India endured a historic collapse at the start of their chase in the fourth one-day international against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, losing their first three wickets in the opening over without scoring a run. Matt Henry dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in succession, and the team's 0/3 start is the first of its kind in India's ODI history.
Rohit was out for a duck on the first ball, edging to slip. Iyer followed in the same over, also dismissed first ball, this time leg before wicket. Kohli was then bowled on the fourth delivery, completing a triple-wicket maiden for Henry. Gaikwad and Kishan were left at the crease to rebuild an innings that had begun with three batters gone.
The collapse came in a match where Iyer was leading India in ODIs for the first time, with Shubman Gill absent and Rohit opening alongside Gaikwad. Iyer had chosen to field after winning the toss, and New Zealand batted first to post 333. Will Young scored 125 and Tim Seifert made 58, setting India a target of 334.
The dismissals also carry a notable record. It is only the second occasion on which Rohit and Kohli have both been dismissed for ducks in the same ODI, and the previous instance came in 2010 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. India are now the fifth team in ODI cricket to lose three wickets for no runs, following Pakistan, who have done so twice, along with Bangladesh and Australia.
The outcome of the chase had not been reported at the time of writing, and the state of the series was not stated in the available details.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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