The fourth New Zealand vs India ODI game at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui saw the hosts being asked to bat first after India won the toss. The wicket looked like a batting paradise as the Kiwis were able to cross the 200-run mark for the first time during the series.
Indian all-rounder Plant Man stole the show with his amazing fielding on Friday. The visitors dropped two easy catches early in the game, leaving a big question mark on the fielding standards. The Men in Blue made amends during the latter half of the first innings, with Dhir’s catch in particular being the highlight of the evening.
The moment happened on the fifth ball of the 38th over when Michael Bracewell played the pull shot after Gurnoor Brar pitched it short. The batter didn’t time the ball well, and Naman came running in from the deep square-leg region. He dived in front and got both his hands under the ball to complete the catch. Bracewell was out after scoring 15 runs from 20 balls with one boundary.
What a beautiful running catch Naman dhirr pic.twitter.com/5ohRNttsTL
— harvey (@iLunaticLad) November 13, 2026
What a dangerous catch by Naman dheer fantastic pic.twitter.com/wA93R3Lo4D
— Aashu yadav (@Aashuyadav91944) November 13, 2026
Will Young leads the charge with a classy century
New Zealand opener Will Young was dropped twice. Rohit Sharma put down the catch in the slip region, and then Ishan Kishan couldn’t hold on to another chance.
Auqib Nabi could only look back in disbelief as he saw two chances go begging. Tim Seifert then went on to the attack and registered his first ODI fifty before he was dismissed for 58 by Brar.
Young batted with a lot of aggression as he reached his half-century off 49 balls. The batter then took another 39 balls to get to his fifth ODI ton. He was eventually out for 125 runs from 108 balls with the help of 14 boundaries and four sixes. Dhir got the wicket of Young as the batter tried to go for a slog sweep and was caught by Kumar Kushagra in the deep.
There was another drop towards the backend of the innings when Rohit gave Mitchell Santner a second chance. He amassed 24 runs from 29 balls before falling to Arshdeep Singh on the second ball of the 45th over. New Zealand were dismissed for 333 in 50 overs.