Tag: New Zealand

Ervine ton stalls dominant New Zealand

  Zimbabwe celebrate their heroes on August 8, and in Craig Ervine they certainly found one. His maiden Test ton and 148-run sixth-wicket stand with...

Coach praises New Zealand’s ‘thorough’ performance

  The ability to adapt quickly to unfamiliar conditions was crucial to New Zealand's victory in the first Test over Zimbabwe, according to coach Mike...

Black Caps plan day-night Test against England

New Zealand on Friday unveiled plans to host a day/night Test against England as part of a packed home international schedule for the next...

New Zealand top T20I rankings for first time

New Zealand have moved to the top of the T20I rankings for the first time following the ICC's annual update. The new cycle disregarded...

New Zealand hand Pakistan 5-3 drubbing in Azlan Shah Cup

New Zealand on Saturday handed Pakistan a 5-3 drubbing during their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tie in a bid to put their title defence...

New Zealanders vote against changing flag

New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll that ended...

Five things we’ve learnt so far in World T20

The group stages of cricket’s World Twenty20 have reached the half-way mark with every team having played two of their four matches. AFP looks...

WT20: Pakistan to play against New Zealand in must win match...

A resurgent New Zealand will be eyeing a semi-final berth when they take on a deflated Pakistan in a World Twenty20 group match in...

Streetwise New Zealand on the cusp of semi-finals

It was not that long ago that New Zealand were seen as dark horses at nearly every world tournament. In this one though, they've...

Indian skipper Dhoni blames batsmen for 47- run loss to Kiwis

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his batsmen for their shock 47-run loss to New Zealand in the opening World Twenty20 group match in...

World T20: India to face New Zealand in super 10 opener...

Tournament favourites India face an awkward first assignment in their World T20 campaign in Nagpur today (Tuesday) against a big-hitting New Zealand team who...

Former Australian captain to replace Khawaja against New Zealand: ICC World...

In-form Australia batsman Usman Khawaja expects to be squeezed out of the top order in favour of former captain Aaron Finch when they kick...

New Zealand prime triple-spin threat for World T20

  New Zealand will be hoping to stifle their opponents by taking pace off the ball with the inclusion of three frontline spinners in their...

Nepal stun New Zealand in U-19 World Cup clash

It did not take long for the on-going ICC Under-19 World Cup to produce it’s first upset as the Nepal beat New Zealand by...

New Zealand stadium announcer reprimanded for Amir taunt

New Zealand Cricket has admonished a stadium announcer for taunting Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir during the third T20 on Friday. Long-time announcer Mark McLeod,...

In-form Khawaja misses Australia ODI tour of New Zealand

Australia on Monday named virtually the same squad for a one-day series in New Zealand next month as the lineup that just white-washed India,...

Match-fixing approach: ICC denies shielding New Zealand captain

The head of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit has described as “absolutely preposterous nonsense” claims it did a deal to shield New Zealand...