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Cricket | Dec 22, 2023, 04:31 PM
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson missed the recent ODI series against Bangladesh at home and has been withdrawn from the squad for the three-match T20I series starting on December 27 to keep him fresh for the summer Tests.
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Cricket | Dec 17, 2023, 07:46 AM
Devon Conway was not considered for selection as the southpaw continues to take some time off the game after a hectic run. On the other hand, Trent Boult made himself unavailable for selection.
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Cricket | Dec 09, 2023, 04:38 PM
Glenn Phillips turned up for the occasion again by scoring an unbeaten 40 runs off 48 balls in the fourth innings to help New Zealand chase down a 138-run target with four wickets remaining. A win also helped Kiwis to jump to third position in the WTC points table.
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Cricket | Nov 30, 2023, 09:41 AM
Shubman Gill assumed Gujarat Titans' captaincy after Hardik Pandya made a move back to the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. However, former South Africa great AB de Villiers feels that the Titans could have gone with an experienced option rather than throwing Gill in the role.
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Cricket | Nov 29, 2023, 05:00 PM
Bangladesh and New Zealand are currently engaged in a two-match Test series which is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. This is the first series for both teams in the ongoing cycle.
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Cricket | Nov 29, 2023, 04:25 PM
Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has continued his merry run in Test cricket despite playing the format for the first time in eight months. He is currently featuring in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh and has batted superbly in testing conditions in first innings.
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Cricket | Nov 28, 2023, 05:32 PM
Bangladesh and New Zealand began their World Test Championship campaign in the first of the two-match Test series in Sylhet on Tuesday (November 28). After opting to bat, the hosts put up a decent show with the bat in testing conditions posting 310 runs for the loss of nine wickets.
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Cricket | Nov 27, 2023, 06:57 PM
Bangladesh and New Zealand will lock horns in the first Test of the two-match series starting from November 28 in Sylhet. Kane Williamson will be key for the visitors as the pitch is expected to turn right from Day 1 even as both teams start their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign.
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Cricket | Nov 27, 2023, 05:39 PM
BAN vs NZ Pitch Report: Bangladesh lost against Zimbabwe in the only Test match player at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on November 18 which turned out as a low-scoring fixture with both pacers and spinners dominating the playing conditions.
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Cricket | Nov 25, 2023, 04:37 PM
Hardik Pandya has led Gujarat Titans to IPL glory in 2022 and a final appearance in 2023. He has been at the helm of GT's golden start to IPL. But his potential trade opens a big captaincy void. Here are 5 players who can come in for Pandya.
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Cricket | Nov 19, 2023, 04:34 PM
Rohit Sharma continued his red-hot form by smashing a quickfire 47 runs off just 31 balls in the final and claimed the record for most runs scored by a captain at the ODI World Cup edition. He broke New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's record set during the 2019 edition.
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Cricket | Nov 17, 2023, 05:22 PM
Rohit Sharma has been in great form in the World Cup opening the innings for India. He boasts of a strike-rate of more than 133 in the powerplay overs as well. He has also scored a century against Afghanistan smashing 131 runs. But which record of Williamson can he break?
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Cricket | Nov 15, 2023, 11:46 PM
Chasing a huge 398-run target in World Cup semifinal, Daryl Mitchell registered a brilliant hundred against India to keep New Zealand alive at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. He broke Brendon McCullum's record for most sixes in ODI World Cup edition to script history.
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Cricket | Nov 15, 2023, 03:25 PM
After opting to bat first, India got off to a brilliant start thanks to their skipper Rohit Sharma who took the onus on himself to score runs. He looked set to cross the 50-run mark but was undone by a slower ball from Tim Southee and Kane Williamson took a brilliant running catch.
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Cricket | Nov 14, 2023, 05:13 PM
The Men in Blue will take on New Zealand in the first semifinal of the World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15 whereas the second semifinal will witness the clash between Australia and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Cricket | Nov 08, 2023, 04:22 PM
"Ferguson balances out our attack nicely and made some really valuable contributions in the tournament and brings a bit of experience as well. So, naturally comes in and bowls with that high pace and it complements our new ball bowlers," Williamson said on Wednesday.
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Cricket | Nov 06, 2023, 10:49 PM
“With Ajaz, Ish, Mitch, Glenn and Rachin, we have a strong spin group that will offer good variety and options during the series. Mitch had a strong back half of the Plunket Shield campaign last summer and has made good strides in his red-ball bowling," NZC selector Sam Wells said.
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Cricket | Oct 31, 2023, 11:55 PM
Kane Williamson is battling a thumb injury that he endured during the clash against Bangladesh while playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 13. He was forced to retire hurt due to the same and is waiting to regain full fitness again.
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Cricket | Oct 30, 2023, 05:17 PM
New Zealand have been in terrific form in the ongoing World Cup but they have missed their skipper Kane Williamson who has played only one game so far. After returning from ACL injury, Williamson sustained thumb injury against Bangladesh to be ruled out of the next few matches.
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Cricket | Oct 21, 2023, 04:09 PM
New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham confirmed the return of star pacer Tim Southee during the pre-match press conference ahead of New Zealand's fifth ICC ODI World Cup 2023 game against India at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium on Sunday.