New Zealand Cricket Team

NZ announce no change for Test series against SL; to tour UAE in August

New Zealand have named an unchanged squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home that recently defeated England by just one run at Wellington. The Blackcaps had defeated the Ben Stokes-led England in a thrilling second match to level the two-Test series 1-1. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday announced a 13-member squad under captain Tim Southee for the series beginning on March 9, with no surprises, although rookie seamer Jacob Duffy, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, and injured pace bowler Kyle Jamieson have been excluded. New Zealand recently became only the fourth team in history to win a Test after being asked to follow-on at Wellington, with pace bowler Neil Wagner taking the wicket of James Anderson to signal the home team's thrilling one-run win. Former captain Kane Williamson will continue to be the batting mainstay along with Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, while Tom Blundell will keep wickets during the Sri Lanka series. Wagn

IND vs NZ Series: Where to watch and how to live stream in India; details

IND vs NZ Series 2023: Check out live streaming details, and broadcast options in India along with the venue, date, pitch report and weather forecast for the first ODI between India and New Zealand

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2023: Predicted XI for India, New Zealand Team

India vs New Zealand Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and New Zealand for the first ODI of the three-match series

IND vs NZ series: How to buy India vs New Zealand 1st ODI tickets online

India vs New Zealand 2023: Get the latest updates on how to buy the tickets for the first ODI of the three-match series in Hyderabad

PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: Williamson, Sodhi give Kiwis 81-run lead over hosts

Kane Williamson and tailender Ish Sodhi dug in much to the frustration of Pakistan as New Zealand moved ahead by 81 runs on the third day of the first cricket test on Thursday. Williamson, who completed his first test hundred in almost two years late on Day 2, was not out on 137 off 308 balls while Sodhi was unbeaten on 41 off 127 balls in his comeback test match after four years. New Zealand reached 519-6 at lunch. Williamson has fully capitalized on two stumping chances early in his innings and now has batted for nearly eight hours, hitting 12 fours. Sodhi was closing in on his fourth test half century and showed plenty of determination with the bat on a slow turning wicket. Resuming on 440-6 with a lead of two runs, both batters didn't get troubled against spinners Abrar Ahmed (3-172) and Nauman Ali (2-154), who have bowled bulk of the overs. Pakistan couldn't get through the defenses of both overnight batters even after taking the third new ball with Sodhi hitting three ...

Williamson steps down as NZ Test skipper, Southee named as replacement

New Zealand great Kane Williamson, who led the country to the World Test Championship triumph in its inaugural edition, stepped down as the captain from the longest format, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday. Tim Southee has been named the replacement in their WTC title defence. Williamson will continue to lead the side in the white-ball format with focus on the ODI World Cup in 2023 and T20 World Cup in 2024. Tom Latham has been appointed their vice-captain. "Captaining the Black Caps in Test cricket has been an incredibly special honour," said Williamson, who took over the role in 2016 from Brendon McCullum. "For me, Test cricket is the pinnacle of the game and I've enjoyed the challenges of leading the side in the format." Statistically, Williamson is the best Test captain in New Zealand's history, winning 22 of 40 matches at the helm, as well as eight draws and just 10 defeats. Under his leadership, New Zealand reached the top of the Test rankings before emergin

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Highlights: Surya's sizzling century leads India to win

India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Highlights: Riding on a brilliant 111* (51) by Suryakumar Yadav, India bowled the Kiwis out for 126 to win the match by a huge margin of 65 runs at Mount Maunganui

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I: Rain plays spoilsport, match washed out

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates: The first match of the series between India and New Zealand at the SKY Stadium, Wellington has been abandoned due to rain without even a ball being bowled

IND vs NZ 1st T20I Live Streaming: It's not available on cable TV in India

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Streaming: Indian audience will be watching the Indian cricket team play on Amazon Prime for the first time. The match will be available on TV only on terrestrial

IND vs NZ 1st T20I: India Predicted XI vs New Zealand for Wellington T20I

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and New Zealand for the first T20I of the three-match series

IND vs NZ 1st T20I preview: Can India finally change the T20 template?

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I preview: India would look to find the T20 template once again if the weather permits a game in Wellington

After running in circles, India to make another 'fresh' start with NZ T20s

Having not learned from their mistakes, India will aim to shed their archaic playing style for good with the help of a "young and fearless" bunch in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, beginning here on Friday. After the World Cup debacle in the UAE last year, India did adopt an aggressive batting approach but by the time the next edition came knocking, the top-order was found wanting and failed to take the attack to the opposition. India found themselves running in circles as the wait for their first ICC trophy in nine years got longer. With the next T20 global event two years away, India have enough time to identify and groom the players for an attack-at-all costs approach displayed by England. Hardik Pandya, who could lead the team in the next T20 showpiece, will be captaining the side in Rohit Sharma's absence. Stand-in head coach VVS Laxman has indicated that the management will be keen to add only T20 specialists to meet the requirement of the modern game. Thoug

Williamson hoping for interesting series despite playing new-look India

Though a new-look and depleted Indian cricket team will be taking on New Zealand in a white-ball series starting from November 18, New Zealand will also be without some established players

Prime Video launches immersive cricket experience of India-New Zealand tour

Fans will experience a high-quality localized content feed in India, with commentary and graphics across five languages including, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, along with English

T20 World Cup: Pakistan knocks New Zealand out, books a slot in the finals

Pakistan now waits for the winner of today's tie between India and England to set up the finals clash for the ICC men's T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup: Tough pill to swallow, says Williamson after semifinal loss

A crestfallen New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said losing the T20 World Cup semifinal was a "tough pill to swallow" but admitted that his team was not disciplined enough to challenge a far-superior Pakistan here on Wednesday. New Zealand, last edition's runners-up, were outclassed in the semifinal by Pakistan, who dished out a clinical show to notch up a comfortable seven-wicket win to sail into their third T20 World Cup final. "Very disappointing to not make Pakistan work a lot harder. They were outstanding. We were outplayed. It's a tough pill for us to swallow. Babar (Azam) and (Mohammad) Rizwan put us under pressure," Williamson said during the post-match presentation ceremony. Pakistan first restricted New Zealand to 152 for four on a slow SCG track and then chased down the target with consummate ease, riding on skipper Babar and Rizwan's attacking fifties to book their place in the T20 World Cup final after 13 years. "We were put under pressure early. Pakistan bowled very

NZ vs PAK T20 World Cup SF Highlights: Rizwan, Babar take Pakistan to final

New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-Final Highlights: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scored a fifty each as the men in green outplayed Kiwis in all departments to beat them by 7 wickets

NZ vs PAK T20 World Cup Semifinal: It's resurgence vs consistency at SCG

A resurgent Pakistan and clinical New Zealand, who have had contrasting campaigns so far, will lock horns in a mouth-watering semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)

NZ vs PAK T20 World Cup Semi-Final: New Zealand Predicted XI vs Pakistan

New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Semi-Final, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both New Zealand and Pakistan for the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final

NZ vs PAK T20 World Cup Semi-Final Live Streaming: When and how to watch

New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-Final Live Streaming: Group toppers Kiwis will take on lucky enough to qualify men in green at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the first semi-final