New Zealand further fortified their position to qualify for the semi-final of the ongoing World Cup with a 5-wicket victory against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
After playing a 129-run knock against Australia in the 39th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, Afghani opener Ibrahim Zadran said that talking to Sachin Tendulkar helped him with confidence.
Afghanistan's maiden World Cup century came after Zadran played a 129-run knock from 143 balls against the Aussies on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Aussie bowling attack failed to make early breakthroughs in the match which helped Afghanistan to score 291/5.
"A spin-heavy BLACKCAPS Test squad featuring the return of Kyle Jamieson, Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Santner has been selected for a two-Test series in Bangladesh," a statement from New Zealand Cricket read.
New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell held back from giving his views on whether the 15-player cap in the World Cup should be increased as the number of players on the Kiwis' injury list continues to pile up.
As per ICC, Marsh flew home from India on Thursday due to personal reasons and there is no certainty that he will return to the subcontinent for the remainder of the tournament as it heads towards knockout stages.
New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner surpassed India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli to become the player to have the biggest impact in the field at the ongoing World Cup.
Australia's in-form opener David Warner said he is not motivated by any desire to prove his critics wrong, but he has been making them "look stupid" with his performances in the Cricket World Cup
Rachin Ravindra's explosive century and James Neesham's death over striking went in vain as New Zealand failed to chase down 389 runs set by Australia, losing by just five runs in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Dharamshala on Saturday.