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  New Zealand registered a dominating win in the fifth and final T20I match against Pakistan played at SKY Stadium, Wellington on 26 th March 2025. New Zealand captain Micheal Bracewell won the toss and decided to field first. The pitch had a lot of seam movement for the bowlers. Jacob Duffy got the breakthrough in his first over getting the wicket of Hasan Nawaz with a good catch by James Neesham at slips. Ben Sears troubled the Pakistani batters and eventually got rid of Mohammad Harris with a simple catch to Mitchell Hay. Duffy struck for the second time dismissing Omair Bin Yosuf. Pakistani batters struggled with the pace and bounce of the pitch. At the end of the first six overs, Pakistan could only score 27 for 3. Ish Sodhi produced the magic with the wicket of Usman Khan with a simple catch to Daryl Mitchell to leave Pakistan in deep trouble. James Neesham dismissed Abdul Samad, keeping the visitors under immense pressure. Pakistani captain Salman Ali Agha showed in...

  The Indian men’s cricket team created history defeating New Zealand in the finals of Champions Trophy 2025 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 9 th March. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santer won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start by Rachin Ravindra and Will Young in the initial stages. Rachin showed intent keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and sixes with ease. Varun Chakvarthy almost made an important breakthrough given out by the umpire; in review it was overturned too not out. Varun struck in the same over dismissing Will Young with a peach of a delivery to get the breakthrough for India. Young and Rachin added 57 runs for the opening wicket. Rachin was given a reprieve as Shami and Shreyas Iyer dropped chances. At the end of the first 10 overs, New Zealand scored 69 for 1. Kuldeep Yadav produced a stunning delivery to dismiss Rachin Ravindra. He struck again to get rid of Kane Williamson with a simple return catch leaving...

  New Zealand made it into the finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 with a resounding win over South Africa in the 2 nd semi-finals played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 5 th March. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santer won the toss and decided to bat first. Will Young and Rachin Ravindra began off to a flying start putting pressure on South African new ball bowlers namely Ngidi and Marco Jansen. Rachin showed his class with some brilliant strokes to keep the scoreboard ticking. Ngidi got the breakthrough by dismissing Will Young by providing a simple catch to Markram. At the end of the first 10 overs, New Zealand scored 56 for 1. After the field restrictions, Williamson struggled initially before keeping the momentum going along with Ravindra. The stylish Rachin hit boundaries with ease, reaching his fifty off 41 deliveries. Kane Williamson also played with an attacking approach not allowing the South African bowlers to settle. Rachin and Williamson made the batting look eas...

 The Indian Cricket Team ended the group stage with an impressive win against New Zealand played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on 2 nd March 2025. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santer won the toss and decided to field first. Rohit Sharma began the innings on a positive note putting pressure with attacking shots. Matt Henry got the breakthrough by  dismissing Shubman Gill. Gill took the review for LBW which remained out. Kyle Jamieson got rid of Indian captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Mitchell Santer. Kohli looked in good touch with positive strokes before a stunning one-handed catch at backward point by Glenn Phillips ended his innings. At the end of the first 10 overs, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel ensured that India scored 37 for 3. After the field restrictions, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel steadied the ship taking singles against pace bowlers. Both Indian batters put pressure on New Zealand spinners keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shreyas showed intent...

  The first day of the 2 nd test match saw some exciting battles between bat and ball played at MCA Stadium, Pune on 24 th October 2024. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and decided to bat first. Tom Latham and Devon Conway began off to a steady start against Akashdeep Singh while Jasprit Bumrah bowled decent lines and lengths. R Ashwin struck in his first over getting rid of New Zealand captain Latham with a lovely delivery. Latham and Conway added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Will Young looked solid with his defense while Conway showed good intent against the Indian spinners. Both batters kept the scoreboard ticking. R Ashwin struck with a review for being caught behind down the leg. The umpires called not out; it was overturned to out hitting the gloves. Young and Conway added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rachin Ravindra and Conway showed intent with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. New Zealand went into the lunch break at 92 for 2. After th...

  New Zealand ended the fourth day against India in a strong position during the 4 th day of the 1 st test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 19 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 231 for 3, Sarfaraz Khan showed intent against the New Zealand pacers keeping the scoreboard ticking. India got a reprieve as Sarfaraz Khan and Pant were involved in a mix-up, but Tom Blundell could not hit the throw onto the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan made the batting look easy along with Pant. Sarfaraz reached his maiden Test century with a boundary-off 110 deliveries. Pant survived two DRS calls off successive deliveries. Pant reached his half-century off 55 balls to keep the momentum going for India. With rain arrived, India ended the first session at 344 for 3. After a long delay due to rain, Sarfaraz Khan and Pant showed intent against the New Zealand bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking. NZ captain Latham took the second new ball immediately. Sarfaraz Khan comp...

  The third day of the first test match between India and New Zealand saw exciting cricket on a good batting paradise played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 18 th October 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 180 for 3, Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell struggled against the good-quality bowling of Siraj and Bumrah. Siraj eventually struck with the first blow dismissing Mitchell with a stunning catch by Yashasvi Jaiswal at gully. Bumrah produced another peach to get rid of Tom Blundell. Rachin Ravindra showed his class with fifty off just 88 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in quick succession dismissing Phillips and Matt Henry. Rachin Ravindra made the batting look easy with attacking shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. Tim Southee also joined in the party putting the Indian bowlers under immense pressure. Both NZ batters kept the scoreboard ticking making sure that they didn’t allow any chances to the Indian team. Rachin Ravindra reached his century off 124 ba...

  The New Zealand Cricket Team put on an excellent display with both bowl and bat to be in a commanding position against the hosts India of the 2 nd day played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 17 th October 2024. After the first day was washed out due to rain, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first on overcast conditions. Mat Henry and Tim Southee troubled Indian openers Yashavi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma survived a close LBW shout given not out, on review it was retained as not out due to the umpire’s call. Southee produced a delivery to dismiss Rohit Sharma. William O Rourke was bought into the attack and dismissed Virat Kohli with a sharp catch by Glenn Phillps at leg slip. Devon Conway took a one-handed catch to dismiss Sarfaraz Khan at mid-off to leave India in deep trouble. With the scoreboard reading 13 for 3, the rain arrived. After the rain break, Tom Blundell dropped a sitter to dismiss Pant. New Zealand seamers trouble...

  The Indian Cricket Team will host New Zealand in a three-match Test series starting from 16 th October at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, they would look to continue their domination at home and step closer to the ICC World Test championship finals to be played in June 2025. Indian team decimated Bangladesh with a 2-0 margin. They are currently at the top of the ICC Test Championship 2023-25 points table. On the other hand, New Zealand would look to bounce back from their 0-2 loss in the away test series against Sri Lanka. The Last time New Zealand visited India for a test series in 2021, India won the 2-match Test series by 1-0. The first test match at Green Park, Kanpur ended in a draw where Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel defended keeping India at bay. It was a dominating performance by the Indian team in the 2 nd test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai winning by a massive 372 runs. Indian team would look to play attacking cricket in the...

  The visiting New Zealand team ended rain-curtailed 2 nd day against Sri Lanka in a good position played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on 19 th September 2024. Starting on the overnight score of 302 for 7, Sri Lanka got off to worst possible start with Prabath Jayasuriya gone in front of the stumps before rain stopped play. After the rain delay, the hosts lost two more wickets to be bundled out for 305 in the first innings. Tom Latham and Devon Conway scored 5 runs before the rain stopped play again. With lots of rain coming, umpires called the lunch break. Conway and Latham looked in good touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. After the initial burst, de Silva brought Ramesh Mendis and Jayasuriya into the attack. Both NZ batters kept the scoreboard ticking. Ramesh Mendis struck getting the opening wicket by dismissing Conway. The umpires called not out; on review it was overturned to out by hitting in front of the stumps. Conway and Latham added 63 runs for the openi...

  The First day of the first test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand some quality cricket from both teams at Galle International Stadium, Galle on 18 th September 2024. Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and decided to bat first. Pathum Nissanka looked in good touch with positive strokes against the disciplined New Zealand bowling of Southee and Rourke. Rourke troubled Lankan openers with pace and bounce before getting the breakthrough dismissing Karaunate reared providing a simple catch to Blundell. Rourke then produced a brilliant yorker to dismiss Nissanka leaving Sri Lanka in trouble at 33 for 2. The experienced duo of Dinesh Chandimal and Mathews struggled against tight New Zealand bowling. Rourke continued his superb rhythm hitting Mathews on his thumb. Mathews was forced to retire hurt. Kamindu Mendis was promoted to number 5, beginning the innings with a lovely boundary. Sri Lanka went into the lunch break at 88 for 2. After the lunch break, New...

  The Sri Lankan Cricket Team for the first test match against New Zealand has been announced to be played at Galle International Stadium, Galle from 18 th September onwards. Dhananjaya de Silva will be high on confidence as they stunned in the 3 rd test match against England at Kennington Oval, London last week. These two fixtures are a part of the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle. Dimuth Karaunate and Pathum Nissanka would open the innings for Sri Lanka. Nissanka had a dream encounter against England with 64 and an unbeaten 129 that helped the visitors chase down the highest target by an Asian team in England. Vishwa Fernando and Milne Rathyanke have been dropped from the playing XI that they played in the 3 rd test against England. Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal &Dhananjaya de Silva would be middle order while Kamindu Mendis might get a chance to get a chance batting up the order.   The pace bowling options consist of Lahiru Kumara ...

 New Zealand registered 2 wickets win over Pakistan in the third and deciding ODI match played at National Stadium, Karachi on 13 January 2023. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as they lost the early wicket of Shan Masood via review for caught behind. The umpire called not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Babar Azam was stumped again in the series for the third successive time leaving Pakistan in trouble. Fakhar Zaman and Rizwan looked cautious against disciplined New Zealand bowling. At the end of the first 10 overs, Pakistan made 37 for 2. Fakhar and Rizwan showed intent keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and taking singles not allowing the NZ bowlers to settle. Fakhar completed half-century off 65 balls while Rizwan kept his composure with fifty off 53 balls. Ish Sodhi provided the much-needed breakthrough in getting rid of Rizwan. Rizwan and Fakhar added 154 runs for the 3 rd ...

 New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals stage with a thumping win over Ireland played at Adelaide Oval on Friday.  Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to field first. It was a decent start for Ireland bowlers as they kept Conway and Finn Allen quiet. Allen took on Gareth Delany with 3 boundaries in an over. Allen then upped the ante with attacking strokes maintaining the pressure on Ireland bowlers. Adair struck dismissing dangerous Allen providing an easy catch to Hand at mid-off. Allen and Conway put on 52 runs for the opening wicket in quick time. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 52 for 1. Conway and Kane Williamson struggled against disciplined Ireland bowling. Williamson was not able to time the ball before taking the attack with big shots. Delany got the big wicket of Conway with a simple catch to Adair at long-on. Conway and Williamson added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Glenn Phillips continued hi...

 Known as the underdogs of ICC tournaments, New Zealand produced a dominating display to defeat the Asian Champions Sri Lanka in a one-sided contest played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Saturday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. Mahesh Theekshana produced the magic getting rid of dangerous Finn Allen putting pressure on the spinner. Dhanajaya de Silva then dismissed Conway with another good piece of bowling leaving New Zealand in trouble. Kasun Rajitha named as a replacement produced a peach to get rid of Kane Williamson leaving Kiwis in big trouble at 15 for 3. Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell looked cautious against disciplined Lankan bowling. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand 25 for 3. Phillips kept the pressure on the Lankan bowling with attacking shots. Pathum Nissanka dropped a sitter chance at long-off to dismiss Phillips. Glenn Phillips did not allow the Lankan bowlers to settle with aggressive shots. On other...

 New Zealand stunned the defending Champions Australia by 89 runs in the opening match of the Super 12 stage played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Saturday. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Finn Allen blasted away Mitchell Starc for 14 runs in the very first over of the match. The explosive right-handed batter put enough pressure on Australian bowling taking advantage of the first six overs. Josh Hazlewood produced a peach of a yorker to dismiss the dangerous Finn Allen. Allen made 42 off 16 balls laying a strong foundation for a big total. Allen and Conway added 56 runs in just 4.1 overs. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced away to 65 for 1. After the field restrictions, Conway and Williamson kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Conway survived a close LBW shout given not out but the decision remained not out as it was going over the stumps. It was great batting by both Kiwi batte...

 The most awaited ODI series is about to start as New Zealand will face Australia in their own den starting tomorrow. Australia would be looking to continue their impressive run after defeating Zimbabwe 2-1 in the recently concluded ODI series played at Townsville. On the other hand, New Zealand would be looking to create history winning series on Australian soil. It promises to be an exciting series between the top two ODI teams in the world. The last time New Zealand toured Australia, only one match was played as Australia defeated New Zealand by 71 runs before the series was called off due to the COVID pandemic. The series was scheduled but due to the New Zealand border being shut, the series between Australia and New Zealand did not happen. Australia has a strong ODI unit with the likes of Warner, Finch, Maxwell that can change the course of the game with their hitting abilities. The bowling department looks solid enough with the likes of Hazlewood, Starc, Zampa, and ot...

 The talented hard-hitting batsman Finn Allen joined the list of New Zealand batsmen to hit a century in the T20I format. He achieved this feat during the 1 st T20I match against Scotland played in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Scotland's newly appointed captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to field first. Finn Allen came to open the innings along with Martin Guptill. Finn Allen looked in great touch right from the word go and never allowed Scotland bowlers to settle while Guptill remained steady. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand openers scored 48 for 0. Guptill and Allen added 85 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Allen smashed his fifty off 33 balls keeping pressure on Scotland bowlers. Glenn Phillips, and Daryl Mitchell provided the momentum along with Allen. Allen displayed great hitting abilities and completed his maiden T20I century off 54 balls. He was eventually dismissed for 101 off 56 balls with 8 fours and ...

 The off-spinner Michael Bracewell became the third New Zealand bowler to grab a hattrick in the T20I format. He achieved this feat during the 2 nd match of the series against Ireland played in Belfast on 20 th July 2022. Thanks to Dane Clever's unbeaten 78, Finn Allen 35, and Glenn Phillips quickfire 23 off 16 balls helped New Zealand post a competitive total of 179 for 4 in 20 overs. The visitors kept picking wickets at regular intervals not allowing Ireland batters to score runs easily. Bracewell bowled his first over in T20Is and took 3 wickets in succession. He took wickets of Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, and Craig Young in the 14 th over to bowl out Ireland for paltry total of 91. Bracewell ended with figures of 3 for 5. New Zealand registered 88 runs win and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match T20I series against host Ireland. For his unbeaten 78 off 55 balls, Dane Clever was named the man of the match award. It was a dominating performance by the New Zealan...