Stokes special lifts England to crushing victory over New Zealand

Ben Stokes smashed the highest score by an Englishman in ODI cricket history to take England to a monumental 181-run victory in the third ODI against New Zealand at the Oval. The all-rounder’s sensational 124-ball 182 lifted the hosts to a towering score of 368 before the Blackcaps folded for 187 in response to give […]

New Zealand down England at Nottingham to level T20I series

New Zealand completed their comeback with a clinical display in the fourth and final T20I in Nottingham to draw level in the series at 2-2. Jonny Bairstow’s blistering 73 off 41 powered England to a competitive first innings score of 175, but contributions from Tim Seifert, Glenn Phillips, and Mark Chapman comfortably drove the Blackcaps […]

Carse, Malan star as England breeze past New Zealand

England cruised to a commanding victory in the opening T20I against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street, overpowering the Kiwis comfortably by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. Pacers Luke Wood and Brydon Carse were instrumental in restricting New Zealand to a below-par total of 139/9 batting first before a half-century from […]

Wagner shines as New Zealand script historic one-run win against England

New Zealand and England served up an absolute classic on day five of the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, with Tim Southee’s side scripting a dramatic last-gasp victory to draw the series at 1-1. The Blackcaps became just the fourth team in history to win a Test match after following on and […]

New Zealand hit back with the bat on day three

New Zealand produced an impressive fightback on day three of the second Test against England as the hosts showed some much-needed resistance with the bat at the Bay Oval in Wellington. Tim Southee provided some entertainment to the home crowd with his 49-ball 73 in the second innings before the Kiwi top order worked towards […]

England crush New Zealand by 267 runs to take 1-0 lead

England continued their dream start to life under the leadership of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes as they beat New Zealand by a landslide margin of 267 runs in the first Test of the two-match series in Mount Maunganui. Harry Brook’s twin half-centuries powered the visitors with the bat, while James Anderson and Stuart Broad […]

Glorious Gill leads India to record victory against New Zealand

Shubman Gill’s glorious vein of form continued into February as India steamrolled New Zealand in the third and final T20I in Ahmedabad to clinch a 2-1 series victory. The opener smashed an unbelievable unbeaten 126* off 63 deliveries to power India to 234 for 4 in the first innings before the hosts demolished the Kiwis […]

India edge out New Zealand in low-scoring thriller in Lucknow

India kept the series alive with a nervy six-wicket victory over New Zealand in a low-scoring thriller at Lucknow in the second T20I. It was an extraordinary contest between bat and ball, with no sixes hit and as many as 30 overs of spin bowled due to the extreme conditions in Lucknow. The hosts restricted […]

Spinners, Mitchell give New Zealand first victory of India tour

New Zealand bounced back after suffering a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series to claim first blood against India in the T20Is, beating the Men in Blue by 21 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series in Ranchi. Half-centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell took the Blackcaps to a commanding total […]

India wrap up series win against New Zealand with dominant eight-wicket win

India took an unassailable 2-0 series lead against New Zealand with their clinical victory over the Blackcaps in the second ODI at Raipur on Saturday. The Indian seamers ran riot with the new ball as the Men in Blue skittled the Kiwis for just 108 in 34.3 overs before Rohit Sharma’s majestic half-century took the […]