New Zealand

News The New Zealand captain felt his side’s total was competitive in tricky conditions New Zealand were 90 for 3 after 13 overs batting first in Sharjah on Tuesday night, while Pakistan were 75 for 4 at the same stage in the run chase. But the contrast between the sides’ fortunes at the death with

Report New Zealand batting fails as Pakistan chase down 135 in Sharjah Pakistan 135 for 5 (Rizwan 33, Asif 27*, Sodhi 2-29) beat New Zealand 134 for 8 (Mitchell 27, Rauf 4-22) by five wickets A lot of Pakistan’s success is built on a bowling line-up that has more to offer than an Amazon sale.

News Milne set to be added to the squad as replacement Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2021 with a calf tear, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement less than an hour before the team’s opening game, against Pakistan in Sharjah, on Tuesday. Ferguson will be replaced by Adam

Big picture Well, how do you top that then? How do you get back to the grind after an achievement that will almost certainly define this tournament for Pakistan, regardless of what happens hereon in? Beating India might not bring its own trophy, but for a significant chunk of Pakistan supporters, getting that monkey off

News The opener, who was New Zealand’s top run-scorer in the last edition of the tournament, feeling ‘not too bad’ at the moment New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill has had a rough time in the UAE, managing only 126 runs in nine T20 innings at an average of 14 and strike rate of 104.13.

News Captain needs to find balance between rest and batting in nets as he manages long-standing problem New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has cautioned captain Kane Williamson against “over-hitting” in the nets after his elbow complaint flared up during the warm-up fixtures in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup. Williamson captained the side

Report Eoin Morgan falls to contentious umpiring decision, before New Zealand batting implodes in second warm-up game England 163 for 6 (Buttler 73, Bairstow 30, Sodhi 3-26) beat New Zealand 150 (Guptill 41, Wood 4-23, Rashid 3-18) by 13 runs England’s main batters all found time in the middle, and Jos Buttler made the most

Report Williamson returns from injury with handy 37 as New Zealand make 158 for 7 Australia 159 for 7 (Smith 35, Santner 3-22) beat New Zealand 158 for 7 (Williamson 37, Mitchell 35, Richardson 3-24) by three wickets David Warner‘s struggles with the bat continued after the IPL as he was out for a duck,

News Earlier this week, he coached Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title A day after coaching Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title, Stephen Fleming joined the New Zealand coaching staff for a short gig in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in the UAE. Fleming has established himself as a

News The New Zealand captain been feeling discomfort while gripping the bat and extending the elbow but is pleased with the overall progress New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has confirmed that his hamstring is fine but elbow might still need “a little bit of time” to get back to 100%. The elbow complaint has been

News “He’s getting through everything at the moment and he’s feeling good,” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said Kane Williamson, who had missed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s last league fixture against Mumbai Indians last week with injury, is “fine” now, two weeks out of New Zealand’s T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan in Sharjah. Manish Pandey,

News “I’ve definitely put on some weight and started throwing a bit more tin around.” After nailing down a permanent spot in New Zealand’s T20I team in 2020, Glenn Phillips launched his power-hitting to an all-new level in 2021. Nobody has hit more sixes than Phillips’ 89 in T20 cricket (including the Hundred) this year.

News Guptill was slated to return to international action on that tour after he was rested for the Bangladesh tour Martin Guptill has expressed his disappointment at New Zealand abruptly calling off their Pakistan tour last month. Guptill was slated to return to international action on that tour as he was among a host of

News “At the end of the day, there are stats in this game, but you know if you’re winning World Cups, people will remember those moments more.” Before he made his Test debut, Devon Conway was asked about the landmarks he’d love to tick off during his career by his Wellington team-mate Logan van Beek

News The New Zealand allrounder aims to continue representing the Auckland Hearts in the domestic circuit New Zealand allrounder Anna Peterson has announced her retirement from international cricket. Having made her debut against England in 2012, Peterson spent close to a decade in the international set-up. She played 65 matches in that period, including 32

News NZ coach feels “there are six-seven teams that could win this tournament” Having won the inaugural World Test Championship earlier in June, New Zealand now have the rare chance to clinch another world title in the same year as they prepare for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE. Head coach Gary Stead

News Teams of Auckland and Northern Districts will see their opening rounds of matches postponed There will be disruption to the start of the New Zealand domestic season due to the ongoing lockdown in Auckland. The opening rounds of matches for men’s and women’s sides from Auckland and Northern Districts will be delayed due to

News Fast bowler says her comeback after having a pre-cancerous mole removed is the kind of performance “you would dream of” Lea Tahuhu admits it was touch-and-go as to whether she would be able to play any part in New Zealand’s tour of England after undergoing foot surgery. On Tuesday in Leicester, fast bowler Tahuhu

News Captain admits tour cancellation “very disappointing”, but thanks NZC, Pakistan authorities for keeping players safe Tom Latham, New Zealand stand-in captain for the cancelled Pakistan series, admitted the team’s decision to pull out of the tour citing security concerns was “very disappointing” for Pakistan fans. Latham, who is currently in Dubai, was speaking to

News Training cancelled at Grace Road after warning of bomb at NZ hotel The third ODI of the series between England and New Zealand looks set to go ahead in Leicester despite a security threat made against the New Zealand team. ESPNcricinfo understands that a member of the New Zealand team management was contacted and

News Former New Zealand allrounder was first shifted from Canberra to Sydney for emergency heart surgery Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns has spoken for the first time since having an emergency surgery following a major heart problem. In a video he posted on Twitter, the 51-year-old mentioned he was “grateful to be here”, although

News “The advice changed, the threat level changed and, as a consequence, we took the only responsible course of action possible.” New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said that given the advice they had received, “there was no way” the New Zealand team could have stayed on in Pakistan. NZC had made the decision

News Decision taken by New Zealand Cricket following “escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan” New Zealand have called off their limited-overs tour of Pakistan because of security concerns. The tour, comprising three ODIs and five T20Is, was supposed to start today, with the first ODI in Rawalpindi, but neither team left

News Blundell had sustained a left-quad strain in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh Tom Blundell, the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter, has been ruled out of the team’s upcoming ODI series against Pakistan due to a left-quad strain. Blundell had sustained the injury in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh, during the fourth game. Blundell will

News Captain expects pitches in Pakistan to allow seamers to have a bigger role than they did in Bangladesh Stand-in captain. Wicketkeeper. Middle-order accumulator. Middle-order power-hitter. Tom Latham had to juggle with multiple responsibilities in the recently concluded T20I series in Bangladesh. With Tom Blundell suffering a quad injury during that T20I series, Latham confirmed

Opener Finn Allen was among the few batting positives for New Zealand in the recently concluded low-scoring T20I series in Bangladesh. While he missed the first two matches to complete his recovery from covid-19, he returned to make scores of 15, 12 and 41 in spin-friendly Dhaka surfaces. New Zealand’s stand-in coach Glenn Pocknall, who

News Because of the non-availability of DRS, the three matches will now be played as a standalone bilateral series Pakistan’s three-match home ODI series against New Zealand, which begins on September 17 in Rawalpindi, will not count towards the ICC World Cup Super League, and will instead be played as a standalone bilateral series. The

News “A lot of these guys haven’t played in the subcontinent before, so being exposed to a different brand of cricket is good for them.” After being skittled for their joint-lowest total in T20I cricket in the series opener against Bangladesh, New Zealand have shown improvement over the next four matches despite losing the series

News The allrounder was due to be with Brisbane Heat for the second year of her deal New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr has withdrawn from this season’s WBBL with Brisbane Heat to continue managing her mental health. Kerr, who signed a two-year deal with Heat last season, opted out of the ongoing tour of England

News Stand-in coach prepared to bombard Bangladesh with spin Glenn Pocknall is used to winning T20s. His side, the Wellington Firebirds, has won the Super Smash the last two seasons. But in his first two games as New Zealand coach, he oversaw two contrasting defeats. Then, in the third T20I, a second-string New Zealand stunned