Kane Williamson leads his team off the field after the loss during day three of the test match between the Black Caps and South Africa at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Photo / Getty Images.
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India vs Australia: David Warner backs Pat Cummins to lead Australian attack29 min ago
Melbourne, Mar. 11: Explosive Australian opener David Warner has backed Pat Cummins who has been called to replace injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, saying the right-arm pacer has the “firepower” to lead the attack. “We know he’s got a lot of pace which he will definitely bring and that’s one thing we always talk about,” cricket.com.au quoted Warner as saying on Cummins’ call-up.
Cummins called in Starc’s replacement for remaining India Tests
Ranchi , Mar. 11 : Right-arm Australian pacer Pat Cummins have been called in as replacement for injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining two Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. “In selecting Pat, we were looking for a strike bowling replacement option,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Cricket Australia chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns as saying.
Kevin Pietersen left – heartbroken’ after killing of rhino in Paris zoo
Cricketer Kevin Pietersen said the killing of a rhino in a Paris zoo had left him heartbroken as he continued his campaign against the “destruction” of the species. The former England cricketer was speaking at an event to highlight a Kickstarter campaign aiming to raise A 100,000 for a book on rhinos.
New Zealand and South Africa evenly poised at stumps
When stumps were drawn, New Zealand was 177-3, trailing South Africa by 131 runs after the tourists were bowled out for 308 following a lower order batting collapse. The New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was 78 not out at the close, having shared a 102-run second wicket partnership with Jeet Raval , then a tense fourth wicket stand with nightwatchman Jeetan Patel .
Williamson leads fightback by injury-hit NZ
New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson bats during day two of the 1st International cricket Test match between New Zealand and South Africa at the University Oval in Dunedin on March 9, 2017. Photo: AFP South Africa made Kane Williamson their number one target as the battling New Zealander ensured his side prospered despite a crippling injury to Ross Taylor on day two of the first Test Thursday.
Cricket: Ish Sodhi, Seth Rance star on Plunket Shield pink-ball debut
Unwanted by the Black Caps for their first test against South Africa in Dunedin on Wednesday, Sodhi put in a superb showcase for a recall, taking 7-107 against Central Districts at Seddon Park. But he had company by the end of play, with CD’s Seth Rance claiming a remarkable 4-6 in the last hour before stumps.
BAN vs SL, 1st Test at Galle: Rahim vs Herath, Mustafizur vs Lakmal and other key clashes
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be eager to regain the lost momentum in the longest format when they lock horns in the first Test that will go underway on Tuesday at Galle International Stadium. Where Sri Lanka are entering this series being whitewashed 4-0 against South Africa, Bangladesh were clean swept by New Zealand following the one-off Test defeat against India.
SA strengthen bowling attack ahead of NZ Tests
Ab de Villiers’s flashing bat produced 262 runs in the five ODis at an average of 87.33. South Africa will miss AB de Villiers following his decision to opt out of Test cricket this year but their ranks have been bolstered by the return of Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for the three-match series against New Zealand.
BMW Skin Deep: Martin Guptill opens up on the pressures of the game
In the first of a five-part series brought to you by BMW, Martin Guptill reveals the pressures of being an opening batsman, what it’s like to be dropped from a side and the turning point of his international career. Martin Guptill made New Zealand cricketing history on Wednesday when he scored 180 not out in a match-winning knock against South Africa.
Summer is not ready to go just yet: a fine weekend is on the way
Autumn has officially begun, but summery weather is set to continue this weekend with mainly warm and sunny days across the country. Today sunny spells will break through morning cloud delivering a beautiful day to most parts of the North Island and temperatures in the mid-20s.
NZ vs Sa, Live Streaming on Osn Play, Foxtel Go, Sky Go: 4th Odi at Hamilton
… on OSN Play, Foxtel Go and SKY GO . As for the live telecast, it will be available on Sky Sport 1 in New Zealand, Fox Sports 2 in Australia, Supersport in South Africa, Sky Sports in United Kingdom (UK) and OSN Sports in the Middle East. Full …
Smith claims top position; Kohli, Ashwin retains spot in ICC Test rankings
Steven Smith has not only consolidated his position at the top of the Rankings for Test Batsmen but has also attained rating points which are the sixth-best ever after Don Bradman A IANS Dubai: Captain Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at second, while off-spinner Ravichandaran Ashwin held on to his top position in both the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ list of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday. The Indian team, which lost the opening Test in Pune to Australia on Saturday, was unaffected by the debacle at least in the ICC rankings.
Herath to lead SL in Test series against BAN
Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will be leading the Sri Lanka Test team when Bangladesh come over for a full series starting March. The decision to appoint Herath as the skipper came after Sri Lanka’s usual skipper Angelo Mathews was ruled out due to a hamstring injury which he sustained in the series against South Africa at Johannesburg.
Cricket: No point in dwelling on poor New Zealand performance, says Hesson
Wellington: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen once quipped that it was probably better to “flush the dunny and move on” after a poor performance against Italy in 2009 and his cricket counterpart Mike Hesson expressed similar thoughts on Sunday. Hesson’s team were comprehensively outplayed by South Africa in the third One-day International at Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday as they were bundled out for 112 and lost the match by 159 runs.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces South Africa’s test squad against New Zealand
Cricket South Africa today named two uncapped players, Heinrich Klaasen and Theunis de Bruyn , in the Standard Bank Proteas Test squad for the three-match series against New Zealand starting next month. Morne Morkel returns to the squad after missing the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, while there is also place for fellow fast bowler Chris Morris, who was injured for a large part of last year after making his debut against England.
IND vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 3, Tea: O’Keefe’s 5-for puts visitors closer to victory
India needed 441 to win post lunch on Day Three of the first Test at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. No team has triumphed in the pursuit of such colossal target.
Cricket: Neesham hopes to have found his niche in NZ side with six appeal
Jimmy Neesham’s job is to get in and lay a platform for the death push at the end of the innings. Photo / AP Jimmy Neesham hopes to have his name circled beside the No6 position in New Zealand’s ODI batting order for a while.
Cricket: South African young guns blazing their way to glory
Take the news South Africa’s one-day international squad would be without their two long-term bowling kingpins, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, through injury. The third wheel in the world-class trio, Vernon Philander, is expected for the three-test series against New Zealand and, but for a niggling injury, almost made the ODIs even though he hasn’t played that format for a couple of years.
Cricket: Conversion king Taylor targets Cup
Ross Taylor could retire tomorrow and he would go down as one of New Zealand cricket’s all-time batting greats. His man of the match performance against South Africa at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday simply embellished a record which ranks him in the elite New Zealand batting group.
Sport24.co.za | Death overs still shaky for Proteas
That South Africa won both of their most recent ODI fixtures nevertheless, speaks volumes for their general proficiency and imperiousness at present they are, in fact, on a SA record-equalling roll of 12 victories on the trot in the format. But with the bigger picture of June’s ICC Champions Trophy in mind, the Proteas’ main strategists will be acutely aware that they leaked too many runs either in or toward the death overs, first against Sri Lanka at Centurion, bowling second, and then against New Zealand at Hamilton bowling first.
New Zealand vs South Africa – 3rd ODI
South Africa are set to take on New Zealand in a grueling Twenty20 International , One-Day International and Test series. South Africa are coming in from a tough series against Sri Lanka at home.
Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills astonished after bagging ‘life-changing’ IPL deals
Ben Stokes has bagged a “mental” A 1.7million deal to play for Rising Pune Supergiants at this year’s Indian Premier League auction. Stokes and Tymal Mills will become this country’s highest ever IPL earners, after the all-rounder was sold at a record price for any overseas player in the 10-year history of the world’s most lucrative cricket tournament and his England Twenty20 team-mate was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for A 1.4million.
Afridi retires from international cricket
Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi says he has quit international cricket and will focus on playing Pakistan Super League for the next two years. “I have said goodbye to international cricket,” Afridi told reporters in Sharjah on Sunday night soon after his 28-ball 54 nearly pulled off victory for his team Peshawar Zalmi against Karachi Kings in the PSL.
Black Caps lose close opening match
Black Caps captain Kane Williamson said the Kiwi side fought hard in their opening ODI match against South Africa. Photo: NZ Herald New Zealand came a close second in the opening match of their five-game ODI series against South Africa last night in Hamilton.
Calm De Villiers leads South Africa to win over NZ
IMAGE: AB de Villiers of South Africa celebrates with teammates for the wicket of Mitchell Santner of New Zealand. Photograph: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images outh Africa captain AB de Villiers calmly guided his side to a tense four-wicket victory over New Zealand with one ball to spare in a rain-affected first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday.
South Africa wins 1st ODI in final-over thriller vs NZ
AB de Villiers and Andile Phehlukwayo kept calm amid a middle-order collapse to steer South Africa to a four-wicket win over New Zealand on the penultimate ball of Sunday’s first one-day international and a record-equaling 12th straight ODI win. De Villiers was at the crease when South Africa lost three wickets for one run in the space of six balls to see a comfortable cruise to victory transformed into a desperate struggle which ended when de Villiers hit a boundary for victory.
New Additions Coming to Disney’s Coronado Springs and Caribbean Beach Resorts
To be able to sit in your pool and see Cinderella Castle off in the distance is the very definition of prime location The addition of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort tower will bring the number Walt Disney World Resort rooms to almost 30,000 within its 27 resort hotels. The new tower will feature a rooftop dining experience for guests, offering panoramic views and a chance to see the fireworks from nearby theme parks.
Proteas women qualify for World Cup
The Proteas have beaten hosts, Sri Lanka by a comprehensive nine wickets to qualify for the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup to be held in the United Kingdom in June and July this year. South Africa and India are the first to qualify and will join Australia, England, New Zealand and West Indies in women’s cricket’s biggest stage.
Opinion: Inaction speaks louder than words
Maybe it was what coach Mike Hesson wasn’t saying that is important in communicating with Black Caps. PHOTO/NZME.
SA players ODI series ratings
South Africa’s Test and T20 captain is certainly having the summer of his life. Despite returning the captain’s armband to AB de Villiers for this ODI series, Du Plessis continued to take on the role of senior player and thrived with the bat as a result.
Former players slam PCB after suspension of two players8 min ago
Karachi, Feb 10 Former cricketers today slammed Pakistan Cricket Board after Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were provisionally suspended on charges of corruption, saying that the latest development arose due to the wrong example set by the PCB by way of recalling tainted pacer Muhammad Aamir to the national team. Both Sharjeel and Khalid, who were representing Islamabad United in Pakistan Super League second edition in Dubai, were being sent back home by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Andrew Strauss speaks to England trio about Test captaincy
England director of cricket Andrew Strauss has spoken to Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad about becoming the new Test captain, Press Association Sport understands. Root remains the clear favourite to replace Alastair Cook, who announced his resignation on Monday after four-and-a-half years in charge.
Sport24.co.za | Roster brutality WILL catch up on Proteas
The turnaround between tours is so negligible, and rushed, that the Proteas have sacrificed their pretty traditional OR Tambo International Airport departure press conference on Saturday. Instead, a preview-purposes media opportunity ahead of the three-formats trek to New Zealand featuring coach Russell Domingo and two captains Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers has effectively been latched onto the post-match interview obligations once the SA v Sri Lanka summer finally ends with the fifth one-day international at Centurion on Friday.
SA vs SL, 3rd ODI: Another batting collapse for visitors as they fold up for 163
The 3rd ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka witnessed an hour-long stoppage due to invasion from bees Getty Images Sri Lanka had to win the third match of the five-game One-Day International series at any cost to keep the series alive after losing the first two games by a heavy margin. However, another batting collapse saw the tourists fold up for a paltry 163 on their 69th Independence Day.
BCCI new head Vinod Rai confirms India’s participation in ICC Champions Trophy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s new interim head Vinod Rai put all speculations to rest and made it clear that India would be participating in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled for June in England. According to a report in Bangalore Mirror, the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India said that the Indian cricket governing body will request the International Cricket Council not to change the controversial revenue model formula now but later in the year.
Hussey warns Aus to avoid angering Kohli
Australia need a clear strategy to keep Virat Kohli in check and refrain from getting into verbal confrontations with the India captain during the four-Test series starting this month, former batsman Mike Hussey has said. Under leading batsman Kohli, India are unbeaten in their last 18 Tests, registering series wins in Sri Lanka and West Indies, while thumping South Africa, New Zealand and England at home.
New Zealand to launch urgent inquiry into Napier washout
IMAGE: Ground staff tend to the covers prior to the second One-day International between New Zealand and Australia at McLean Park in Napier, New Zealand. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images ew Zealand Cricket and local authorities have agreed to an urgent inquiry to determine why the second one-day international between the hosts and Australia was abandoned on Thursday without a ball being bowled.
Finch to lead Australia against SL in T20 series
Aaron Finch was Australia’s T20 captain before Steven Smith was handed the reins in all three formats. Opening batsman Aaron Finch will lead Australia in the absence of regular captain Steve Smith in next month’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.
Sport24.co.za | Domingo: Is 77.78% a ‘fail’, then?
It is a far cry from when they looked such a motley, debilitated crew by the middle of 2016, following early exit from a triangular one-day international series in the Caribbean, another failed major-tournament quest , a home Test series loss to England and away thumping in that format by the Indians. But the turnaround of the national side in the two most relevant landscapes – Tests and ODIs – has been nothing short of startling … making it seem an especially jarring development that head coach Russell Domingo now knows, almost seven months before the completion of his current contract period, that he will have to reapply for the post.