New Zealand defeats India by 244 runs as Matt Henry takes six wickets in opening over

New Zealand recorded a 244-run victory over India in an ODI at Mount Maunganui, finishing on 333 for 4 after Will Young scored a personal best 125 off 108 balls. Matt Henry opened the bowling and dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in his first three deliveries, giving India a difficult start.

India managed a 85-run opening partnership before the early wickets fell, and later added runs in the middle overs, but could not recover from the early collapse. The Indian innings ended at 89 all out, with Henry finishing with figures of 6 for 27, while fellow fast bowler Matt Fisher took 3 for 31.

Tim Seifert became the first New Zealand batsman since 2015 to reach a fifty within the first ten overs, scoring his maiden ODI half-century. New Zealand's opening stand of more than 50 runs was the first such partnership in their last eight ODIs.

The win keeps the series level, with New Zealand set to play the final ODI without Henry and Kyle Jamieson, who were rested after their spell of overs.

"We are pleased with the team's performance and the way the bowlers executed their plans," said a New Zealand team spokesperson.

The match marked a strong start to New Zealand's ODI campaign and highlighted the effectiveness of their pace attack.