IND vs NZ 1st T20: Southee not keen on playing in bio-bubble for long
Cricket | November 16, 2021 13:34 ISTNew Zealand's stand-in captain Tim Southee feels long periods in bubble life does take a toll on the cricketers' physical and mental health.
New Zealand's stand-in captain Tim Southee feels long periods in bubble life does take a toll on the cricketers' physical and mental health.
India will aim to press the reset button for the 2022 edition under new captain Rohit Sharma and an illustrious head coach in Rahul Dravid, starting with the 1st T20 against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Senior speedster Tim Southee will lead the Black Caps in the white ball series, the New Zealand Cricket stated in its release.
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide among venues that will host the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup from October 16 to November 13.
In the T20 showpiece that concluded in the UAE on Sunday with Australia's triumph over New Zealand in the title clash, teams batting second have won almost all their matches, including the semifinals and the final.
Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey says Mitchell Marsh's incredible match-winning knock in the final of the T20 World Cup 'will carry little weight' when the Ashes squad is picked.
South Africa's Aiden Markram and Anirch Nortje and Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga were the players whose teams didn't qualify for the semi-finals but fore the ICC team.
Aaron Finch backing opener David Warner through his bad patch was perhaps the Australian limited-overs captain's masterstroke at the ICC T20 World Cup.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson admitted that there was very little that his side could have done against an Australian team that didn't give an inch in the T20 World Cup final.
Runners-up New Zealand were given Rs 6 crore while both the semi-finalists -- England and Pakistan -- bagged an amount of Rs 3 crore each.
Big-hitting all-rounder and Australian cricket's man of the moment Mitchell Marsh has thanked the country's selectors for giving him an "amazing six weeks" at the T20 World Cup by promoting him to the top-order.
A clinical unbeaten knock from Mitchell Marsh (77 not out off 50 balls) along with a crucial half-century by David Warner (53 off 38 balls) and a superlative spell by Josh Hazlewood (3/16) powered Australia to win their first Men's T20 World Cup trophy, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. Facing a target of 173, the biggest chase in a Men's T20 World Cup final, Australia reached home with seven balls to spare.
In the summit clash, Australia outclassed New Zealand by eight wickets with seven balls to spare while chasing a target of 173.
In the summit clash, Australia outclassed New Zealand by eight wickets with seven balls to spare while chasing a target of 173.
Chasing 173, Australia got off to a bad start as the side lost its skipper Aaron Finch (5) in the third over of the innings as he was sent back to the pavilion by Trent Boult. Mitchell Marsh joined David Warner in the middle and the duo took the team's score to 43/1 after the end of the powerplay.
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Marsh, who took 50 balls for his knock, also ensured that Justin Langer got some breathing space ahead of the big Ashes after a tumultuous year at the helm. And for all the sceptics, who believe T20 cricket only needs short-format specialists, Australia won their first title with five Test specialists -- three pacers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood -- along with Warner and Steve Smith in the side. After five ODI World Cup titles, Australia finally exorcised the ghosts and in the most professional manner under a cool but under-rated skipper Aaron Finch.
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