New Zealand

Report Regular captain Mahmudullah was ruled out of the fixture due to a strained left thigh muscle Bangladesh chose to bowl vs New Zealand Bangladesh and New Zealand got a taste of what they should be ready for in a World Cup year: a truncated clash, reduced to 10-overs a side, after intermittent rain delayed

News Explosive NZ batsman offers a peek into the way his mind works after he helped beat Bangladesh in Auckland In explaining how he got off the mark with a reverse sweep in two successive T20Is, Finn Allen provided a glimpse into his mindset. He used the word fearless up front. It can come across

News Coach Bob Carter said “cricket must come second” to the importance of Devine’s health New Zealand will make a late decision on the availability of captain Sophie Devine for the T20I decider against Australia after she withdrew from the game in Napier suffering from fatigue at the end of a long season. Ahead of

‘There was plenty of nerves, it was really cool to be back wearing the black jersey’ – Adam Milne © Getty Images Adam Milne felt like he was making his debut again as he returned to international cricket after two and a half years on Tuesday. Multiple injuries, including a stress fracture on his ankle,

News Australia’s bowlers almost turned the game around but New Zealand’s lower order came through Beth Mooney believed Australia’s bowlers could close out the second T20I in Napier, but conceded the visitors had been under par with the bat on a surface where they were not able to significantly accelerate. Despite only having 129 on

News The fast bowler’s remarkable catch to remove Liton Das added to an impressive list in Wellington Trent Boult took a stunning catch a third man to remove Liton Das in the third ODI against Bangladesh in Wellington, adding to a lengthy list of spectacular takes by the fast bowler, not least at the Basin

News New Zealand allrounder to arrive for group stage after completion of IPL Jimmy Neesham, the New Zealand allrounder, is to join Essex for this summer’s Vitality Blast. The 30-year-old will arrive in England following on from the IPL and is set to be available throughout the group stage. Neesham’s previous involvement on English soil

News “I couldn’t have asked for it to go any better than what I did today.” For newcomers Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, the Wellington ODI turned out to be a dream outing as they both struck maiden ODI centuries. Mitchell reached the personal landmark off the last ball of the New Zealand innings, as

News Batsman insists he can still do the job in the shortest format, even though he hasn’t always been in the running for selection Ross Taylor has said that he has eyes on the T20 World Cup later this year even though he hasn’t featured in the last two New Zealand squads in this format.

Big Picture At the crack of dawn on Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day, there is hope that the cricket team in New Zealand will deliver a performance that matches the grand occasion. Many fans back home will be hoping that when they wake up on Friday, Bangladesh will be going toe-to-toe with New Zealand in Wellington.

News New Zealand batsman to play three games before Australia’s Cameron Bancroft arrives New Zealand batsman Will Young will join Durham for the early part of the 2021 Championship season. Young, the 28-year-old right-hander, will arrive in the UK ahead of Durham’s second game of the season, at Essex starting on April 15, and will

News Competing in events of “national interest” will be one of the criteria used to judge eligibility New Zealand’s cricketers could be eligible for early Covid-19 vaccines after the government laid out its priority list with competing in events of “national significance” among the criteria. The process will begin on March 31, so it will

News The New Zealand captain’s 110 took his side to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series The second ODI against Bangladesh was the third occasion when Tom Latham scored an unbeaten century in a successful ODI chase for New Zealand. This time there was a slight difference. Latham had to drag his side out

News Six IPL-bound players, including Kane Williamson, will miss the series against Bangladesh Finn Allen has been handed his first New Zealand call-up for the T20I series against Bangladesh, in a squad missing six IPL-bound players, while Adam Milne is in line for a return to international cricket after more than two years out of

News The Association has won four trophies this season having also taken the Ford Trophy and women’s Super Smash Canterbury may need a bigger trophy cabinet after becoming the first team to win four domestic titles in a New Zealand season with the men’s side clinching the Plunket Shield and the women claiming the one-day

News Stead believes there could be up to 30 players pushing for selection in the coming years New Zealand coach Gary Stead believes there could be up to 30 players vying for positions in the ODI side heading towards the 2023 World Cup in India. New Zealand return to the ODI format for the first

News The match in Dunedin will be the first ODI since 2014 where New Zealand have not had Taylor or Kane Williamson Ross Taylor will miss the opening ODI against Bangladesh due to a hamstring injury with opens the door for New Zealand to field two debutants in their batting line-up in Dunedin. Taylor, who

News The trio are part of a 13-man squad to face Bangladesh which will be captained by Tom Latham Devon Conway, Will Young and Daryl Mitchell have earned their first ODI call-ups as part of New Zealand’s 13-man squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh this month. With Kane Williamson ruled out due to an

News Latham will return to scene of international debut nine years ago for Bangladesh opener Tom Latham used to play rugby with his older brother Matt while growing up and quite naturally his childhood dream was to become an All Black. However, around the time he was picked in New Zealand’s Under-19 side, he fully

Colin de Grandhomme missed the entirety of New Zealand’s 2020-21 home summer © AFP Colin de Grandhomme is in a race to be fit for New Zealand’s tour of England in June, which includes two Tests against the hosts as well as the World Test Championship final against India, after deciding to undergo surgery on

The Ageas Bowl has replaced Lord’s as the venue of the World Test Championship final © Getty Images The inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final, between India and New Zealand, will be held in a bio-secure bubble at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from June 18 to 22. “The decision, taken by the ICC Board,

News Uncapped New Zealander a like-for-like swap after the Australian makes himself unavailable for the entire 2021 season The Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed uncapped New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Finn Allen as a like-for-like replacement for Josh Philippe who has made himself “unavailable” for the entire IPL 2021. Allen, who had initially found no takers in

Kane Williamson has been troubled by the injury in the latter part of the season © Getty Images New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh due to an elbow injury. The small tear in his left elbow tendon has been troubling Williamson in the second half of

News A different balance to the side and a new opening combination came together in Wellington Five series played for New Zealand this season, five series won. Australia pushed them close but their performance in the decider in Wellington was decisive. That in itself is not insignificant in a year that will include the pressures

News Brunt strikes twice in first over as England defend 128 with ease England women 128 for 9 (Wilson 31*, Dunkley 26, Devine 3-30) beat New Zealand women 96 (Satterthwaite 25, Villers 3-10, Brunt 2-19) England fast bowler Katherine Brunt led the way in a commanding bowling performance in Wellington, as her team comprehensively beat

Report New Zealand have recalled Mark Chapman on a surface again expected to aid the spinners Australia won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand Australia’s captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the series-deciding fifth T20I in Wellington – brought forward in start time

Spin is likely to be at the forefront of the series decider © Getty Images Big Picture There will be more important T20 matches for these two sides to play later in the year, but a deciding contest to this series is a good opportunity for them to hone their skills in tournament-style play. Australia

News Mike Hesson has backed his IPL team’s million-dollar recruit after the quick proved expensive in the T20Is against Australia Mike Hesson, the director of cricket operations at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has backed the team’s INR 15 crore recruit Kyle Jamieson despite the fast-bowling allrounder having a forgettable T20I series against Australia. In the

News The England fast bowler has excelled in domestic cricket and now she was able to show that talent on the international stage Freya Davies said she was pleased to “prove a point” after taking career-best figures in England’s series-sealing six-wicket win in their second T20I against New Zealand. England were without their two all-time

News The fast bowler is hoping to face Bangladesh in T20s later this month after another frustrating injury-hit season Lockie Ferguson is holding out hope that he can still earn a place in New Zealand’s squad for the World Test Championship final and the preceding matches against England despite another season disrupted by injury. Ferguson