Auckland, Nov. 4 -- Arshdeep Singh joined legends Javagal Srinath and Mohammed Shami to become the third Indian pacer to take a four-wicket haul in New Zealand.

Arshdeep achieved this feat during the first ODI against New Zealand at Auckland, taking 4/70 in his 10 overs.

His spell is the fourth best by an Indian pacer in New Zealand, with Srinath (4/23 at Auckland in 2003 and 4/52 at Napier in 1995) holding the first two spots. Shami holds the third spot with a spell of 4/55 at Napier in 2014.

One more wicket would have helped Arshdeep join spin legend Anil Kumble (5/33 at Wellington in 1994) to become only the second Indian to take a five-wicket haul in NZ.

This year in five ODIs, Arshdeep has taken 12 wickets at an average of 23.08 ...