New Zealand’s legendary seam bowler Tim Southee is set to retire from Test cricket at his home ground, Seddon Park in Hamilton, against England this December. Southee, however, made himself available for the World Test Championship final at Lord's in June if New Zealand qualify.
Jemimah Rodrigues admitted that the Indian team’s performances in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup were not as strong as they should have been.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham on Sunday said it will take time to sink in that his team has whitewashed India 3-0 at home for the first time in its history.
Having played a crucial role in helping New Zealand go past 200 runs on a rank-turner, batter Daryl Mitchell said the half-hour before the tea break on the first day of the third Test was the toughest and he was happy to jump into an ice-break in the break.
India threw away the advantage that Ravindra Jadeja provided with his 14th Test five-wicket haul by bowling New Zealand out for 235, with the home side losing three wickets in the last two overs of the opening day to end at 86 for 4, at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
Having started his cricketing career in the Maidans of Mumbai, before his parents migrated to New Zealand in the late 1990’s, Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel has a special relation with the Wankhede Stadium — the venue for the final Test between India and New Zealand, starting November 1.
India opener Yashaswi Jaiswal has reclaimed the number three spot in ICC Men’s Test batting rankings after scores of 30 and 77 in the Pune Test that New Zealand went on to win by 113 runs to claim a historic series win on Indian soil.
Despite conceding a home series (against New Zealand) for the first time in over a decade, India will head to Australia as a mighty force aiming to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy and complete a hat-trick of series wins.
New Zealand-W defeat India-W by 76 runs in the second One Day International to tie the three-game bilateral series 1-1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Tom Blundell (30 not out) and Glenn Phillips (9 not out) returned unscathed with the BlackCaps building on to their 103-run first innings lead, added 198 runs for the loss of five wickets in their second essay at the end of the second day’s play.
