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NZ vs AUS second Test | Williamson strikes half-century in his 100th Test as New Zealand takes lead against Australia

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in action day 2 of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch on March 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Kane Williamson gave the fans what they came for with a fighting half century in his 100th test Saturday on the second day of the second test between New Zealand and Australia. After his first innings ended in disappointment, Williamson delivered in his second with his 34th test half century from 105 balls in a 105-run partnership for the second wicket with Tom Latham. The pair steered New Zealand from 6-1 to 111-2, erasing Australia's first innings lead of 94, before Williamson was out for 51. At stumps New Zealand was 134-2 and led by 40 runs. Latham was 65 not out, his highest test score against Australia, and Rachin Ravindra was 11. “They are quali...
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Adams named New Zealand bowling coach for Pakistan series

Former New Zealand international Andre Adams will join the Blackcaps support staff for the home T20I series against Pakistan beginning January 12.Adams will work as bowling coach for the five-match series as part of head coach Gary Stead's coaching group, which also features regular batting coach Luke Ronchi.The decision follows Adams' work as pace-bowling coach for the New Zealand women's team during the side's 2023 tour to South Africa.New Zealand Strength and Conditioning coach Chris Donaldson and Team Performance Manager Simon Insley will both take a break during the series against Pakistan with their roles being filled by Matt Long and Dave Meiring respectively. Source link
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Watch: Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim given out for obstructing the field against New Zealand

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim was given out for obstructing the field on opening day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand. Mushfiqur was batting on 35 when the incident happened. He defended a ball from Kyle Jamieson with his bat and as the ball bounced, he palmed the ball away with his gloves. His decision to intervene was even more absurd as the ball looked to be going harmlessly away from the stumps. The umpires on the field got into a huddle and then referred the decision to the third umpire, who sealed his fate and gave him out for ‘obstructing the field’. The decision might come back to haunt Bangladesh, as Mushfiqur and Shahadat Hossain had stitched together a partnership of 57 runs at that stage with Bangladesh at 104/5. Shahadat was dismissed 19 runs later. Rahim th...
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Move over Paul, the Octopus, this World Cup has its own pinpoint-accurate soothsayer: Mike Hesson

Over the years, Mike Hesson has donned many hats. He has coached the national teams of Kenya and been the head coach for the New Zealand men’s cricket team. He has also been the Director of Cricket Operations for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team besides being a cricket commentator. But in a recently viral clip, Hesson showed off how good he can be with predictions. In the video, Hesson is asked for his predictions for the India versus New Zealand Cricket World Cup semi-final. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the current edition, upcoming World Cup fixtures and the points table on the site. “India is a pretty strong. So I reckon they’ll pr...
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‘2019 final defeat left Kane Williamson gutted; this loss to India was easier to understand, cricketing wise’

I remember Kane coming back home from that heart-breaking World Cup final in 2019. He was utterly gutted. I wouldn’t say he was pretty hollow, but was numb for a long time. It wasn’t because he was angry at the loss – it was just difficult to process that strange game. New Zealand didn’t lose the game; yet they lost the World Cup. The overthrows from Ben Stokes’ bat, the boundary count playing a role – it was difficult for him, for us, to process it. I remember it took him a while to get back to himself; I was careful not to talk about it too much but I know he spent a lot of time dwelling about it. He is not the sort to show emotions that way, but I knew deep down that was a hard one to take. I have known him from when he was 10. More than him, his father, who was the one who coached h...
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Trent Boult becomes New Zealand’s first bowler to claim 50 wickets in ODI World Cup

New Zealand’s Trent Boult during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on November 09, 2023. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K New Zealand’s left-arm pacer Trent Boult became the first Kiwi bowler to claim 50 wickets in the ODI World Cup following his economical spell against Sri Lanka on Thursday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here. Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis became his 50th victim in the ODI World Cup, that too in just 28 innings. Only Australia’s Mitchell Starc (19) and former Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga (25) have managed to claim 50 wickets in fewer innings than him. Boult’s 50th wicket also made him just the sixth bowler to do so in the ODI World Cup. Former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath is the l...
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‘We will have to see if the Bangalore rain helps Pakistan again’: Irfan Pathan warns New Zealand before Sri Lanka battle in ODI World Cup

New Zealand go into their last, must-win fixture against Sri Lanka on the back of four successive defeats and with eight points in the kitty. They are now fourth on the table. Pakistan (+0.036) and Afghanistan (-0.338), who also have eight points apiece, can potentially reach 10 points with a win over England and South Africa in their final league match. In that context, the Kiwis (+0.398) have to win sufficiently big also to take care of the Net Run Rate. However, their match is also under rain threat, and the Kiwis will be well aware that a defeat or a washout can throw them out of the tournament. According to former India seamer Irfan Pathan, the Black Caps should qualify for the 2023 World Cup semi-finals ahead of Pakistan if rain doesn’t play spoilsport in their clash against Sri L...
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ODI World Cup: Why New Zealand’s must-win game against Sri Lanka is the mother of all must-win games

Among the three teams in contention for the lone remaining semi-final spot, it is New Zealand who are best placed to make it on the back of a healthy net run rate (NRR). But among the three (Pakistan and Afghanistan being the other), it is New Zealand that will go into their last, must-win fixture against Sri Lanka on the back of four successive defeats. And among the three crucial games slotted for the next three days, it is New Zealand’s match at Bangalore that stands a strong chance of being affected by the weather.As the World Cup heads into the business end, with three important fixtures that would determine how the next week would pan out, the stake for the New Zealand game is the highest. Should the weather help their cause, a win against Sri Lanka on Thursday would make it all t...
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Bangalore Weather: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka World Cup Match Weather Forecast Updates | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Captain Kane Williamson of the New Zealand cricket team expressed concern about the unpredictable weather as they prepare for their final World Cup group stage match against Sri Lanka in Chennai. With New Zealand currently holding the last available semi-final slot, their focus is on securing a victory to advance in the tournament. However, the weather forecast for the game day adds an element of uncertainty to the equation.New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistanare all tied on eight points after eight games in the World Cup, with New Zealand narrowly holding the advantage due to a superior net run rate.As they head into the crucial match against Sri Lanka, Williamson mentioned the weather conditions and how they can impact the game."We'll still have to very much see what the ...
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New Zealand World Cup campaign on shaky ground as losses, injuries pile up

New Zealand’s Mitch Santner leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and South Africa in Pune, India, on November 1, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand leave Pune sore and sorry after notching up their third World Cup defeat in succession against South Africa and with a mounting injury toll weighing on their chances of reaching the semi-finals.Pace bowler Matt Henry is unlikely to feature in Saturday's crunch match against Pakistan after injuring his right hamstring in the 190-run thumping by the Proteas on Wednesday.Kyle Jamieson has been called up from New Zealand as cover for Henry and should arrive with the squad late on Thursday, the team said.Jimmy Neesham is nursing a bruised right wrist after being struck by the...
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Rachin Ravindra and Jimmy Neesham nearly pull off a heist, but Australia clinch fourth-straight win

Jimmy Neesham was flat on his stomach by the striker’s end. The Dharamsala crowd that was chanting his name seconds ago, as if he wore blue and not black, was stunned to pin drop silence. A record-highest World Cup chase in the best-ever scoring game in the tournament’s history had seemed possible a delivery ago. But not anymore, and Neesham knew it. There was no need for a third umpire, the all-rounder was aware he’d fallen short of his crease before the wicketkeeper Josh Inglis leapt forward and rattled his stumps. Just as he got up and started his long walk back to the pavilion, the first thought that crossed his mind was that his frame alongside the Aussie keeper was going to look similar to Martin Guptill and Jos Buttler’s at the end of the 2019 World Cup final. “That [2019 final]...
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ICC World Cup semi final race: India, South Africa need one more win, Pakistan need to win all three, hope other results go their way, pray for net run rate miracle

South Africa hurried Pakistan towards the World Cup exit door of the World Cup after beating them by one wicket in Chennai on Friday. This was South Africa’s first World Cup win against Pakistan since 1999. Pakistan suffered their fourth loss on the trot for the first time in a global tournament.Here’s a look at what the semifinal race looks like. South Africa: With 10 points in their kitty, they are almost assured of a semifinal spot. Another win will, more or less, confirm it. India: With five wins out of five, the hosts have one foot in the semifinals already. One more victory is likely to make it official. New Zealand: They are on eight points and would look for at least two wins from their remaining four games to go through Australia: Three wins out of five should see them in the s...
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Prayers and puja at Dharamsala ahead of India’s crucial game against New Zealand

A day before India’s crucial World Cup tie against New Zealand in the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium, the state association, in keeping with traditions, conducted a puja to pray that all goes well on the match day and also that rain gods don’t play spoilsport. The HPCA, in fact, conducted two pujas in a span of two weeks so that the tournament is blessed by the local god Indrunag. The puja took place in an ancient temple in Dharmshala and the temple is dedicated to Snake King. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, upcoming World Cup fixtures and the points table on the site.  Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Dhumal, who’s a key face in HPCA, says a ritual alway...
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Cricket World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami to be picked in playing XI for Ind vs NZ game

A day after Hardik Pandya was ruled out from India’s fifth World Cup game against New Zealand, to be played in Dharamsala on Sunday, the Indian team management has decided to give Suryakumar Yadav and ace pacer Mohd Shami a shot in the playing XI. The Indian team received a scare earlier in the day on Saturday when Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan walked off the optional net session in some anguish. While Surya had sustained a blow to his right wrist, Kishan was stung by a honeybee in the back of his head while batting under the lights at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, upcoming World Cup fixtures and the points table on the site.  However, it is learnt that the Y...
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Cricket World Cup: Unbeaten New Zealand demolish Afghanistan in perfect preparation for clash with red-hot India

Mitchell Santner didn’t mince words when talking about New Zealand’s next opponents, India. For all the ‘nice boys’ tag that hangs around their necks, the Black Caps are known to be ruthless on the field, especially at World Cups. They have a history of flying under the radar, largely unnoticed, but as they leave Chennai after making it four wins out of four with their 149-run victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, New Zealand look every bit prepared for India. Despite getting past Australia and Pakistan, India know New Zealand will be a hard nut to crack at Dharamsala, more so if the conditions are to the liking of the Black Caps. And Santner, who went top of the wicket-takers chart with his three-wicket haul against Afghanistan that took his tally at this World Cup to 11, said that th...
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New Zealand players meet school students in Chennai under UNICEF initiative

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell with children during the ICC UNICEF Cricket 4 Good clinic program at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M New Zealand Players met the school student at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium under the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) initiative on Sunday.Around 58 students interacted with the Kiwi players who are getting sports training from Greater Chennai Corporation and Smart City Project Limited. New Zealand star players like Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Mark Chapman were seen training the students on how to bowl, bat and field. Following the event, Chapman said that the initiative was awesome and it gave the players an excuse to get out of the hotel and do something other than train, and play. The Kiwi...
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Cricket World Cup: Comeback king Kane Williamson guides New Zealand to third straight win with classy knock against Bangladesh

Black is an inescapable colour in Chennai. It is the colour that revolutionised its biggest-ever political movement which continues till date. It is a colour that means dominance in these parts. In the not-so-distant past, there was even a period when one could be denied entry at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on match days for donning black shirts or t-shirts. But on Friday, as the rest of the world’s gaze was on Ahmedabad, and all the talk centred around India vs Pakistan, it was hard to miss a black t-shirt with Kane Williamson’s name on its back. On a humid evening, between their bowlers’ splendid job and Daryl Mitchell’s finishing touch, it was Williamson who weaved his magic with an unbeaten 78 to guide New Zealand to their third successive win at the World Cup. The eight-wicket victo...
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Cricket World Cup: Rachin Ravindra, marked for greatness at 15, comes of age

Hyderabad: A story in Wellington cricket circles goes that one morning, Cricket Wellington’s youth development coach Ivan Tissera tagged a 10-year-old boy to the Hutt Recreation Ground in Lower Hutt Wellington for a nets session with the U-15s. The boy, barely four and a half feet, was asked to pad up against Henry Walsh, a nearly six-foot tall left-arm seamer, then touted as the next big thing in Wellington cricket. Walsh’s parents grumbled over their son having to bowl at a nine-year-old. But in barely 20 minutes, they were wondering why their son was being subjected to this humiliation by a boy who was just a little taller than the stumps. He not just batted emphatically but unpacked an array of strokes that left the spectators stunned. Among the marveled audience were then internat...
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ICC World Cup | After Williamson, now Southee to miss NZ’s opener against England

Tim Southee of New Zealand during a nets session at Narendra Modi Stadium on October 4, 2023 in Ahmedabad | Photo Credit: Getty Images Already dealing with the absence of regular skipper Kane Williamson, New Zealand will play the World Cup-opener against England on Thursday without key pacer Tim Southee, who is yet to recover from his thumb surgery. Stand-in captain Tom Latham said Southee is making good progress after undergoing surgery last month to treat his fractured right thumb. Southee had suffered the injury while attempting a catch offered by Joe Root at the Lord's in a recent series which they lost 1-3. Williamson had also underwent surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in April and is yet to make a comeback to competitive cricket, though he played in Kiwis' warm-up g...
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2023 ODI World Cup: From Williamson to Boult – The Kiwi game-changers to watch out for | Cricket News – Times of India

As the excitement continues to mount worldwide for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, the New Zealand cricket team is diligently preparing for what is sure to be an electrifying tournament. The Kiwis have made the finals of the last two editions of the tournament - in 2015 and 2019 and will once again be the 'dark horse' team to watch out for.Within the Kiwi squad, there are three exceptional players whose performances are expected to leave a lasting impression on the global stage. Let's take a closer look at these three match-winners, who could well be instrumental in determining what kind of a campaign the Black Caps have this time.(Getty Images)Kane Williamson: The Master BatterKane Williamson, the linchpin of the New Zealand cricket team, is a true maestro. Renowned for his graceful s...