Kiwi batter Kane Williamson helped New Zealand seat in the driver's seat of the first Test match against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday.
New Zealand's Kane Williamson paid tribute to his long-time compatriot and close friend Tim Southee after the seasoned pacer announced his plans to retire following the conclusion of the England series.
New Zealand right-arm seamer Tim Southee opened up on the reason behind announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game ahead of the Test series against England at home.
New Zealand right-arm seamer Tim Southee will retire from the longest format of the game after the completion of the upcoming home Test series against England, meaning his swansong may come at his home ground at Seddon Park in Hamilton just prior to Christmas.
New Zealand's (NZ) historic 3-0 series whitewash against India has been met with high praise, particularly for the leadership of new captain Tom Latham. Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond commended Latham's captaincy, crediting both his individual performance and the foundation laid b
India will be looking to save their pride as they take on the Kiwis in the third Test at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. With the hosts being 0-2 down in the three-match series and having endured their first series loss in Tests at home in 12 years, they will be aiming to play out of their skins
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson lauded the national men's and women's teams for producing landmark wins, against India, the team's first Test on the Indian soil after 36 years and against South Africa to secure the ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.
A fine bowling performance from Matt Henry and William O'Rourke, coupled with brilliant batting from Rachin Ravindra, helped New Zealand secure an eight-wicket victory over a resilient Indian side in the first Test at Bengaluru on Sunday. This is the Kiwis' first win in India in over 36 year
India skipper Rohit Sharma pointed out the reason behind his side's 8-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the first Test match in Bengaluru and said that the partnership between Rachin Ravindra, and Tim Southee went a little far.
A fine century from Rachin Ravindra and fiery bowling spells from pacers Matt Henry and William O'Rourke outweighed fine knocks from Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant in the second innings, helping NZ secure their first win over India in 36 years at Bengaluru's M Chinaswammy Stadium on Sunday.
Sarfaraz Khan's exceptional 150 runs, and Rishabh Pant's 99 guided India to 438 with the loss of six wickets at the end of session two on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
At the stroke of Lunch, India posted 344/3, with Sarfaraz and Pant unbeaten with scores of 125(154) and 53(56), respectively. With the deficit now reduced to just 12 runs, the match is evenly poised for a climactic finish.