Matt Henry Creates History, Becomes First Bowler In The World To...
In the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand in Dubai, Henry finished with figures of 5 for 42 in eight overs.
New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry entered his name in the history books on Sunday (March 2) by becoming the first bowler in the world to take a five-wicket haul against India in the Champions Trophy. Henry achieved the feat during the India-New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 match taking place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. He finished the match with figures of 5 for 42 in eight overs and restricted India to 249/9 in 50 overs.
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Henry opened his account by trapping Shubman Gill (2) in front of the wickets on the fifth ball of the third over of the match, and then in the seventh over he picked up Virat Kohli’s wicket. Kohli, in his 300th ODI for India, could only manage to score 11 runs from 14 balls.
Best bowling figures vs India in Champions Trophy
Matt Henry (New Zealand): 5/42 in 8 overs on March 2, 2025 in Dubai
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan): 4/25 in 9 overs on September 19, 2004 in Birmingham
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan): 4/36 in 9.5 overs on September 19, 2004 in Birmingham
Douglas Hondo (Zimbabwe): 4/62 in 9 overs on September 14, 2002 in Colombo
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan): 3/16 in 6 overs on June 18, 2017, at The Oval
Hasan Ali (Pakistan): 3/19 in 6.3 overs on June 18, 2017, at The Oval
Henry’s third wicket came in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 16 runs from 20 balls. The 33-year-old fast bowler dismissed Hardik Pandya (45) on the third ball of the last over of India’s innings and completed his fifer by taking Mohammed Shami’s wicket on the last ball.
Henry overtakes Hadlee
The ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday is Henry’s 90th ODI for the Black Caps, and by taking five wickets, Henry leapfrogged legendary Richard Hadlee in the list of bowlers with most wickets for New Zealand in the 50-over format of the game. Henry has 163 wickets to his name in ODIs now, whereas Hadlee finished his career with 158 wickets in 115 matches.
The overall record of taking most wickets for New Zealand in ODIs is in the name of former captain and star all-rounder Daniel Vettori. Vettori finished his 18-year-long ODI career with 297 wickets in 291 matches.
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