Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: X)
NEW DELHI: India suffered a shocking start to their chase of 334 against New Zealand in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry dismissed all three batters in the opening over to leave India reeling at 0/3. The previous instance came against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2010. That match is also remembered for the controversial incident in which Virender Sehwag was denied a century after Suraj Randiv bowled a no-ball when Sehwag was on 99 not out.
Rohit Sharma , Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer all returned to the pavilion without scoring. Henry struck again on the fifth ball of the over to remove Virat Kohli. After bowling deliveries that moved away from the batter, Henry brought one back sharply into Kohli. The ball stayed a little low as Kohli tried to defend it towards the leg-side. Henry completed a stunning over by dismissing India captain Shreyas Iyer on the final delivery. The pacer bowled a sharp delivery that came back into Iyer. The batter tried to defend it but missed the ball, which hit him on the back leg. This was only the second time that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had both scored ducks in the same ODI. Sehwag hit the delivery for six, but the run did not count.
Pakistan vs New Zealand, Edgbaston, 1983 World Cup Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pietermaritzburg, 2003 World Cup India became the fifth team to lose their first three wickets without scoring a run in an ODI.