What a performance in Tauranga: Matt Henry with a career-best 6/27 leads the BLACKCAPS to a 244-run win.

Matt Henry’s fourth ODI against India at Bay Oval on November 13, 2026, began with a spell that instantly changed the game. The first ball removed Rohit Sharma; on the fifth, Virat Kohli was bowled, and on the sixth, Shreyas Iyer was trapped lbw. All three were out for ducks. Henry returned later to dismiss Ishan Kishan and finished with 6/27 from 9.4 overs. India were all out for 89, and New Zealand won by 244 runs.

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That haul was Henry’s personal best in ODIs, surpassing his 5/30 against Pakistan in 2014. There’s one important distinction: it wasn’t the best ODI return by a New Zealander against India; Shane Bond’s 6/19 in 2005 remains ahead. Henry’s performance is still remarkable for its timing and the way he dismantled the top order in one over.

As of the fourth ODI, Henry’s international bowling record stood at 152 wickets in 35 Tests, 178 in 96 ODIs, and 53 in 45 T20Is. His best figures are 7/23 in Tests, 6/27 in ODIs and 3/26 in T20Is. His Test best came against South Africa in Christchurch in 2022; his best match haul is 11/109 against England at The Oval in 2026. In T20Is, he has also taken a hat-trick against Pakistan, becoming only the fourth New Zealander to do so.

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Some of his biggest moments have come with the Black Caps on the biggest stages. In the 2019 World Cup semi-final against India, Henry took 3/37 as New Zealand edged a famous 18-run win. At the 2025 Champions Trophy, he finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets in four matches, including 5/42 against India. Those are different settings, but both show the same quality: he handles pressure and keeps asking questions.

His story against India began on debut: in January 2014, he claimed 4/38 in Wellington as New Zealand completed a 4-0 ODI series win. More than a decade later, he is still troubling the same opposition, now with a career-best six-for. That makes the Bay Oval spell feel like more than one brilliant afternoon—it connects the promise of his first appearance to the work of an established international bowler.

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