Mitchell Santner calls Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ODI masters ahead of India's New Zealand tour, discusses the Test challenge and explains the two-Test format.
India A will play three four-day matches against New Zealand A in Christchurch from October 24, New Zealand Cricket announced on Tuesday. The series will be part of India's build-up to the two-Test series against New Zealand later in the tour, with the A side's matches preceding the senior team's red-ball assignment. The fixtures were announced as part of New Zealand Cricket's domestic red-ball schedule for the Plunket Shield. "The domestic red ball summer will also get an injection of international class as New Zealand A host India A for three four-day matches in Christchurch starting October 24," NZC said on its website. India are scheduled to tour New Zealand in October-November for five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests. The two-Test series will begin in Wellington from November 19-23, followed by the second Test in Christchurch from November 27-December 1. India are currently ranked fifth in the World Test Championship points table, while New Zealand are third. New Zealand had
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Keacy Carty was dismissed on 95 and Shai Hope made an unbeaten 87 in a 131-run third wicket partnership which steered the West Indies to a seven wicket win over New Zealand on Saturday in the first of five one-day cricket internationals. Carty fell just short of his fifth ODI century, a year after his fourth, as the West Indies surpassed New Zealand's total of 267 with seven balls remaining. Hope anchored the innings after his partner's dismissal, adding 45 runs from 31 balls in an unbroken partnership with Sherfane Rutherford who finished 22 not out. New Zealand leaned again on allrounder Daryl Mitchell to reach 267 after losing the toss and being sent in. Mitchell, whose gritty century in the recent third test against England secured a series victory, top-scored with 65 in an insipid New Zealand batting effort. Will Young made 49 in an 80-run opening partnership with Henry Nicholls (27) but Michael Bracewell (29), Mark Chapman (27), Tom Latham (25) and Mitchell Santner (21) all ..
Latham and Conway became only the third visiting opening pair to post a 300-plus stand in a Test in England, after Australia's Marsh-Taylor (329, 1989) and South Africa's Smith-Gibbs (338, 2003).
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Devon Conway topped all scorers with 60 as New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs in the second Twenty20 to level their five-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday. New Zealand made 175-6 after being sent in on a pitch which became trickier as the evening wore on. South Africa was bowled out for 107 in 15.3 overs as pacers Ben Sears and Lockie Ferguson shared six wickets. Batters struggled for timing on a pitch which provided variable pace and bounce and all 10 South Africa wickets fell to catches. South Africa lost its last six wickets for 40 runs and only George Linde stood against the collapse, scoring 33 from 12 balls with three fours and three sixes. Sears was New Zealand's traveling reserve at the recent T20 World Cup and took 3-14. Ferguson took 3-16, dismissing Linde to end the innings. "I thought we bowled really well up to a point and then lost our way with the bat," South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj said. "We thought the dew was going to play a large factor in terms of chan
The triumph followed India's title win in the 2024 T20 World Cup, when Rohit Sharma led the team to victory in the tournament held in the United States and the West Indies.
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