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5/42! Matt Henry Claims Two Huge Landmarks With A Sensational Show Vs India

Aakash Saini

Matt Henry celebrating the wicket of Shubman Gill [Source: AP Photos]Matt Henry celebrating the wicket of Shubman Gill [Source: AP Photos]

New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry picked up five wickets in an innings against India in match 12 of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. After making full use of the new ball, Henry also stemmed India’s run flow during the slog overs to restrict the ‘Men in Blue’ to just 249-9.

Collecting the third five-wicket haul of his ODI career, the 33-year-old also managed to scale a couple of huge bowling landmarks with his latest spell at the Dubai International Stadium.

Matt Henry becomes first bowler for THIS record

Opening the bowling for New Zealand, Matt Henry dismissed Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli earlier in his spell as India slipped to 30-3 at one stage of the match. The speedster also added dangermen Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya to his tally before getting rid of number nine Mohammed Shami off the last ball of the Indian innings.

Picking up the third five-wicket haul of his ODI career, Henry finished with figures of 5-42 from his eight overs as India composed 249-9.

Notably, Matt Henry recorded the second-best figures by any New Zealand bowler in the history of Champions Trophy, going past Shayne O'Connor’s effort against Pakistan from 2000, and falling behind Jacob Oram’s five-fer against USA from 2004. Here is a look at three best bowling figures by New Zealanders in ICC Champions Trophy:

Best bowling figures for NZ in Champions Trophy

Bowler
Figures
Opponent
ICC Champions Trophy edition
Jacob Oram5/36USA 2004
Matt Henry5/42India2025
Shayne O'Connor5/46Pakistan2000

Moreover, Matt Henry also became the first bowler overall to pick up a five-wicket haul against Team India in ICC Champions Trophy. Former Pakistan paceman Naved-ul-Hasan held the previous best figures against India through his match-winning spell of 4-25 in Birmingham back during the 2004 Champions Trophy.

Team India reached a competitive 249-9 from 50 overs, with Shreyas Iyer top-scoring in the innings through his fighting 79-run knock. For New Zealand, Matt Henry’s pace mates Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke also chipped in with a wicket each.