A report in stuff.co.nz claimed that Williamson is likely to return only next year for the two-Test series against South Africa starting February 17 in Christchurch
India carried out a decimation of New Zealand, winning the second Test by a record-breaking 372-run margin to clinch the two-Test series 1-0
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second and final Test against India here due to the recurrence of his left-elbow injury which has troubled him for much of this year.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson believes his team needs to come up with various methods to counter the challenge from Indian spinners
India will look to clinch the series albeit with a more impactful batting performance from the middle-order in the second T20 International here on Friday.
Calling the Tests against India a key priority, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has said that the all format players will be given rest during the preceding T20 series against the hosts. Stead also confirmed that pacer Lockie Ferguson, who had a suffered a calf injury at the start of the T20 World Cup in the UAE, has regained full fitness and is available for the series opener here on Wednesday. All format players like skipper Kane Williamson and pacer Kyle Jamieson have been rested for the T20s, while the other players who are in both squads are Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santer and Tim Southee, who will be the stand in captain. "You'll definitely see that the whole squad (T20) will get match time over here. Again, it's about us managing the workload of the players. And especially with the Test matches coming up, which will be a real key priority for us as we work through this next week," Stead told NZC's media team. New Zealand arrived here less than 24 hours afte
Senior speedster Tim Southee will lead the Black Caps in the white ball series
Opener David Warner's 38-ball 53 and Marsh's 50-ball unbeaten 77 meant that Australia overhauled the target with consummate ease in 18.5 overs.
Chasing 167 to win, Daryl Mitchell anchored the innings with a sensational unbeaten 72 off 47 balls, while Devon Conway scored a 38-ball 46. Check England vs New Zealand full scorecard and highlights
The win by the Kiwis meant that India -- currently with four points from four matches -- cannot qualify for the semifinals even if they beat Namibia in their final Super 12 on Monday
Glenn Phillips and Jimmy Neesham took the Namibian attack to the cleaners and propelled New Zealand to 163 for four
Opener Martin Guptill's blistering 56-ball 93, which was built around monstrous sixes and authoritative batting, set up a 16-run win for New Zealand over a spirited Scotland
The defeat that puts India in serious danger of losing out on a semi-final berth also raises questions about outgoing T20 skipper Virat Kohli's abject failure to win an ICC tournament
Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali's onslaught helped Pakistan seal the victory
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson feels there are a lot of challenges in front of the Kiwis ahead of the T20 World Cup but their focus will be on getting better as a team in the showpiece event.New Zealand begin their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against Pakistan in their Super 12s match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 26 and will play India three days later at the Dubai International Stadium."I mean there's a lot of challenges in front of us. I mean any tournament, any World Cup is always tough, particularly the T20 World Cup. There are match-winners in every team and anybody can truly beat anybody and for us, we want to continue the path of growth and improve as a side and make those adjustments," ESPNcricinfo quoted Williamson as saying."There are very little promises in this game, but we want to continue to get better as a side and hope that holds us in good stead. That'll be our focus and that will be important for us in this tournament," he added.Williamson said Kiwis
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday described his hamstring injury a "minor" one but admitted that an elbow niggle is affecting his grip
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday described his hamstring injury a "minor" one, playing down concerns over his fitness ahead of the T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan
MI has made two changes in its playing 11, bringing in Krunal Pandya and Piyush Chawla for Saurabh Tiwary and Jayant Yadav. Check SRH vs MI live toss and playing 11 updates here
Shubman Gill hit a fine half century after an impressive display by the bowlers to guide KKR to a 6-wicket win over Sunrisres Hyderabad and keep their IPL play-offs hopes alive
Opening duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad (45) and Faf du Plessis (41) then set the platform before Ambati Rayudu (17 off 13) and MS Dhoni (14 off 11) finished the chase with two balls to spare