New Zealand stood victorious over Sri Lanka in the thrid T20I match to clinch the three-match series by 2-1. NZ skipper Tom Latham reflected back on the game. "They put us under a bit of pressure bowling first, and it was good to see the guys respond to that and keep them to a total that was
After an impressive display in the first T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka fell short of clinching the series in the final game. SL skipper Dasun Shanaka said that Sri Lanka were 15 to 20 runs short in the third T20I match.
Batting first, Sri Lanka put in a high score of 196 losing 5 wickets which New Zealand tied with the comprehensive performance of NZ batters Daryl Mitchell's 66 off 44 balls & Mark Chapman's 33 off 23 balls and effective 10 runs off 4 runs by all-rounder Ish Sodhi in the end.
As per Article 16.12.2 of the Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, Sri Lanka lost one point from their points tally. This deduction along with a washout in Christchurch means that Sri Lanka now have 81 instead of 82 points.
Kerr, the first player to be awarded the newly-minted Debbie Hockley Medal for the most outstanding women's cricketer of the year, was also named the ANZ Women's T20I Player of the Year.
Mitchell, who also won the Redpath Cup for men's first-class batting, was recognised for a stand-out year across the board but particularly at the Test level.
Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket have announced changes in their upcoming white ball series. Initially, the series was supposed to begin on 13th April but now the date has been shifted to 14th April.
New Zealand overcame Sri Lanka to go one up in the two-match series in an instant classic. New Zealand's game-changing moment came to an end but still, they had a long distance to cover. Batters came in and went back to the pavilion but Williamson stood alone carrying th hopes of his entire
India has qualified for the World Test Championship as New Zealand managed to defeat Sri Lanka in one of the instant classics. In order to qualify for the WTC final, India only had two options. India either needed to defeat Australia by a margin of 3-1 or invest their hopes in New Zealand