New Zealand

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

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