurnoor has one four-wicket haul in the format after 19 outings before Saturday’s heroics.

Best Bowling Figures For Gurnoor Brar In ODIs

• 4/30 vs New Zealand, Wellington, 2026, Today*
• 3/27 vs Afghanistan, Dharamsala, 2026
• 3/44 vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2026
• 3/60 vs Afghanistan, Lucknow, 2026

New Zealand Bundled Out For 134

Meanwhile, New Zealand managed only 134 in the second ODI against India. They were bowled out for 185 in 40.2 overs in the first ODI.

In the process, the Kiwis had two back-to-back ODI totals under 200 within a series, the first time since 2001. That was against Sri Lanka.

Lowest All Out ODI Totals At Home For NZ vs India

• 134 Wellington 2026
• 142 Auckland 1994 (Lost by 7 wkts)
• 157 Napier 2019 (Lost by 8 wkts)
• 168 Wellington 2003 (Lost by 2 wkts)
• 185 Auckland 2026 (Lost by 5 wkts)

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