New Zealand have powered past the 210-run mark in the fourth One-Day International against India at Bay Oval on Friday, November 13, 2026, reaching 214/3 in 29.5 overs after India stand-in captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Opener Will Young anchored the Kiwi innings on 97 off 84 balls—capitalizing on two consecutive dropped catches by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the second over—while Finn Allen provided late middle-order acceleration on 41 off 28 deliveries.
Key Match Highlights & Live Scorecard
With India already holding a 2-0 lead in the five-match series following a washed-out third ODI, New Zealand’s revamped batting lineup launched an aggressive assault from the outset:
- Explosive Opening Stand: Openers Tim Seifert (58 off 48 balls, featuring 6 fours and 3 sixes) and Will Young added 85 runs inside 12 overs. Seifert became the first New Zealand batter to register an ODI half-century against India inside the first 10 overs.
- Middle-Overs Strikes & Counterattack: Gurnoor Brar broke the opening partnership via a diving catch from Ishan Kishan, before Axar Patel (1/30 in 7 overs) had Nick Kelly (4) stumped and Auqib Nabi (1/43 in 6 overs) dismissed Dean Foxcroft (8). However, Young and Allen counterattacked cleanly, taking 15 runs off a single Kuldeep Yadav over (including a 4, 4, and a free-hit 6).
Team Changes & Series Stakes
India made three changes to their playing XI—bringing in Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, and Kuldeep Yadav in place of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Anshul Kamboj—while New Zealand introduced six fresh faces. A victory at Bay Oval will hand India an unassailable 3-0 series triumph with one ODI remaining.
