Will Young made a superb 125 to lift New Zealand to 333, and then Matt Henry produced a devastating first over as India lost Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer all for ducks in the fourth one-day international at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

India were chasing 334 to seal the five-match series, but they were reeling at nought for three after just six balls, and nine for four inside the first six overs. It was the first time in India's one-day international history that their first three wickets had fallen without a run on the board.

Young had earlier made India pay for two dropped catches. The opener was put down twice in the second over, by Rohit Sharma at slip and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, off successive deliveries from Auqib Nabi. Young later joked with Kohli about the let-offs, asking him if he had ever been dropped twice in the same over. Kohli laughed and said no.

Young cashes in after early let-offs

Asked to bat first by Iyer, who was leading India in a one-day international for the first time, New Zealand made a flying start. Young and Tim Seifert put on 85 for the first wicket in 12 overs, with Seifert striking a brisk 58 from 48 balls, including six fours and three sixes.

Seifert reached his fifty in 39 balls, and New Zealand were 72 without loss after 10 overs. Gurnoor Brar finally broke the stand, and Axar Patel then removed Nick Kelly for four, but Young kept going. He reached his fifty in 49 balls and then accelerated, bringing up his hundred in just 88 balls.

Young's fifth one-day hundred, and his first against India, was built on 14 fours and four sixes. He shared a 90-run stand with Finn Allen, who made 41 from 30 balls, before he was caught in the deep off Naman Dhir for 125 from 108 balls, with New Zealand 256 for five.

India fight back to keep the target in reach

At one stage New Zealand had looked set for a total well beyond 350, but India's bowlers fought back in the closing overs. The last 10 overs produced only 68 runs, with Mitchell Santner's quick 24 and useful contributions from Kristian Clarke, who made 22, and Kyle Jamieson, unbeaten on 19, carrying the hosts past 300.

Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers with two for 39 from his 10 overs, while Nabi and Brar also took two wickets each. The innings ended with run-outs off the last two balls, leaving New Zealand 333 all out from their 50 overs.

India lead the series 2-0 after winning the first two matches, with the third one-day international in Hamilton abandoned because of rain. A win in Mount Maunganui would give them an unassailable 3-0 lead with one match still to play, but Henry's opening over left them with a mountain to climb.

Iyer became the 29th captain to lead India in men's one-day internationals, standing in for Shubman Gill for the final two matches of the series. His first match in charge could hardly have started in more dramatic fashion, with the chase still under way at the time of writing.