Matt Henry: 'They're a world-class outfit' after six-wicket haul in Mount Maunganui ODI

Matt Henry starred as New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth One Day International at Mount Maunganui on November 13, 2026, taking a career-best 6/27 as the visitors were bowled out for 89 while chasing 334.

New Zealand defended a target of 334 and dismissed India for 89 in 26.4 overs, with Henry claiming six wickets including three in the opening over that precipitated an immediate collapse. Henry removed Rohit Sharma (0), Virat Kohli (0) and Shreyas Iyer (0) in that first over, then returned later to dismiss Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav (1) and Gurnoor Brar (2). The 6/27 were recorded as Henry’s best ODI figures and they left India reeling at 0/3 early in their innings.

On his approach, Henry said: "Well, especially with the way the wind was going, I wasn’t too worried about the swing. So from ball one it was just about trying to have the strengths and bring the stumps in play, really. We knew that there was a small window there with the new ball that you could put the batters under pressure. So just trying to be as simple as possible, obviously, and when it moves sharply like that in the first over, when people are facing the first ball, it’s pretty tough."

Henry’s performance continued his strong record against India in ODIs as he has now claimed 27 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 17.33, including two five-wicket hauls. The figures cited in the match report list those totals and the two previous five-wicket returns as part of his record versus India.

After the game Henry cautioned against overreaction, saying: "Oh, I don’t want to get too carried away. No, they’re a world-class outfit, and I think that’s the message that we were saying right through. They can bat deep, and yeah, look, it’s one game, and we’ve got another one coming up soon that hopefully we can level the series," he added.

The result cut India’s series lead to 2-1, with the teams set to meet in the final fixture on Sunday.