New Zealand rests star batsman Daryl Mitchell for final T20I vs. Pakistan. Workload management was cited as the reason for Mitchell’s absence. Youngster Rachin Ravindra replaces Mitchell in the lineup. Daryl Mitchell, a middle-order batsman for New Zealand, will not play in Sunday’s last Twenty20 International match against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Mitchell … Read more
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the 4th T20I in Christchurch. Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell starred in a 139-run partnership. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 90. New Zealand defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the fourth Twenty20 International on Friday in Christchurch, with fifties from Glenn Phillips and Daryl … Read more
Daryl Mitchell & Blair Tickner led New Zealand’s comeback against Sri Lanka. The Christchurch Test saw Sri Lanka take the lead after the first two days. Sri Lanka had destroyed the New Zealand top order. New Zealand’s first Test match against Sri Lanka on Saturday was turned around by Daryl Mitchell’s tenacious century, Matt Henry’s … Read more
The wicketkeeper put his back leg down His heel wasn’t on the ground. This was Sarfaraz’s third time in the series with a score of fifty. PAK vs NZ: Sarfaraz Ahmed, the wicketkeeper for Pakistan, was out after a controversial stumping during the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. The right-hander was … Read more
England finish on 296-3 to win the third Test by seven wickets at Headingley. Jonny Bairstow’s 71 not out was England’s second-fastest Test fifty of all time. Victory gave England a 3-0 clean sweep of New Zealand in their first series. Jonny Bairstow led England to a whitewash of Test world champions New Zealand with … Read more
New Zealand lead England by 223 runs at lunch on fourth day of third Test at Headingley. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell put on 93 for the second wicket to take Black Caps to 254-5. England chasing 299 in a day to win at Nottingham and go 2-0 up in series. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell … Read more
Stuart Broad takes key wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. Henry Nicholls hit ball that deflected off non-striker’s bat. England lost the toss under blue skies and on a seemingly good batting pitch. Stuart Broad led England’s attack in the absence of James Anderson before New Zealand lost Henry Nicholls in bizarre fashion on … Read more
Daryl Mitchell made his highest first-class score. New Zealand’s Trent Boult takes over at No 11 to become most prolific. Mitchell drops two catches at first slip to leave him level with Boult. Daryl Mitchell, with sorry to Rudyard Kipling, is someone who can experience both glorious victory and massive failure and treat them equally. … Read more
New Zealand reach 481-5 on day two of second Test at Trent Bridge. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell hit centuries to put New Zealand in complete control. Mitchell hit a lofty blow that was dropped by Ben Potts for a six. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell hit centuries as New Zealand pummelled England to reach … Read more
England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test. Victory puts England 1-0 up in three-match series. The series continues at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Friday. Former England captain Joe Root scored an unbeaten century to give successor Ben Stokes a winning start to his reign with a five-wicket victory over New Zealand … Read more
Pair’s 180-run stand takes World Test champions to 236 for four. Mitchell 97 not out, just three runs shy of second Test hundred of his career. Debutant leg-spinner Matt Parkinson made little impression. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell were both eyeing coveted hundreds at Lord’s after batting New Zealand into a commanding position on Friday’s … Read more
After a series of false starts, New Zealand was relieved to finally get some time in the middle of their tour of England. On Saturday, the Black Caps got some crucial batting practice against Sussex County, ahead of the first Test against England, which begins on June 2 at Lord’s. At The 1st Central County … Read more
DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli admitted his team was “not brave enough” after an eight-wicket rout by New Zealand left their Twenty20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread on Sunday. Fast bowler Trent Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first in the … Read more
DUBAI: Trent Boult led an inspired bowling attack as New Zealand thrashed Twenty20 World Cup favourites India by eight wickets on Sunday to leave Virat Kohli’s men facing a desperate struggle to reach the semi-finals. Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets between them to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first … Read more
DUBAI: India’s Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday said they will “analyse and move forward” to keep their Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive despite a crushing eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand. Trent Boult led an inspired bowling attack to help New Zealand hand India a second successive loss of the Super 12 stage after keeping Virat Kohli’s team down … Read more
