New Zealand Cricket
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AUS W vs NZ W ODI World Cup Highlights: Australia beat New Zealand by 89 runs
Cricket | Oct 01, 2025, 11:43 PM ISTAUS W vs NZ W ODI World Cup Highlights: Defending champions Australia face New Zealand in their first match of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. The Aussies have opted to bat first and will look to put a strong total against the T20 World Champions.
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Gary Stead rejoins New Zealand Cricket as high-performance coach
Cricket | Sep 26, 2025, 01:15 PM ISTFormer New Zealand men's head coach Gary Stead has been appointed as New Zealand's new high-performance coach. He returns three months after stepping down as the side's head coach, and expressed his delight over the new role.
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Teams with most T20Is played
Sports | Sep 19, 2025, 03:20 PM ISTWith the Indian team all set to achieve a major milestone in the shortest format of the game in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, let us have a look at the top five teams with the most matches played in T20I cricket over the years.
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Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson among five to agree with NZC’s casual playing agreements
Cricket | Sep 15, 2025, 08:08 AM ISTThe likes of Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Finn Allen, and Tim Seifert have agreed to New Zealand Cricket's casual playing agreements, committing themselves to the T20 World Cup 2026 in India.
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Matt Henry topples Pat Cummins to achieve career-best ratings in latest ICC Test rankings
Cricket | Aug 13, 2025, 03:51 PM ISTNew Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry is in the form of his life. He picked up as many as 16 wickets in the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe and has jumped to his career-best ranking in the latest update. Here are the updated ICC Test rankings:
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Former New Zealand cricketer set to play for Scotland, to make international comeback after 5 years
Cricket | Aug 12, 2025, 06:18 PM ISTFormer New Zealand cricketer Tom Bruce will play for Scotland and feature in Cricket World Cup League 2 matches for his new team starting from August 27. He played 17 T20Is for New Zealand and last played international cricket in 2020.
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New Zealand create history, maul Zimbabwe to go past 67-year-old record in Test cricket
Cricket | Aug 09, 2025, 04:14 PM ISTNew Zealand defeated Zimbabwe in the second Test of the two-match series to seal the contest 2-0. It was a heavily one-sided encounter as the Kiwis won the game by a huge margin of an innings and 359 runs. It took only one session for them to bundle the hosts out in the second innings.
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Brendan Taylor returns to Zimbabwe Test team for first time in four years, eyes major milestone
Cricket | Aug 07, 2025, 02:21 PM ISTThe second and final Test between New Zealand and Zimbabwe got underway today at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Brendan Taylor, at 39, made his comeback to the Test side after serving a 3.5-year ban imposed by the ICC.
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Sean Williams creates world record, breaks 66-year-old feat in 1st Test vs New Zealand
Cricket | Aug 01, 2025, 03:12 PM ISTZimbabwe veteran Sean Williams has been the most consistent batter for his team in Test cricket. He has so far played 23 Tests and averages almost 48 with six centuries and seven fifties. In the ongoing first Test against New Zealand, he created a world record, breaking a 66-year-old feat.
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Who is the only cricketer to play for three different teams in T20Is?
Sports | Jul 31, 2025, 11:53 AM ISTLuke Ronchi is the only cricketer who has played for three different teams in the shortest format of the game. The wicket-keeper batter represented Australia, New Zealand, and the ICC World XI in 2018, making him the only cricketer to do so.
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Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test Series: Schedule, squads, live streaming and all you need to know
Cricket | Jul 29, 2025, 01:48 PM ISTZimbabwe's packed calendar in Tests is set to end with the two-match series against New Zealand. The first Test is set to be played from July 30 and both matches are scheduled to take place at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Here's all you need to know about the series:
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No Kane Williamson as New Zealand announce T20I squad for tri-series against Zimbabwe, South Africa
Cricket | Jul 13, 2025, 06:15 PM ISTNew Zealand will take on Zimbabwe and South Africa in a T20I tri-series as they kick off their preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026 under new head coach Rob Walter. Mitchell Santner will be leading the side, which has no Kane Williamson.
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New Zealand Cricket unveil schedule for upcoming home summer
Cricket | Jun 25, 2025, 09:08 AM ISTNew Zealand Cricket (NZC) recently came forward and announced their home summer schedule. The men's team will be taking on the likes of Australia, England, West indies, and South Africa, whereas the women's side will take on Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Rob Walter announced as New Zealand’s new all-format coach
Cricket | Jun 06, 2025, 07:07 AM ISTNew Zealand Cricket recently came forward and announced that 49-year-old Rob Walter will be taking over as the side's new all-format coach. He will be taking over the role from Gary Stead as his tenure begins mid-June.
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New Zealand head coach Gary Stead steps down from role ahead of new WTC cycle
Cricket | Jun 04, 2025, 06:35 PM ISTGary Stead's contract is set to end at the end of June, and it won't be renewed now. New Zealand are set to appoint one coach for all three formats now. For the unversed, Stead was only the Test head coach of the BlackCaps.
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Williamson refuses new central contract; four new cricketers added as NZC announce 20-member list
Cricket | Jun 03, 2025, 01:21 PM ISTStar batter Kane Williamson once again rejected New Zealand's central contract. Meanwhile, four cricketers in Mitch Hay, Muhammad Abbas, Zak Foulkes and Adi Ashok have been added for the first time. NZC are in discussion with Williamson, Conway, Allen and Lockie over casual contracts.
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This cricketer scored fastest double century in Tests, is now director of childcare centre
Sports | May 28, 2025, 05:04 PM ISTThe cricketer played 81 Tests, 223 ODIs, and four T20Is for New Zealand and scored 4702, 709,0, and 74 runs across the three formats, respectively. He also smashed the fastest double century against England, off just 154 balls in 2002 and is still the record holder.
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Ben Sears, Daryl Mitchell create history for New Zealand as Kiwis sweep Pakistan 3-0 in ODI series
Cricket | Apr 05, 2025, 01:12 PM ISTBen Sears starred with another five-wicket haul as he won the Player of the Series award in New Zealand's 3-0 ODI sweep over Pakistan. Sears has achieved something that even the likes of Shane Bond and Daniel Vettori have not done in the past.
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Pakistan-born Muhammad Abbas creates history for New Zealand, breaks Indian star's ODI world record
Cricket | Mar 29, 2025, 06:19 PM ISTMuhammad Abbas shattered a world record previously held by an Indian star during his ODI debut for New Zealand against Pakistan, the country of his birth. Abbas slammed a blistering fifty as he helped the Kiwis post a strong total of 344 against Pakistan in the first ODI.
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NZ vs PAK 2025: Black Caps clinch T20I series with dominant win against Pakistan
Cricket | Mar 23, 2025, 04:10 PM ISTNew Zealand Cricket clinched the ongoing T20I series against Pakistan with another exceptional performance against the Men in Green in the fourth T20I of the series. The Black Caps won the series 3-1.