17-person Sri Lanka Cricket squad for the two-match Test series. Dimuth Karunaratne will serve as captain for the series. Sri Lanka must defeat New Zealand 2-0 to proceed to final match. The 17-person Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand was unveiled on Friday. Dimuth Karunaratne will serve as … Read more
A potentially hazardous growth was discovered on the hull of a cruise. Before entering Australia, the ship’s hull must be cleaned. The 2018-built ship has allegedly anchored about 27 km off the coast. A potentially hazardous growth was discovered on the hull of a cruise liner off the coast of Australia, leaving hundreds of guests … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been compensated by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for suddenly canceling the tour last year in September 2021. The compensation sum has not been announced, but reports claim the PCB will profit handsomely from New Zealand’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, which will include 10 white-ball games. Meanwhile, the two boards’ … Read more
Heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot ten people dead at a Buffalo, New York grocery store on Saturday in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, Authorities said According to Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia, the gunman was caught after the shooting while wearing body armor and a helmet. According to Gramaglia, ten … Read more
Suzie Bates’ blistering century helped New Zealand defeat Pakistan by 71 runs in the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Christchurch on Saturday. It was the final match of the tournament for both sides, and despite the fact that New Zealand has a mathematical possibility of reaching the semi-finals, skipper Sophie Devine said it was a … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH: Defending champions England continued their Women’s Cricket World Cup resurgence with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Pakistan Thursday to stand on the brink of the semi-finals. England pace bowler Katherine Brunt roared back into form after an indifferent tournament, taking 3-17 as she and Sophie Ecclestone helped bundle Pakistan out for 105 in Christchurch. Brunt had … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 21,616 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported two deaths with COVID-19. Both people, one man and one woman, were aged over 70. The total number of publicly reported COVID-19-related deaths is 117 in the country, it said. … Read more
New Zealand’s hopes of defending their World Test Championship suffered a major setback when South Africa crushed them by 198 runs in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday. It was New Zealand’s third defeat in six Tests over the past three months, and their second at home, where they have enjoyed being almost unassailable … Read more
South Africa outwitted and outplayed New Zealand in a crushing 198-run second Test victory in Christchurch on Tuesday to draw the two-match series 1-1. New Zealand, facing a record fourth-innings chase of 426 to win, were all out for 227 eight balls after tea on the final day. It completed a remarkable turnaround for South … Read more
South Africa captain Dean Elgar conceded on Thursday that his team’s confidence had taken a hit following their humiliation in the first Test against New Zealand, but he encouraged his team to improve in the second Test, which they must win. When the second and final Test begins Friday at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval, Elgar’s men … Read more
New Zealand is on the verge of securing the series and reclaiming the world number one spot in the second Test against South Africa on Friday. A draw in Christchurch would give New Zealand its first series win against South Africa in 17 tries, while a win would not only complete a 2-0 series whitewash … Read more
New Zealand thrashed South Africa for the first time since 2004 on Saturday, winning the first Test by an innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch. New Zealand has only beaten South Africa five times in 46 Tests since 1932, with their most recent victory coming in 2004. “It’s a great day,” … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand and South Africa are focusing on the notoriously green Hagley Oval wicket as they draw up battle plans for the first Test starting in Christchurch on Thursday. New Zealand are desperate for a first series win against South Africa and to prove they can still muster a winning combination despite missing 273 … Read more
New Zealand is scheduled to play the first Test against the visitors, South Africa, in Christchurch on Thursday. This time the team would go in without their aces Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It has been 14 years since the hosts started a Test without either Taylor or Williamson — their top two all-time Test … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH: Trent Boult bagged five wickets as Bangladesh were rolled for 126 at stumps in reply to New Zealand’s mammoth 521 for six declared in the second Test on Monday. The last wicket fell in the last over of the day in Christchurch as the Bangladesh innings ended inside a session and a half, and … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH: Ross Taylor saluted Bangladesh for their upset win in the first Test but warned Friday that a green Christchurch wicket was much more in New Zealand’s favour as he looks to bow out of Test cricket with a bang. The hosts are desperate to save the two-Test series to get some momentum in the defence of … Read more
Green shirts meet victims of Christchurch mosque attack at Hagley Oval. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a video on their official media page, players are seen greeting and consoling the victims and giving them gifts. Pakistan Test team spent Saturday afternoon with the families of Christchurch mosque attack victims at the Hagley Oval. pic.twitter.com/VbIGS1hb2L — … Read more
Pakistan’s currently appointed skipper Muhammad Rizwan said that we will miss Babar Azam in a first test match against New Zealand the absence of captain Babar Azam who has been ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand due to a thumb injury. Muhammad Rizwan said in a statement that, “Babar Azam is a … Read more
Australian far-right extremist charged with murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in last year’s mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques unexpectedly flipped his plea to guilty. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand and the Muslim community expressed relief at the surprise decision, which removes the need for a lengthy trial that authorities feared would be … Read more
Rivalry between Australia’s Mitchell Johnson and Indian Skipper Virat Kohli goes back a long way. And when The Indian Skipper is facing heavy criticism after whitewash in Test Series against New Zealand, Mitchell Johnson found a great opportunity to troll him. India suffered a whitewash in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. There … Read more
Just two weeks before the anniversary of the March 15 attack on Christchurch’s Al Noor Mosque, the members issued with threat of an apparent terror attack. It was reported that Members of Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque have increased their security measures . The threat issued on Sunday night on an encrypted messaging app, accompanied by a … Read more
