At Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on November 13, 2026, Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck off the very first ball he faced in the fourth ODI against
New Zealand, bringing an end to a remarkable 205-innings streak without a first-ball dismissal as an ODI opener. India were chasing a target of 334 when the innings unravelled dramatically inside the opening over.
Matt Henry was the bowler responsible, extracting sharp bounce from a short-of-good-length delivery that Rohit edged to Finn Allen at first slip. The dismissal was the first golden duck Rohit had suffered as an opener in ODI cricket, making it a notable and unwanted entry in the record books.
Henry was not finished. In the same opening over, he also removed Virat Kohli for a four-ball duck and then trapped Shreyas Iyer lbw for another golden duck. The over read W, W, 0, 0, 0, W, completing a triple-wicket maiden that left India in serious early trouble in their chase of 334.
This was only the second occasion on which Rohit and Kohli had both been dismissed for ducks in the same ODI match. The first instance came back in 2010 against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
Which Indian batters have been dismissed on the first ball of an ODI innings?
Rohit's dismissal on the first ball of his innings placed him in a group of Indian batters who have suffered the same fate in ODI cricket. Among those who have been dismissed off the opening delivery of their innings, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag each experienced it on three separate occasions, making them the most frequent sufferers in this unwanted list among Indian openers.
Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Kris Srikkanth and Manoj Prabhakar each recorded one such dismissal during their respective ODI careers. Rohit's golden duck at Bay Oval now adds his name to this group, a list that spans several generations of Indian batting.
Indian batters dismissed off the first ball of an ODI innings:
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Sourav Ganguly – 3 times
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Virender Sehwag – 3 times
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Sunil Gavaskar – 1 time
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Ravi Shastri – 1 time
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Kris Srikkanth – 1 time
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Manoj Prabhakar – 1 time
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Rohit Sharma – 1 time
How damaging was Matt Henry's opening over to India's chase?
Henry's opening over was one of the most destructive single overs seen in ODI cricket from a New Zealand perspective against India. Removing three batters, including two of India's most experienced top-order players in Rohit and Kohli, along with Iyer, inside six deliveries left the visitors at a severe disadvantage while chasing 334.
The over produced three wickets without conceding a run, a maiden that effectively dismantled India's top order before the chase had properly begun. Rohit's golden duck was the headline dismissal given the 205-innings streak it ended, but the collective damage of three ducks in a single over underlined just how commanding Henry's spell was at Bay Oval on November 13, 2026.
