New Zealand

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

Big Picture After a poor performance then a better performance, Australia produced an almost-perfect performance to keep themselves alive in the T20I series. A well-constructed innings, lit up by the hitting of Glenn Maxwell, was followed by a strong bowling display led by an impressive debut for Riley Meredith and a record six-wicket haul from

News Devon Conway climbs 46 spots to No. 17 in the batting rankings after his 99 not out against Australia New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner have moved up to No. 6 and No. 7 in the T20I bowling rankings after their performances in the first two T20Is against Australia. Southee produced impressive figures

News Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight also gained, as did NZ’s Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday and Hannah Rowe England opener Tammy Beaumont has jumped five spots to become the top batter in the women’s ODI rankings following a fruitful tour of New Zealand. England beat the hosts 2-1 in the recently concluded series, which also

News The fast bowler has been sidelined since December with a stress fracture of his back New Zealand are hopeful that fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will be able to make his return from a back injury in the T20I series against Bangladesh at the end of March. Ferguson has been sidelined since the middle of

News Sodhi had gone unsold at the 2021 IPL auction Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, will feature in IPL 2021 in a managerial role. After going unsold at the auction, he has now been signed as the team liaison officer by the Rajasthan Royals, a franchise he played for in 2018 and 2019. In

News Her replacement in the squad is the uncapped Canterbury seamer Gabby Sullivan New Zealand pace bowler Lea Tahuhu has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against England with a hamstring injury and is in doubt for the T20Is that follow. Tahuhu was helped off the ground late in the opening

Report Tash Farrant stars in first ODI for seven years, but NZ lose tenth match in a row England Women 181 for 2 (Beaumont 71, Knight 67*) beat New Zealand Women 178 (Jensen 53, Halliday 50) by eight wickets Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight produced a pair of fluent half-centuries at Hagley Oval, as England

News The New Zealand batsman has now hit five consecutive 50-plus scores in T20 cricket Devon Conway is just trying to “ride the wave” of his spectacular T20 form after an innings in the series opener against Australia that those from both sides lauded as incredible. Conway finished unbeaten on 99 in Christchurch when he

News “We’re waiting for the final dates, but the ideal scenario is to be available and around for all that cricket” New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has admitted that potentially missing the Test matches against England in early June due to complete the IPL is not his preferred option but that it’s another case of

News The Australia captain believes that for a player like Guptill one shot could spark him back into form Australia’s captain Aaron Finch believes a technical tune-up during quarantine ahead of the T20I series against New Zealand has given him the chance to atone for a grim BBL that saw him go unsold in the

News “For me, it’s about how can I learn, how can I grow, and focusing on trying to do the job for the team at that time” Kyle Jamieson had originally planned to sleep through the IPL auction, like Jimmy Neesham, but then woke up at around midnight in Christchurch to watch the Royal Challengers

News James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway and Finn Allen aren’t too fussed about the auction, scheduled on February 18 There has been a sense of excitement and buzz among the New Zealand public around Kyle Jamieson‘s potential IPL call-up after he headlined the international home summer both with ball and bat. The 6’8″ quick

News Martin Snedden replaces Greg Barclay on the board of the women’s ODI World Cup 2022 Former batsman Roger Twose has been appointed as the director of New Zealand Cricket to replace Greg Barclay, who was required to step aside after being named ICC chairman. Steve Tew, who earlier served as CEO of New Zealand

Martin Guptill made just 46 in three T20Is against Pakistan in December © AFP via Getty Images New Zealand opener Martin Guptill will have to prove his fitness in order to be part of the T20I series against Australia, which begins on February 22 in Christchurch. The 34-year-old Guptill, who had missed the final two

Finn Allen had a stellar strike rate of 193.93 in the Super Smash, with 25 sixes © Getty Images The Super Smash, New Zealand’s premier T20 competition ended on Saturday, with Michael Bracewell’s Wellington Firebirds successfully defending their title against the Canterbury Kings in front of a packed home crowd at the Basin Reserve. ESPNcricinfo