Tag: New Zealand
New Zealand’s Neesham slams 34 in record over
AUCKLAND: Jimmy Neesham marked his return to the New Zealand one-day international side with a remarkable 47* off 13 balls, which included 34 runs...
New Zealand seal series with victory in second Sri Lanka Test
WELLINGTON: Trent Boult and Neil Wagner quickly wrapped up Sri Lanka’s second innings on Sunday as New Zealand clinched the series 1-0 with a dominant...
Boult rips through Sri Lanka in Christchurch
CHRISTCHURCH: Trent Boult needed just 15 balls to change the complexion of the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday when the New Zealand...
Southee, Lakmal heroics leave SL-NZ Test evenly poised
CHRISTCHURCH: Suranga Lakmal and Tim Southee vied for early honours as 14 wickets fell to leave the deciding second Test between New Zealand and Sri...
Mendis, Mathews aided by rain in heroic draw
WELLINGTON: Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on centuries as rain allowed for just 13 overs of play on the final day at...
Williamson masterclass puts NZ strong against Sri Lanka
WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson provided a batting masterclass against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Sunday to keep up his chase of Virat...
Sri Lanka fight back after Southee picks five
WELLINGTON: Battling half-centuries to Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews rescued Sri Lanka’s innings following a dismal start in the first Test against New Zealand on...
Williamson, Nicholls swell NZ lead after Yasir’s record
ABU DHABI: Captain Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls combined in a terrific double-century stand to propel New Zealand's lead against Pakistan to a valuable...
Azhar, Shafiq hit hundreds as Pakistan build lead over Kiwis
ABU DHABI: Pakistan duo Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali both scored hundreds to build a lead of 38 runs over New Zealand on Wednesday and...
Sarfraz hopeful to win NZ Test series
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is confident ahead of Test series decider against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi.
While speaking in a press conference on the...
Record-seeking Yasir holds key in Pakistan-NZ decider
ABU DHABI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah is set to become the fastest to reach 200 Test wickets as he holds the key for Pakistan to...
Mohammad Abbas set to miss third Test with shoulder injury
DUBAI: The Pakistani fast bowler's curse has struck once again, an injured shoulder almost certain to rule Mohammad Abbas out of Pakistan's deciding Test against New...
Pakistan unchanged for all-important third Test
DUBAI: Pakistan, who bounced back from a loss in the first Test against New Zealand to win the second, have named the same squad...
145 whales die in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made...
Yasir enjoys 10-wicket day as NZ crumble
DUBAI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah wrecked New Zealand with a career best eight wicket haul as Pakistan sniffed victory on the third day of the second...
There was no pressure of scoring a Test hundred: Babar Azam
DUBAI: For a man with a supposed inaptitude to Test cricket, Babar Azam does end up with an awful lot of big scores in the format....
Pakistan declare on 418 after Haris, Babar notch hundreds
DUBAI: A career-best hundred from Haris Sohail and a maiden century from Babar Azam helped Pakistan post a big total to boost their chances of...
