Ruthless England take 2-0 series lead

England displayed their class with another ruthless performance in the second T20I at Old Trafford, overpowering New Zealand by a commanding 95 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The hosts flexed their batting muscle with Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook slamming half-centuries to take the team to 198/4 before Gus Atkinson registered […]

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 […]

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 […]

SKY sizzles with stunning century as India hammer New Zealand

Suryakumar Yadav’s dream run in T20Is in 2022 continued as the world’s number one batter smashed his second century of the year to help India beat New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20I at Mount Manganui. Yadav’s stunning 51-ball 111* lifted the Men in Blue to a commanding total of 191 for six […]

Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel star as India complete 3-0 series sweep

After securing the series victory, India completed the 3-0 whitewash in Kolkata with a thumping 73-run win over New Zealand in the final T20I. Rohit Sharma led from the front with the bat, scoring his second half-century of the series to take India to 184, before Axar Patel (3 for 9) ran through the Kiwi […]

India vs New Zealand T20 Series Preview

A new dawn beckons for the Indian Cricket Team with Rahul Dravid taking over from Ravi Shastri as head coach and Virat Kohli handing over the T20I captaincy reins to Rohit Sharma. The first outing for the new captain and coach pair comes against the World Cup finalists New Zealand, with India playing the Blackcaps […]

Australia vs New Zealand – T20 World Cup Final Preview

44 matches and nearly one month later, we have our two finalists for the 2021 T20 World Cup as Australia take on New Zealand in a Trans-Tasman clash for the title. Both teams secured their spots in the final following two thrilling run-chases in the semi-finals and will be gunning for their first-ever T20 World […]

Pakistan down New Zealand to make it two wins in two

Pakistan’s bright start to the 2021 T20 World Cup continued as Babar Azam’s men secured their second victory of the competition with another excellent all-round performance against New Zealand at Sharjah. Buoyed by a fiery spell of 4 for 22 from Haris Rauf, Pakistan restricted the Kiwis to a modest total of 134, which was […]

New Zealand seal series victory against Australia

After letting a 2-0 series lead slip, New Zealand clinched victory in the final T20I in Wellington to prevent Australia from completing the comeback. Martin Guptill’s half century and tight spells from New Zealand’s spinners helped the Black Caps cross the line and win the 5th T20I by 7 wickets. It was another disappointing night […]

Cricket news round-up – March 30: Steven Smith, David Warner can lead Australia again

Smith, Warner have once again become eligible to lead Australia; England cricketers may get pay cuts; CA have postponed their central contracts by a month; and Bravo and Sodhi have launched songs to help motivate the battle against Coronavirus.