Nabi claimed the top spot following his 136 against Sri Lanka in the opening ODI of the three-match series, in Pallekele. Chasing a mammoth 382, Nabi’s hundred at No. 7 and Azmatullah Omarzai’s unbeaten 149 lifted Afghanistan from 55 for 5, but the team fell short by 42 runs. Nabi also took a wicket in

Stumps New Zealand 211 (Williamson 43, Latham 40, Piedt 5-89, Paterson 3-39) trail South Africa 242 (De Swardt 64, O’Rourke 4-59) by 31 runs Playing his first Test since 2019, Dane Piedt recorded his best figures in the format to put South Africa ahead on the second day in Hamilton. Offspinner Piedt picked up 5

Trent Boult is back in New Zealand’s squad as they prepare for the T20 World Cup with a three-match T20I series at home against Australia, which begins on February 21 in Wellington. The left-arm seamer, though, has been picked for only the second and third T20Is. He is currently with MI Emirates in UAE’s ILT20

South Africa 220 for 6 (de Swardt 55*, Bedingham 39, Ravindra 3-33) vs New Zealand Ruan de Swardt and Shaun von Berg dug deep to pull South Africa out of a hole on a typically attritional day of Test cricket. New Zealand’s seamers prised out the top-order batters and were economical. Rachin Ravindra found purchase

New Zealand captain Tim Southee has indicated that uncapped quick William O’Rourke has “a good chance” to make his Test debut on Tuesday, when they host South Africa for the second Test in Hamilton. In the opening Test in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand fielded a three-man pace attack instead of their usual four, featuring Southee,

Daryl Mitchell has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa and the T20I series against Australia in an attempt to recover from a long-standing foot injury. Mitchell, who averages 53.46 in Tests, has been carrying the problem for around six or seven months and was rested from the final T20I against Pakistan

Tea South Africa 162 and 173 for 4 (Bedingham 84* Hamza 26, Jamieson 2-30) need another 356 runs to beat New Zealand 511 and 179 for 4 dec (Williamson 109, Conway 29, Brand 2-52) David Bedingham’s short-ball charge fired up South Africa’s fight, but two early wickets from Kyle Jamieson kept New Zealand well ahead

New Zealand ended day three of the Mount Maunganui Test against South Africa in command, leading by 528 runs in the second innings. This was after South Africa were bowled out for 162 in the first innings, with Mitchell Santner picking up 3 for 34 with his left-arm spin. Santner’s effort, along with Matt Henry

Lunch South Africa 129 for 7 (Petersen 33*, Henry 3-31, Santner 2-18, Jamieson 2-26) trail New Zealand 511 by 382 runs Keegan Petersen was the lone man standing between New Zealand and their decision to make South Africa follow-on after the visitors were left reeling at 129 for 7 at lunch on the third day.

New Zealand have called all the shots so far in the Mount Maunganui Test, and go into day three with a lead of 431 to boot. However, Kane Williamson is not getting carried away just yet, and has called on his team to “maintain their discipline and play the long game” as they look to

Lunch New Zealand 330 for 3 (Ravindra 169*, Williamson 118, de Swardt 1-30, Paterson 1-74) vs South Africa Ruan de Swardt finally had some luck going his way after two dropped catches on the first day, but Rachin Ravindra continued to make merry as he notched up his first Test 150 to consolidate New Zealand’s

Rachin Ravindra was all of 10 years old when Kane Williamson made his international debut, back in 2010. Ravindra grew up idolising the New Zealand batter over the years, and so on Sunday, he was visibly moved when it was Williamson’s turn to heap lavish praise upon the 24-year-old. “After I got to my century,

Lunch New Zealand65 for 2 (Williamson 26*, Ravindra 15*, Moreki 1-21, Paterson 1-17) vs South Africa A spirited and inexperienced South Africa bowling attack troubled a more seasoned New Zealand batting line-up to leave them two down in the first session of the first Test in Mount Maunganui. The spirit was reminiscent of Shamar Joseph‘s

All New Zealand and South Africa Test series will now be played for the Tangiwai Shield, starting with the two-match Test series that’s set to begin on February 4 in Mount Maunganui. The trophy commemorates the tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas eve – including

South Africa 273 for 3 (Stolk 86, Marais 80*, Teeger 43*, Koteeswaran 2-52) beat Scotland 269 for 9 (Gould 97, Dunk 90, Norton 3-48, Maphaka 2-53) by seven wickets Steve Stolk and Dewan Marais smashed a combined 15 fours and 11 sixes to help South Africa pummel Scotland in Potchefstroom. Jamie Dunk and Owen Gould‘s

Rachin Ravindra is set to add to his three Test caps after being named in the New Zealand squad for the two-Test series against South Africa that starts on February 4 in Mount Maunganui. New Zealand have also handed a maiden call-up to Canterbury fast bowler Will O’Rourke, who is known as the clone of

A stellar 2023 where he finished as the highest run-scorer in T20Is among Full Member nations has seen Suryakumar Yadav bag the men’s T20I cricketer of the year award for the second year running. He beat fellow competitors Sikandar Raza, Alpesh Ramjani and Mark Chapman to take the award home. Suryakumar started the year scoring

New Zealand 92 for 9 (Jackson 26, Ghazanfar 3-29, Gul 2-12, Khalil 2-16) beat Afghanistan 91 (Jamshid 22, Rowe 5-21) by one wicket The Under-19 World Cup got its first thriller when New Zealand scraped through by one wicket against Afghanistan while chasing a measly 92 in East London. When New Zealand got closer to

Pakistan 134 for 8 (Rizwan 38, Fakhar 33, Southee 2-19, Sodhi 2-22) beat New Zealand 92 (Phillips 26, Allen 22, Iftikhar 3-24, Nawaz 2-18) by 42 runs After four crushing losses, Pakistan had something to smile about at the end of a tough tour as they defended 134 to take the final T20I against New

Allrounder Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of New Zealand’s upcoming fifth T20I against Pakistan, as the hosts seek to manage his workload. Mitchell, who hit two half-centuries across the first four T20Is, will be replaced by allrounder Rachin Ravindra, who had himself initially been rested for the series. New Zealand coach Gary Stead the

New Zealand and Otago opening batter Hamish Rutherford will play the last match of his professional career next week, in the Super Smash clash against Northern Districts in Dunedin. Rutherford will end a career that started in 2008 and in which he has scored 16,468 so far across formats. Rutherford played 16 Tests as part

This summer, though, has been remarkable for him in T20s. Let’s go back a few months to another summer, the one in England. Allen smashed 240 runs from nine outings in the Hundred, only behind Jos Buttler’s tally of 391, with a strike rate of nearly 145 that helped Southern Brave reach the playoffs. He

New Zealand 224 for 7 (Allen 137, Seifert 31, Rauf 2-60) beat Pakistan 179 for 7 (Babar 58, Southee 2-29, Santner 1-26) by 45 runs A blizzard of sixes off Finn Allen‘s bat tumbled records in Dunedin, where his second T20I hundred deflated Pakistan and helped New Zealand pile on 224 for a comfortable 45-run

Lancashire have signed New Zealand batter Tom Bruce as their second overseas player for 2024. The 32-year-old will link up with the club in April and, like Australia’s Nathan Lyon, is expected to be available across formats for the full season. Bruce, who has been capped 17 times in T20Is, averages 49.85 in first-class cricket

Kane Williamson is unlikely to feature in the final three matches of New Zealand’s ongoing T20I series against Pakistan after retiring hurt with a hamstring injury during his side’s 21-run victory in Hamilton on Sunday. Williamson has flown home to Tauranga and was due to undergo a scan on Monday. He was always due to

New Zealand 194 for 8 (Allen 74, Rauf 3-38, Abbas 2-43) beat Pakistan 173 (Babar 66, Fakhar 50, Milne 4-33, Sears 2-28, Southee 2-31, Sodhi 2-33) by 21 runs Finn Allen‘s blistering 41-ball 74 and a four-wicket haul from Adam Milne put New Zealand 2-0 up in the five-match series against Pakistan in Hamilton. Allen

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson retired hurt after “experiencing tightness” in his right hamstring while batting in the second T20I against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday. As a precautionary measure, he would not return to the field. Tim Southee will captain New Zealand for the rest of the game. After the tenth over, Williamson was

Young has played 97 T20 games overall in which he has scored 2290 runs averaging 26.62 with 14 fifties and two centuries. In 14 T20Is, he has 260 runs at 20.00 with two fifties but at a much lower strike rate of 102.36 compared to his overall T20 strike rate of 133.83. Young comes into

New Zealand 226 for 7 (Mitchell 61, Williamson 57, Abbas 3-46) beat Pakistan 180 (Babar 57, Southee 4-25) by 46 runs In a frenzied, fun game at Eden Park in Auckland in front of a raucous weekend crowd, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 46 runs to pour cold water over Shaheen Afridi’s coronation as T20I

Mitchell McClenaghan, a four-time IPL champion with Mumbai Indians, has been appointed bowling coach of MI Emirates, their ILT20 affiliate. It will be McClenaghan’s first major role as a coach, having last played professionally in 2021. He represented New Zealand in 48 ODIs and 29 T20Is picking up 82 and 30 wickets respectively. McClenaghan will