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Pakistan 168 for 5 (Nawaz 38*, Rizwan 34, Bracewell 2-14) beat New Zealand 163 for 7 (Williamson 59, Rauf 2-22, Naseem 2-38) by five wickets An audacious assault from Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz blindsided New Zealand and gave Pakistan the tri-series title in Christchurch. Their stand included smashing 33 in eight balls starting from

Bruce Pairaudeau, the former West Indies and Northern Districts batter, has died aged 91. Pairaudeau, who was born in British Guiana in 1931, played 13 Tests for West Indies between 1953 and 1957 alongside Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Alf Valentine. He fell in love with New Zealand on a tour to the country in

New Zealand 131 for 1 (Allen 62, Conway 49*, Shadab 1-26) beat Pakistan 130 for 7 (Bracewell 2-11, Santner 2-27, Southee 2-31) by nine wickets On a subcontinental-style pitch in Christchurch, New Zealand’s spin quartet, led by offspinner Michael Bracewell, pinned down Pakistan to a below-par 130 for 7 and set up the hosts’ second

After not touring Pakistan for 19 years, New Zealand are all set to visit the country twice in the space of five months to play two Tests, eight ODIs and five T20Is. It means New Zealand will not play home fixtures over the Christmas and New Year’s season this year, and will have to deal

New Zealand 142 for 2 (Conway 70*, Mahmud 1-26) beat Bangladesh 137 for 8 (Shanto 33, Bracewell 2-14, Boult 2-25, Sodhi 2-31) by eight wickets New Zealand opened their account in the tri-series with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in Christchurch. Their spinners Ish Sodhi and Michael Bracewell turned the screws in the middle overs

A minor abdominal injury to fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has depleted New Zealand further in the ongoing T20I tri-series, involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. The hosts are already without allrounders Daryl Mitchell, who has been sidelined from the entire tri-series with a fractured finger, and Mitchell Santner, who will join the squad on Sunday after his

New Zealand allrounder Daryl Mitchell has been ruled out of the ongoing home tri-series against Bangladesh and Pakistan with a fractured finger and his participation in the T20 World Cup could be in doubt as well. Mitchell suffered the fracture when he got hit on the little finger of his right hand while batting in

Quick bowler Blair Tickner has been added to the New Zealand squad for the home T20I triangular series with Pakistan and Bangladesh as cover. Tickner’s addition was necessitated by the absence of Mitchell Santner, NZC said. Santner will be joining the squad late – most likely by the weekend – after being away with his

New Zealand Women 108 for 4 (Bates 54, A Kerr 21, Fraser 1-13) beat West Indies Women 107 for 5 (Knight 42, Jensen 3-24, Carson 2-12) by six wickets Hayley Jensen‘s three wicket-haul and Suzie Bates‘ half-century helped New Zealand beat West Indies by six wickets on the penultimate ball of a low-scoring second T20I at North

India A 285 (Samson 54, Varma 50, Easwaran 39, Rippon 2-43) beat New Zealand A178 (Cleaver 83, Bawa 4-11, Chahar 2-39, Kuldeep 2-29) by 106 runs Half-centuries from captain Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and a late flourish from Shardul Thakur, combined with a four-wicket haul from allrounder Raj Bawa helped a dominant India A beat

India A 222 for 6 (Shaw 77, van Beek 3-46) beat New Zealand A 219 (Carter 72, Ravindra 61, Kuldeep 4-51, Dhawan 2-16, Chahar 2-50) by four wickets Kuldeep Yadav‘s four-wicket burst, which included a hat-trick, backed up by Prithvi Shaw‘s 48-ball 77 headlined India A’s comfortable four-wicket win over New Zealand A in the

Fast bowler Adam Milne has been included in New Zealand’s squad for the T20 World Cup after missing recent tours due to an Achilles problem. Milne was part of last year’s tournament in the UAE after being called up as a replacement for Lockie Ferguson. During a career interrupted by injuries, he has taken 32

New Zealand 159 for 5 in 33 overs (Bates 51, Kerr 47*, Matthews 3-28) beat West Indies 168 for 7 in 35 overs (Henry 44, Kyshona 36, Jonas 2-22) by five runs (DLS method) Confusion about who had won the match took over at the end of the first ODI between West Indies and New

India A 293 (Gaikwad 108, Upendra 76, Fisher 4-52, Duffy 2-56) and 359 for 7 dec (Patidar 109*, Gaikwad 94, Sarfaraz 63, Ravindra 3 for 65, Walker 2-64) beat New Zealand A 237 (Chapman 92, Solia 54, Saurabh 4-48, R Chahar 3-53) and 302 (Carter 111, Chapman 45, Saurabh 5-103, Sarfaraz 2-48 ) by 113

Neesham was offered one of the two vacant spots in the list after the departure of Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme, but turned it down having already committed to various T20 tournaments since his omission from the original list. “I know the news of my decision to decline a central contract today will be

Former New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite has joined the Adelaide Strikers support staff as their new assistant coach for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League season. This will be Satterthwaite’s first gig as coach of a professional cricket team, but a 15-year career at the top-flight will have prepared her well for it. She has

What kind of spinners will enjoy success at the T20 World Cup in Australia? Ask Muthiah Muralidaran, and he backs wristspinners – like the recently crowned Asia Cup Player of the Tournament – Wanindu Hasaranga. Pick Daniel Vettori‘s brain, and he believes fingerspinners – of the R Ashwin mould – will get more out of

New Zealand are “disappointed and frustrated” after being swept 3-0 by Australia in the ODI series in Cairns, especially after “having opportunities in all three matches and not getting over the line,” according to their coach Gary Stead. New Zealand had the hosts under pressure with early wickets in all three games but lost two

Raghuram and Leelakrishna, 14 and 12 respectively, are brothers. Away from school hours, they go to a cricket academy not far from home, in Dharwad, in northern Karnataka, to train. Sunday was a memorable day for the boys, as they got to see some prominent cricketers, and get a few autographs and selfies. All in

Among the decisions that did not come off for Williamson was his usage of Trent Boult in the first game against Australia. New Zealand were defending 232 and Boult had picked up three wickets in his first four overs. But he was taken off after his fifth over and then brought back on only in

New Zealand have lost their top spot on the ICC ODI team rankings after a second straight defeat in the three-match ODI series against Australia. As a result, England, who had lost pole position to New Zealand in May 2021, have regained their place atop the rankings chart. They currently have a rating of 119

Australia 195 for 9 (Smith 61, Boult 4-38, Henry 3-33) beat New Zealand 82 (Williamson 17, Zampa 5-35, Abbott 2-1) by 113 runs For the second time in three days, Australia dug themselves out of a hole – this time with both bat and ball – to clinch the Chappell-Hadlee series in Cairns as New

Australia’s deep batting order appears to have spooked New Zealand in to not taking a more attacking option in the field during the first ODI with scrutiny over Trent Boult‘s opening spell being stopped at five overs and the delay in bringing him back. Boult had 3 for 12 after a brilliant burst of swing

Kane Williamson says there’s still a balance to be found between New Zealand duty and ageing greats leaving the national team set-up to play in lucrative domestic competitions. Williamson will lead New Zealand in a three-match ODI series against Australia in Cairns this week, beginning on Tuesday. Boult, 33, is ranked as the sport’s best

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson made his ODI debut during the the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in December 2016. He dismissed David Warner in his first over at the SCG, but then had a forgettable series – taking 1 for 73 and 0/50 in two games. His return to Australia in 2020 lasted just one ODI,

Jess Kerr had withdrawn from the competition in Birmingham because of a foot injury while Down had taken time off to prioritise her well-being. “We’ve seen the success Jess has enjoyed on the international stage in her career to date and it’s been encouraging to see her working her way back from injury, and training

New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from international cricket. He said factors such as injuries and increasing competition in the national side across all three formats made him take the decision. “I accept I’m not getting any younger and that the training is getting harder, particularly with the injuries,” he said

There was confusion over the status of Colin de Grandhomme in the BBL draft after he was selected by Adelaide Strikers, with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) saying they had not been approached by him to play in the tournament. Strikers took de Grandhomme as their second pick, with head coach Jason Gillespie citing his availability

Trent Boult is aware that his decision to withdraw from New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) central contract earlier this month is going to “affect” his selection in Tests but he hopes he hasn’t played his last match in the long format yet. New Zealand are scheduled to travel to Pakistan in December 2022 and January 2023

New Zealand have packed their squad with plenty of pace as they attempt to wrest the Chappell-Hadlee trophy out of Australia’s hands next month. In addition to the more established Lockie Ferguson, they have also brought in the 23-year old Ben Sears, who may well make his ODI debut in the three-match series starting on