Historic Collapse: India Faces Unprecedented ODI Wicket Loss

India's Unfortunate Record in ODI

On Friday, India made a disheartening mark in ODI history by becoming just the second team ever to lose their first three wickets without registering a single run. This unusual collapse was initiated by New Zealand's fast bowler Matt Henry, who dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer all within the first over.

Henry's remarkable achievement of claiming three or more wickets in the opening over of an ODI is only the third occurrence in the history of the format.

The first instance was recorded by South Africa's Shaun Pollock against Pakistan in Lahore back in 1997, where he took three wickets. Following that, Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas made headlines during the 2003 World Cup in Pietermaritzburg by taking four wickets in his first over against Bangladesh.

With his impressive triple wicket haul against India, Henry has now etched his name alongside these cricketing legends.

Pollock's opening over saw him take down Saeed Anwar, Aamir Sohail, and Ijaz Ahmed, while Vaas achieved a memorable hat-trick by dismissing Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Ashraful, and Ehsanul Haque with his first three deliveries.

Unlike Bangladesh, who managed to score runs in their opening over, both India and Pakistan faced a complete shutout.