Tauranga [New Zealand], December 29 (ANI): Tim Southee became the third New Zealand bowler to pick 300 Test wickets as Kiwis put themselves firmly on track to register a win against Pakistan in the first Test.
Tauranga [New Zealand], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Shadab Khan is set to miss the first Test against New Zealand due to a thigh injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
Napier [New Zealand], December 22 (ANI): After suffering a four-wicket loss in the final T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Tuesday said that the visitors showed their class in chasing down the total of 174.
Hamilton [New Zealand], December 21 (ANI): New Zealand cricketer Tim Seifert is famous for hitting the ball in different parts of the ground, but the wicket-keeper batsman feels like having a lot of shots can sometimes result in the downfall as well.
Hamilton [New Zealand], December 21 (ANI): Pakistan stand-in skipper Shadab Khan has said visitors failing to capitalise the powerplay phase cost them the second T20I against New Zealand here at the Seddon Park on Sunday.
Auckland [New Zealand], December 18 (ANI): Having defeated Pakistan, New Zealand's stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner on Friday said that the Kiwis have their eyes set on the T20 World Cup slated to be played in India next year.
Christchurch [New Zealand], December 12 (ANI): Skipper Kane Williamson and pacer Trent Boult have been included in the national T20I squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed on Saturday.
Auckland [New Zealand], December 11 (ANI): Ahead of the two-match Test series against the Kiwis, Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday admitted that batting is a challenge on New Zealand pitches and the visitors have to make it up by "quality" bowling.
Auckland [New Zealand], December 11 (ANI): Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels his players were "unlucky" to have contracted the coronavirus during their stay in Christchurch and said that the quarantine protocols breaches were "unintentional".
Christchurch [New Zealand], December 4 (ANI): In a major blow to the Pakistan cricket team, the New Zealand Health Ministry on Friday refused to give permission to the touring team to leave their hotel to train in groups while completing their time in managed isolation in Christchurch.
Christchurch [New Zealand], December 2 (ANI): Another member of the Pakistan squad has tested positive for coronavirus, the Health Ministry of New Zealand said on Wednesday. The recent coronavirus case takes the total cases in the touring team to eight.