In the fourth ODI against India, Tim Seifert batted stormily and scored 58 runs in 48 balls. During this, he created history by breaking a 27-year-old record and scoring a half-century in the first 10 overs.
IND vs NZ 4th ODI: In the fourth ODI being played between India and New Zealand, Kiwi opener Tim Seifert created history with his explosive batting. Both the openers gave a great start to the New Zealand team, which came to bat first after losing the toss. In particular, Seifert put pressure on the Indian bowlers and scored runs rapidly and completed his half-century in just 10 overs.
With this innings of Seifert, the 27 year old record was also destroyed. He did such a feat of scoring a half-century in the first 10 overs against India, which a New Zealand batsman has done for the first time since 1999. However, poor fielding of the Indian team also played an important role in giving life to the Kiwi batsmen.
IND vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first
In this match, Shreyas Iyer, who is captaining the Indian team, won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was expected that the Indian bowlers would give shocks to New Zealand in the initial overs, but Tim Seifert and Will Young gave the team a strong start. Along with playing cautiously, both the batsmen also did not refrain from hitting big shots on bad balls. The Indian team did not get a single success in the first 10 overs. During this, Auqib Nabi and Arshdeep Singh created opportunities to take wickets, but poor fielding increased the team's problems. Rohit Sharma missed two catches in the slips, while wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan also missed one catch.
IND vs NZ: Tim Seifert completed half-century in just 10 overs
Tim Seifert adopted an aggressive style from the beginning and did not give any opportunity to the Indian bowlers to play freely. He completed his half-century in just 10 overs. With this, he made the record of becoming the first batsman since 1999 to score a half-century in the first 10 overs for New Zealand against India. Earlier in January 1999, Brian Young had scored 47 runs in the first 10 overs against India, but he could not complete his half-century. In such a situation, Seifert created history by leaving behind this 27 year old record. However, after completing his half-century, he could not take his innings much further and Gurnoor Brar sent him to the pavilion.
IND vs NZ: New Zealand also did a big feat in the first 10 overs
The effect of Seifert's batting was clearly visible on the score of the New Zealand team. This was the first time in the last 17 ODI matches, when the Kiwi team was successful in crossing the 50-run mark in the first 10 overs. Earlier in the year 2025, in the match played against England in Wellington, New Zealand had scored 64 runs in the first 10 overs without losing any wicket. This time too the opening pair of Will Young and Tim Seifert gave a strong start to the team. Seifert scored 58 runs in 48 balls, which included 6 fours and 3 sixes, before being dismissed. His strike rate was around 121. When New Zealand's first wicket fell, the team's score had reached 85 runs in 12 overs.