IND vs NZ: 4 Reasons why India lost the 4th ODI in Hamilton, No.1 is the biggest reason

In the fourth ODI which was played between India and New Zealand in Seddon Park in Hamilton. The Blackcaps broke the winning streak of the Indian team in the fourth ODI and won the match by 8 wickets with 212 balls to spare.

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In the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma led India in the fourth one-dayer and got bundled out for 92 runs. In reply, New Zealand chased down the target 93 in just 14.4 overs and registered their first win of the series by making 3-1 with one to play.

In the fourth ODI, 4 big mistakes were made by India, which resulted in the defeat of Team India. Let's see.

4. Lack of star players like Virat and Dhoni:

The biggest reason for the humiliating defeat in the fourth ODI against New Zealand was that India had no big star players like Kohli and Dhoni. While Kohli was rested and Dhoni is still not yet recovered fully from the Injury.

3. Underestimate New Zealand bowling:

After defeating New Zealand in 3 consecutive ODIs in the series, team India made a mistake to take the bowling attack of Kiwi's lightly in the fourth one day, due to which India stacked down for just 92 runs.

2. Indian batsmen not able to read the pitch well:

In the fourth ODI, the batsmen of Team India could not read the pitch well, Hamilton's pitch was helpful for the fast bowlers, where the ball was swinging in both ways which troubled them a lot.

1. The middle-order batsman flop:

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After the openers were dismissed cheaply, it was the middle-order batsmen who control the flow of wickets, the in-form duo of Dinesh Karthik and Rayudu was out on zero and made things more worst.