The Czech will next play defending champion and No 4 seed Madison Keys, who defeated Anhelina Kalinina 7-6(5), 6-1 on her fourth attempt. Keys had previously lost to Kalinina in Miami 2022, Rome 2022, and Rome 2023, but saved two set points by serving cleanly at 5-6 in the first set to upset
Boult, who has taken 83 wickets in 61 T20Is for the Kiwis, took to Instagram and shared some pictures of him with Williamson and Southee, a trio that has become the backbone of New Zealand's immense success over the years, which saw them qualify for the knockout stages of ICC white-ball c
In the run-chase of 79 runs, the Kiwis were off to a poor start as opener Finn Allen was dismissed for a duck on the second ball of the inning by Kabua Morea. NZ was 0/1 and Allen's poor run in the tournament continued.
Although New Zealand did not advance to the tournament's Super Eight, Boult still has one final T20 World Cup encounter against Papua New Guinea on Monday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
With this win, New Zealand is in the third spot with a win and two losses, with two points. They are not in contention for the Super Eights stage for which West Indies and Afghanistan. Uganda is in the fourth spot with a win and three losses, giving them two points.