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.
In a rail-curtailed 16-over match, New Zealand chased down the 176-run target with four balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
These tests were conducted specifically for the entire IPL contingent that had arrived from the UAE on November 14 and then went into quarantine.
Boult arrived home from the IPL on Thursday along with his Black Caps teammates Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Seifert.
CWI further informed that all of the West Indies players who arrived in Auckland on Thursday have passed initial health screening checks.
The incident happened on the final day of the fixture on Sunday when Blundell, batting on 101, edged a ball from Otago fast bowler Jacob Duffy back toward his stumps and first used his foot to try to stop the ball - which is legal as per the MCC rules.
