Rohit, Kohli, Iyer fall for ducks; India suffer first-ever 0/3 start in ODIs

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: X)NEW DELHI: India suffered a shocking start to their chase of 334 against New Zealand in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer all returned to the pavilion without scoring. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry dismissed all three batters in the opening over to leave India reeling at 0/3.Henry opened the bowling for New Zealand and struck with his very first delivery. He then removed Kohli on the fifth ball before sending Iyer back on the final delivery of the over.It was a triple-wicket maiden for Henry, who gave New Zealand the perfect start after the hosts had posted 333.Rohit falls for a golden duckHenry got Rohit Sharma with the first ball of the innings. The New Zealand pacer bowled a short-of-a-good-length delivery that moved away from the right-hander and also produced extra bounce. Rohit was forced to play at it and got a thick outside edge. Finn Allen took a simple catch at first slip. Rohit walked back after facing just one ball, registering a golden duck.Rohit Sharma c Finn Allen b Matt Henry 0 (1)Henry cleans up KohliHenry struck again on the fifth ball of the over to remove Virat Kohli. After bowling deliveries that moved away from the batter, Henry brought one back sharply into Kohli. The ball stayed a little low as Kohli tried to defend it towards the leg-side.Kohli was unable to deal with the inward movement. The ball went through the gap between his bat and pad and hit the stumps. Kohli was bowled for a four-ball duck, leaving India at 0/2.Virat Kohli b Matt Henry 0 (4)Shreyas Iyer falls LBW on the final ballHenry completed a stunning over by dismissing India captain Shreyas Iyer on the final delivery. The pacer bowled a sharp delivery that came back into Iyer. The batter tried to defend it but missed the ball, which hit him on the back leg.Umpire Kumar Dharmasena initially turned down the appeal. New Zealand took a review, and ball-tracking showed three reds, confirming that the ball would have hit the middle stump.Iyer was given out LBW for a first-ball duck. Henry had completed a triple-wicket maiden, with India losing their first three wickets without scoring a run.Shreyas Iyer lbw b Matt Henry 0 (1)Rohit and Kohli register second ODI ducks togetherThis was only the second time that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had both scored ducks in the same ODI.The previous instance came against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in 2010. That match is also remembered for the controversial incident in which Virender Sehwag was denied a century after Suraj Randiv bowled a no-ball when Sehwag was on 99 not out. Sehwag hit the delivery for six, but the run did not count.India join unwanted ODI record listIndia became the fifth team to lose their first three wickets without scoring a run in an ODI.The previous instances were:Pakistan vs New Zealand, Edgbaston, 1983 World CupPakistan vs South Africa, Lahore, 1997Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pietermaritzburg, 2003 World CupAustralia vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2026India vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 2026