NZ vs IND 4th ODI: India Bowled Out for 89, Lose by 244 Runs; Series Decider at Bay Oval on Sunday
New Zealand piled up 333 and then skittled India for 89 at Bay Oval; India lead the series 2-1 going into Sunday's final ODI.
New Zealand crushed India by 244 runs in the fourth one-day international at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday, 13 November, keeping the five-match series alive, ABP Live reported.
A heavy defeat
Batting first, New Zealand made 333. India’s reply never got going and they were all out for just 89. It was a tough start for Shreyas Iyer, who was leading India in an ODI for the first time while regular captain Shubman Gill prepares for the Test series that begins on 19 November.
Series on the line
After four matches India lead 2-1. New Zealand cannot win the series, but a win in the last game would level it at 2-2.
The fifth and final ODI is on Sunday, 15 November, again at Bay Oval, starting at 7:30 am IST. According to the report, New Zealand have not lost at the ground since 2020, with seven wins from 12 games there overall, though their head-to-head record against India at the venue is 1-2.
Squads for the fifth ODI
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Kumar Kushagra, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Will Young, Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Tim Seifert, Michael Hay, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Brett Randell, Blair Tickner, Matthew Fisher.
Featured image: Bay Oval 2024 by NZDF, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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