Chad Bowes and Ben Lister are the two uncapped players in New Zealand’s extended squad for this month’s ODI series against Sri Lanka, with a host of regulars missing due to a clash with the IPL. Lister, who plays for Auckland Aces, enters the 50-over set-up after making his T20I debut in India last month,
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New Zealand’s lower-order hitting in the first innings, and their rallying with the ball late on day four were crucial moments in the first Test against Sri Lanka. This was what their captain Tim Southee felt, after his team had pulled off a last-ball victory at Hagley Oval – the hosts scrambling to a target
69.1, Asitha Fernando to Williamson, 1 runWilliamson slips at the non-striker’s end, so it won’t be two! Was a full ball that was swiped across along the ground 69.2, Asitha Fernando to [Matt] Henry, 1 runLow, wide full toss. Henry throws a horizontal bat. Gets it to long-off. Fielders call. But they’ll take only one
Neil Wagner has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a bulging disc in his back and a torn right hamstring. The recovery time for the injuries is around six weeks. Wagner had left the field late in the third session on day three of the ongoing Test in Christchurch, feeling
New Zealand 373 and 28 for 1 (Latham 11*, Williamson 7*, Rajitha 1-5) need another 257 runs to beat Sri Lanka 355 and 302 (Mathews 115, Tickner 4-100, Henry 3-71) Angelo Mathews‘ 14th Test century pried open the door to an unlikely World Test Championship final berth for Sri Lanka, one that had seemingly been
On the key passage of day three:“The New Zealanders played very well in the second session today and swung the game their way. It was that 25 overs when Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry’s partnership took the game away from us. And after that, Neil Wagner as well. It looked like a 50-run lead for
Sri Lanka 355 and 83 for 3 (O Fernando 28, Mathews 20*, Tickner 3-28) lead New Zealand 373 (Mitchell 102, Henry 72, A Fernando 4-85) by 65 runs A Daryl Mitchell ton followed by a Matt Henry blitz put the hosts in pole position for the first time in the Christchurch Test, as New Zealand’s
Stumps New Zealand 162 for 5 (Latham 67, Mitchell 40*, Kumara 2-34, Asitha 2-42) trail Sri Lanka 355 (Mendis 87, Southee 5-64, Henry 4-80) by 193 runs Sri Lanka’s seamers edged the visitors ahead on the second day of play at Hagley Oval as New Zealand’s batters were made to grind in their pursuit of
Tim Southee won the toss on a green pitch under overcast conditions in Christchurch and put Sri Lanka into bat. Southee noted that the green tinge to the wicket was the reason for the decision. New Zealand have made one change after their one-run win against England, bringing in Blair Tickner in place of Will
Big picture “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouf.” – Mike Tyson (quote reproduced here in the original Tysonian) Sri Lanka’s preparation for this Test series has very nearly been ideal. Before the squad even assembled, most were playing in the four-day National Super League, Sri Lanka’s top first-class competition. They
In the last Test series in New Zealand, both sides very clearly went all-out for victory, because that is their Test-match identity. Sri Lanka can perhaps have claimed to have pioneered Bazball, before Baz was even a thing – the likes of Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya having blazed through the late 90s. But
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson will join their squad late for the Test series opener against Sri Lanka in Christchurch following the death of his grandmother Joan Williamson-Orr, a former mayor of Taupo. Williamson will link up with the side after attending a memorial service on Wednesday. Two days out from the first Test at
Gavin Larsen has decided to step down as New Zealand selector after almost eight years in the job. The former New Zealand seamer will now move to England along with his wife Karen to take up the role of performance director at Warwickshire, subject to a visa approval. He is set to replace Paul Farbrace,
There were no surprises in the 13 New Zealand named for their two-Test series against Sri Lanka that begins on March 9. All 13 players who featured in their recent 1-1 draw with England were named, with the omissions from that squad being the uncapped seamer Jacob Duffy, legspinner Ish Sodhi, and the injured Kyle
Ben Stokes, England’s captain, insisted that his team’s pride at playing a part in one of the most gripping Test matches of all time outweighed their disappointment at the final result, after their run of six Test wins in a row came to an end with an incredible one-run loss against New Zealand in Wellington.
Neil Wagner, New Zealand’s final-day hero at Wellington, was hailed by Brendon McCullum – his former captain and current England coach – as “one of the toughest I’ve come across”, after his bruising four-wicket haul secured a thrilling one-run win in the second Test. Wagner’s final figures of 4 for 62 in 15.2 overs included
Upon passing 28 early in the morning on day four, Williamson overtook Ross Taylor‘s tally of 7,683 runs in his 161st innings. He went on to register his 29th Test century, allowing the Blackcaps to turn the tables on England in their follow-on innings. The 32-year-old’s 132 held together a response of 483, giving Ben
Ben Stokes has confirmed he will cut short his IPL commitments to ensure he is primed and ready for the 2023 Test summer. Stokes was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for £1.6m in December’s auction for the upcoming season, and spoke during England’s recent series with Pakistan of his desire to commit to the
“If you looked into that third innings, I think we had them six down for 230-240 – I’m not sure of the exact numbers – but if we had taken a couple of quick wickets, the game could have been a lot different,” Mitchell said after arriving in Wellington for the second Test. “So, for
Kyle Jamieson is set to be out for at least “three to four months” after undergoing back surgery this week. Jamieson was originally on a comeback from a stress fracture of the back, sustained in England last June, and was primed for a return to action in New Zealand’s first Test against the same opponents
New Zealand 162 for 3 (A Kerr 66, Bates 56) beat Sri Lanka 60 (A Kerr 2-7, Tahuhu 2-12) by 102 runs New Zealand thumped Sri Lanka so severely in each team’s last match of the group stage, in Paarl, that they nullified the terrific start Sri Lanka had to the tournament, and gave themselves
England 325 for 9 dec (Brook 89, Duckett 84, Wagner 4-82) and 374 (Root 57, Brook 54, Foakes 51, Tickner 3-55) beat New Zealand 306 (Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54) and 126 (Mitchell 57*, Anderson 4-18, Broad 4-49) by 267 runs James Anderson provided the fourth-day mop-up after Stuart Broad‘s third-evening blitz, as England
In his last tournament, Astle took 11 wickets in as many games in the Super Smash at an excellent economy rate of 6.70. With Matt Henry on the sidelines and Henry Shipley and Ish Sodhi away with the New Zealand side in India, Astle led Canterbury’s attack, but they ended up losing their third successive
England were 325 for 9 after only 58.2 overs when Stokes called time on their innings, a move that his team-mates explained owed to the challenge of facing a new pink ball under lights in a day-night Test. “I haven’t played many pink-ball games, but by the looks of it, it’s the hardest time to
The Ford Trophy final between Central Stags and the winner of Saturday’s elimination final has been postponed from Sunday because of the devastation caused in the Hawke’s Bay area by Cyclone Gabrielle. A lot of the Stags players are based in Hawke’s Bay and Central Districts chief executive Lance Hamilton said Sunday’s final, which was
Big picture: Tim Southee, Ben Stokes, and friendly fire As the New Zealand government declared only the third state of emergency in the country’s history because of Cyclone Gabrielle, the sun shone between intermittent bouts of rain in Mount Maunganui. The site of the first Test between New Zealand and England sits slap-bang in the
Kyle Jamieson has been ruled out of the series against England, and faces another extended period on the sidelines after a recurrence of his back stress fracture, while Matt Henry will also miss the first Test. Jamieson, 28, had been in line to play at least one of the upcoming Tests having not feature in
South Africa 132 for 6 (Tryon 40) beat New Zealand 67 (Mlaba 3-10) by 65 runs A fired-up South Africa reignited their home World Cup campaign with a 65-run win over New Zealand in front of a boisterous Boland Park crowd. After their shock defeat to Sri Lanka in the tournament opener and with six
“Baz brought that up, actually,” James Anderson said with a smirk. “He wasn’t happy with it. He was fuming. Apparently the whole team [New Zealand] were fuming at the time with Auckland.” Of the myriad numbers and quirks in a career entering its 22nd year, there is one that sticks out within Anderson’s 282 first-class
Australia 173 for 9 (Healy 55, Lanning 41, Kerr 3-23) beat New Zealand 76 (Gardner 5-12, Schutt 2-8) by 97 runs A total of five match-winners stepped up for Australia in their opening match of the T20 World Cup, as the defending champions began their pursuit of a sixth T20 title with a 97-run demolition
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