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In the fourth ODI match played at Bay Oval ground in New Zealand, New Zealand defeated India by a huge margin of 244 runs.
This is India's second biggest defeat in the history of ODI cricket in terms of runs.
This defeat at the hands of New Zealand is just one run less than India's biggest ODI defeat till date. In the year 2000, Sri Lanka defeated India by 245 runs in Sharjah.
However, India is leading 2-1 in the five-match series and the fifth ODI will also be played at Bay Oval.
India lost four important wickets in the beginning of the innings at the score of 9 runs, which included India's top batting order.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are out without opening the account. Matt Henry took three of these wickets.
But the most talked about match regarding this match is Indian bowler Gurnoor Brar and New Zealand bowler Matt Henry.
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Matt Henry's six wickets
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He cited the excellent line and length of the bowlers as the main reason behind the dismissal of the Indian batsmen.
Matt Henry gave a great start to his team by dismissing Rohit Sharma on the very first ball of the Indian innings.
After this, Matt Henry also dismissed Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in the first over itself.
By the end of the first over, India had lost three wickets without scoring any runs.
Matt Henry had taken three wickets in the first four wickets.
Wicketkeepers Ishan Kishan and Akshar Patel provided some support to the already faltering Indian team, but in the 27th over the entire team was reduced to 89 runs.
Matt Henry bowled brilliantly and took six wickets for 27 runs.
According to Cricinfo, the New Zealand fast bowler devastated the Indian innings by bowling one of the most spectacular opening spells in the history of ODI cricket.
The Indian team, which was on the tour of New Zealand on Friday, won the toss and asked the Kiwi team to bat first.
Before this match, India was leading 2-0 in the five-match ODI series.
New Zealand's opening batsmen Will Young and Tim Seifert gave a good start to the team. Both added 85 runs for the first wicket.
Indian fast bowler Gurnoor Brar dismissed Tim Seifert in the 12th over.
New Zealand's Nick Kelly and Dan Foxcroft could not perform well. Both scored four and eight runs respectively.
After this Will Young and Finn Allen made a partnership of 100 runs. Finn Allen scored 41 runs in 30 balls.
While Will Young played one of the best innings of his career and scored 125 runs.
At the end of 50 overs, the entire New Zealand team was out for 333 runs.
For India, Aaqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Akshar Patel took two wickets each.
Criticism of Brar's behavior
In this match, some story was seen between Indian fast bowler Gurnoor Brar and Kiwi batsman Tim Seifert, although Virat Kohli tried to control the atmosphere.
Many users also criticized the aggressive behavior of Indian bowler Brar during the match.
Vipin Tiwari wrote on X that despite bowling out India for 89 runs, New Zealand's bowlers did not show the same aggressive attitude as was seen from Gurnoor Brar.
Another user criticized Gurnoor Brar and wrote that after playing only a few matches he is doing such stupid things.
The user wrote, "Adopting an aggressive attitude against Seifert is not aggressive behavior, but an insult to the New Zealand team which is known for its professional attitude."
When New Zealand players heckled Brar while he was batting, a user wrote, "You must have done something very bad, that's why New Zealand players are heckled at you."
A user named Anshu Baniya wrote, "If you play with fire, your hands will get burnt."
Many users on social media were also seen raising questions on the selection of the Indian team.
A user named Arjun wrote that three players were out on zero.
He said, "In such a situation, it is understandable why Hardik Pandya always comes forward and performs when difficult situations arise."
One user wrote, "In a population of one and a half billion, you cannot find a more incompetent captain than Shreyas Iyer and then you are surprised when you suffer the biggest defeat."
After India's crushing defeat at the hands of New Zealand, users on social media were seen raising questions on the performance of the Indian team and its selection.
A user named Sherry wrote that despite the absence of many big players like Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand team defeated the Indian team.
One user wrote that New Zealand's 'C team' destroyed the 'so-called number one' batting order.
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