South African captain Brand was bowled for three runs on an inswinger from his New Zealand counterpart Tim Southee. Moore was out for zero after covering the ball from Matt Henry. A tenacious 63-run stand for the third wicket was broken by Jamieson, who trapped Renard van Tonder at first slip on 31, before gently […]
‘I don’t focus on records; It will come sooner or later’
Play on the third day of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka started late on Friday after four sessions of play was abandoned due to rain. Daryl Mitchell on 12 and Glenn Phillips on five opened the batting with New Zealand at 55-5 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Stumps […]
“He is without a doubt one of the top operators in the world and the way he swings the ball and the way he keeps bringing the stumps into play. “It’s really quite phenomenal, the number of wickets he has taken in so few matches in this tournament.” Mitchell’s century was his second of the […]
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team’s experience of playing in front of a partisan crowd will come in handy when they face hosts India in the World Cup semi-finals. A capacity crowd of more than 33,000 is expected at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium – the home ground of India captain Rohit Sharma – for […]
Tendulkar, Kohli become ‘Batman of Mumbai’
Pacer Naseem Shah (3-58) dismissed Conway on the last ball of the 30th over to lift New Zealand from a 181-run partnership for the second wicket between Conway and Williamson. Conway hit 13 fours and a six in his second ODI century off 92 balls. Nawaz then took three wickets by dismissing both Daryl Mitchell […]
The visiting team was also defeated 3-0 by England in the last Test series. Teams: Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Wasim, Nauman Ali New Zealand: Tim Southee (c), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, […]
Eleven of his 24 Test centuries came when he was captain – a record for a New Zealand captain. Saudi, 34, will lead the team on their upcoming tour of Pakistan with Tests in Karachi starting December 26, then in Multan starting January 3. Tom Latham has been confirmed as Southee’s vice-captain, having previously led […]
