- Game over from Iyer on the very first ball
- Shreyas Iyer's embarrassing record
- A poor record on ODI captaincy debut
Shreyas Iyer : Shreyer Iyer got a chance to lead the Indian team in the fourth ODI between India and New Zealand. But in the very first match, India suffered a humiliating defeat by 244 runs. This is India's second heaviest defeat in the history of ODI cricket. Not only this, Shreyas Iyer could not even open his account in this match. It also gave Shreyas an unloved record, which no Indian captain had done before. (IND vs NZ)
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An embarrassing record for Shreyas Iyer
The fourth ODI between India and New Zealand was nothing short of a nightmare for Shreyas Iyer. Leading the Indian team in ODIs for the first time, Iyer failed to score a single run. He was dismissed on the very first ball. Due to this, Iyer registered an unwanted record on his ODI captaincy debut. He became the first Indian captain to get out for a wicket on his ODI captaincy debut.
Rohit-Virat also got out cheaply on debut
Earlier, the lowest individual score by an Indian captain on his ODI debut was 2 runs. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were dismissed for 2 runs each on their captaincy debuts. Now, Shreyas has been dismissed for a golden duck, setting the elusive record of not being dismissed on captaincy debut in Indian ODI cricket.
Henry gave India three hits in the first over
In the fourth ODI, played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand batted first and set India a huge target of 334 runs. In reply, the Indian team got off to a poor start. Matt Henry destroyed the Indian batting line-up by taking three crucial wickets in the first over. Rohit Sharma was dismissed on the very first ball of the over. Then Virat Kohli was dismissed on the fifth ball.
Not only this, Henry also dismissed skipper Shreyas Iyer on the last ball of the first over. Thus, India returned to the tent without conceding a single run in the same over, losing three key batsmen. After this, Team India could not make a comeback in the match and the entire team was reduced to 89 runs. Henry took a total of six wickets in the match to help New Zealand win by 244 runs.
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