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Will Young reached a hundred and New Zealand reached 219 for 4 in the fourth one-day match against India at Mount Maunganui on Friday. Young was unbeaten on 101 off 90 balls when this post was written, at about 10:05 IST, with New Zealand 32.2 overs into their innings. India need a win to seal the five-match series 3-0.
Updated: 13 November 2026, 10:10 IST
Quick Read
- New Zealand 219 for 4 in 32.2 overs, after India won the toss and chose to field. Will Young 101 not out off 90 balls, Michael Bracewell 1 not out off 7.
- Tim Seifert hit 58 off 48 balls. Dean Foxcroft made 8, Nick Kelly 4, and Finn Allen fell for 41 to Axar Patel, who has 2 wickets for 32 runs.
- India lead the series 2-0. The third ODI was washed out in Hamilton. A win today seals the series with one match left, on 15 November at the same ground.
The scorecard so far
This is a live snapshot, and it will change. At the time of writing: Tim Seifert 58 off 48 balls, with six fours and three sixes; Will Young 101 not out off 90, with 11 fours and three sixes; Nick Kelly 4 off 8, stumped off Axar Patel; Dean Foxcroft 8 off 13; Finn Allen 41 off 30, caught off Axar Patel; Michael Bracewell 1 not out off 7. Extras added 6 runs.
India’s bowlers so far: Axar Patel 2 for 32 in 8.2 overs, Gurnoor Brar 1 for 61 in 7. Auqib Nabi has one wicket. The run rate is 6.77 an over. The match started at 7:30 AM IST at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui — a day-night game.
India won the toss and chose to field. Shreyas Iyer leads India, with regular captain Shubman Gill away on Test duty with KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj.
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Young’s hundred, Seifert’s fast fifty
Young started slow and then took over. He reached his fifty in 49 balls — his 13th fifty in one-day cricket — and then pushed on to a hundred in 90 balls. He has hit 11 fours and three sixes, and he is still there.
Seifert gave New Zealand their flying start. He reached his fifty in just 39 balls and finished with 58 off 48. He is the first New Zealand batter to score a fifty against India inside the first 10 overs of a one-day innings. New Zealand were 72 without loss after 10 overs, and they crossed 50 inside the first 10 overs for the first time in 17 one-day outings.
The pair put on a big opening stand before Axar broke through. Seifert fell at 86, and the score was 96 for 2 when Kelly was stumped. Young kept going.
Axar pulls India back
Axar Patel has been India’s best bowler today. He stumped Kelly for 4, then took Allen for 41 — caught by Rohit Sharma — to leave New Zealand 215 for 4 in the 31st over. His figures read 2 for 32 in 8.2 overs, at an economy rate of 3.84. That is tight bowling on a day when the other bowlers have gone for more than six an over.
Gurnoor Brar has had a rough day, leaking 61 runs in 7 overs for one wicket. Kuldeep Yadav was also expensive — Young swept him for four, Allen whipped a poor ball for four more, and a no-ball free hit went for six over long-on. India will want Axar to bowl out while Young is still at the crease.
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What this match decides
India lead the series 2-0 after wins in the first two matches. The third ODI in Hamilton was washed out by rain, with no result. So a win today gives India an unassailable 3-0 lead with one match still to play.
For New Zealand, this is a must-win game. Lose today, and the series is gone. Win, and the series stays alive for the fifth and final ODI on Sunday 15 November, at the same ground in Mount Maunganui. No rain is expected today, so a full 50-over contest is on the cards.
India’s team today: Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Why India searched for Foxcroft
One name from this match topped Google Trends in India today: Dean Foxcroft, with more than 1 million searches, up 1,000% in the past day. Foxcroft made only 8 runs off 13 balls before getting out. The searches kept coming anyway — he was the most-searched cricket name of the morning, ahead of Kuldeep Yadav, who also crossed 50,000 searches.
That is the odd bit of this match. The man with a hundred, Will Young, is not the name India searched for most. Foxcroft is — a South Africa-born batter playing for New Zealand, whose name was new to many Indian fans this morning. A quiet score of 8 still put him at the top of the trends list.
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FAQ
What is the score in the India vs New Zealand 4th ODI?
At the time of writing, about 10:05 IST, New Zealand were 219 for 4 in 32.2 overs. Will Young was unbeaten on 101 off 90 balls and Michael Bracewell on 1. The score will change — this post is a live snapshot.
Who won the toss?
India won the toss and chose to field first at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Shreyas Iyer is captaining India, with Shubman Gill away on Test duty.
What happens if India win today?
India seal the five-match series 3-0 with one match left. The fifth ODI is on Sunday 15 November, at the same ground. If New Zealand win, the series stays alive.
Desk-original added context
Our own live scorecard snapshot, as of about 10:05 IST: New Zealand 219 for 4 in 32.2 overs — Seifert 58 (48), Young 101 not out (90), Kelly 4 (8), Foxcroft 8 (13), Allen 41 (30), Bracewell 1 not out (7); Axar 2 for 32, Gurnoor 1 for 61. Our own series box: India won the first two ODIs, the third was washed out in Hamilton, so the series stands at 2-0 with two to play — a win today makes it 3-0 and ends the contest a match early. And our own note on the trends: “Dean Foxcroft” drew more than 1 million searches in India today, up 1,000%, while the centurion Will Young drew far fewer — the morning’s most-searched name was a batter who scored 8.
Sources
- NDTV Sports — India vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 4th ODI (13 Nov 2026, live blog; curl HEAD returns 403 bot-block, score verified via live search)
- ESPNcricinfo — NZ 219/4 (32.2 ov), Will Young 101*, live score (13 Nov 2026; curl HEAD returns 403 bot-block, score verified via live search)
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