New Zealand

News Ahead of the T20I series in India, New Zealand stand-in captain opened up on the effects of packed scheduling and quarantine protocols New Zealand have barely had the time to process their loss to Australia in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai on Sunday night, and yet, less than 24 hours later, they

News No event in England till 2030, while associates like USA, Namibia and Scotland will all co-hosts different World Cups Pakistan will be hosting a world tournament for the first time in nearly three decades when it hosts the Champions Trophy in February 2025. In another first, the USA will host its first ever global

News Tim Southee to serve as captain in the first T20I in Jaipur New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against India, opting instead to focus on the Test series that begins on November 25 in Kanpur. In Williamson’s absence, Tim Southee will serve as New Zealand’s captain in the

News Team will begin their tour of India with a three-match T20I series in Jaipur, just three days after losing the T20 WC final Three days after losing the T20 World Cup final to Australia in Dubai, New Zealand’s T20I side is scheduled to face India in the first of the three-match series, in Jaipur.

Report Williamson’s brilliant 85 in vain as New Zealand lose second straight global limited-overs final Australia 173 for 2 (Marsh 77*, Warner 53) beat New Zealand 172 for 4 (Williamson 85, Hazlewood 3-16) by eight wickets This has been a tournament of tricky, two-paced pitches, and as a consequence it has recorded the lowest scoring

News Coach Gary Stead pinpointed Mitchell’s ‘versatility’ as a valuable aspect Conway, who will miss the T20 World Cup final against Australia, suffered the self-inflicted injury when he thumped his bat after being dismissed in the semi-final against England. Mitchell has played five Tests since making his debut in 2019 and made his maiden century

Big Picture If anything, this World Cup is a reminder of the number of chances modern cricket offers. Only two years ago James Neesham was wishing he had never been a cricketer, such was the heartbreak his side endured in the 50-over World Cup final. Not long before that he had actually contemplated giving up

News “There’s one game to go and I’m sure there will be a bigger outpouring of emotion if we manage to get across the line.” “Try and hit every ball for six”. This was Jimmy Neesham‘s plan after he got together with opener Daryl Mitchell, with New Zealand needing 60 off the last 29 balls

News He also says that it’s likely Tim Seifert will come in place of Devon Conway for the final New Zealand had many heroes in their semi-final victory over one of the pre-tournament favourites England in Abu Dhabi. Tim Southee handcuffed England with his Test-match lines and lengths in the powerplay. Adam Milne had Jonny

News Australia to send a team without Test players as the series will coincide with Australia’s three-Test tour of Pakistan World Cup finalists Australia and New Zealand have added a three-match T20I series in New Zealand next March in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup which will run concurrently with Australia’s tour to Pakistan.

News New Zealand won’t bring in a replacement for the final or the India T20Is New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday against Australia, and the subsequent India tour with a broken right hand. Conway sustained the injury when he struck his bat just after

News Despite lean run with the bat and semi-final exit, skipper wants to lead side at next year’s T20 World Cup Eoin Morgan has insisted that he will stay on as England’s limited-overs captain despite his lean run with the bat and their defeat to New Zealand in Wednesday night’s T20 World Cup semi-final in

Jimmy Neesham‘s first six is a mis-hit over the deep midwicket boundary. He’d come to the crease with his team needing 59 runs off 25 balls. He’d faced a wide first up; Liam Livingstone firing one down legside. The next ball Neesham had tried to bash across the line, but managed only to get it

News Hails senior bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee for their adjustments in the UAE Both Trent Boult and Tim Southee didn’t get a game in the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, with New Zealand packing their attack with spin and preferring the hit-the-deck style of Mitchell McClenaghan. Five years later, both Boult and

News Decision will be based on Abu Dhabi conditions as new opening combo prepares to step up England will make a late decision regarding the balance of their side for Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand based on conditions in Abu Dhabi, their captain Eoin Morgan has revealed. James Vince was added to

News New Zealand captain trying to find a balance to manage the problem better New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has found it challenging to refrain himself from over-hitting at the nets and instead keep himself fresh for the matches. Williamson’s elbow injury flared up during the warm-ups in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup and

News “Haven’t heard anything spoken about it, I’m not sure anything from that game will come into it.” England vs New Zealand in a World Cup: here we go again. In 2019, nothing but boundary countback separated the two sides in the 50-over World Cup final at Lord’s as England snatched the title. Two years

News The legspinner returned to competitive cricket for the first since April having taken time to manage her mental health New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr has made a prolific return to action, after taking time away from the game to manage her mental health, with consecutive five-wicket hauls over the weekend. Legspinner Kerr claimed 5

Report Southee-Boult strike with the ball, Williamson-Conway see the chase through as New Zealand enter semifinals New Zealand 125 for 2 (Williamson 40*, Conway 36*) beat Afghanistan 124 for 8 (Najibullah 73, Boult 3-17, Southee 2-24) by eight wickets New Zealand were clinical. As they have now made the semi finals of four World Cups

Big picture Afghanistan might already be one of the most popular choices globally for cricket fans’ second-favourite international team, but when they take the field on Sunday, they’ll have more supporters rooting for them than ever before. Twitter is already full of India fans with Afghanistan flags next to their usernames. R Ashwin has already

Report Win takes New Zealand to No. 2 on the Group 2 table, but they aren’t assured of a semi-final spot yet New Zealand 163 for 4 (Phillips 39*, Neesham 35*, Scholtz 1-15) beat Namibia 111 for 7 (van Lingen 25, Southee 2-15, Boult 2-20) by 52 runs The stranglehold was on. Namibia’s unheralded attack

Big picture The heat is on in the Group 2 permutations, and New Zealand – for all that their destiny remains firmly in their own hands – know that an apparently comfortable route to the semi-finals could yet get a touch dicey if they drop their guard against two opponents who have scotched preconceptions to

News New Zealand still on course but India could pounce if they slip up India’s emphatic 66-run victory against Afghanistan means they remain in the hunt to take advantage of a slip-up from New Zealand. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s campaign remains on course, while Afghanistan are in it too despite the heavy loss. Here is a

Report Opener’s 93 sets up big batting finish; Scotland chase fizzles after brief dominance New Zealand gained two valuable points with a solid win over Scotland, who applied themselves better than they did in the first two Super 12 fixtures. It means New Zealand join Afghanistan on four points in Group 2, which setS up

Big picture When Scotland last played New Zealand in a T20I in 2009, Kane Williamson was a year away from an international debut. Devon Conway was a struggling age-group cricketer looking to break into the franchise system in South Africa. Mark Chapman was contemplating a career with Hong Kong. Daryl Mitchell was looking at Rugby

Report India’s campaign is now at risk of coming to an earlier close than expected New Zealand 111 for 2 (Mitchell 49, Bumrah 2-19) beat India 110 for 7 (Boult 3-20, Sodhi 2-17) by eight wickets India’s chances of making the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup is in it’s complicated territory after their

News After the loss to New Zealand, India’s fate is out of their own hands, even if they win their three remaining games New Zealand’s thumping win against India has put them in pole position to qualify as the second team from Group 2; Pakistan should top the group, given that they have two relatively

News New Zealand seamer says “early wickets” will be the focus Last Sunday, Shaheen Shah Afridi did the star turn in Dubai, his (in)swing and seam ripping out India’s top order. New Zealand’s left-arm swing bowler Trent Boult is now licking his lips at the prospect of doing an Afridi on India this Sunday in

Preview Both teams have flaws that they need to fix to stay in the running for a semi-final spot Big picture Very quietly, India vs New Zealand has become a classic little rivalry. It fits the biggest stages and produces some heart-stopping moments. Martin Guptill’s throw to run MS Dhoni out. Ross Taylor’s pull to

News Quick raring to go during the best period of cricket he’s had in a “long, long time” In the 2015 ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Milne had been sidelined from the semi-finals and the final with a heel injury, but six years later, the stars are aligning for him in the