Before the start of T20 series against Pakistan, New Zealand got a big shock, 2 star cricketers were out.
A five-match T20 series will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand from April 18, 2024. New Zealand Team (Pic Source-Twitter) New Zealand cricket team is going to tour Pakistan very soon for a five-match T20 series. However, before the start of this T20 series, the Kiwi team has suffered a big setback. Let us tell you that due to injury, two players of the team are completely out of this tour. These two players were out of T20 series Let us tell you that before the start of the T20 series against Pakistan, star bowler Adam Milne and batsman Finn Allen have been out of the New Zealand team due to injury. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has recently given a statement regarding the injury of both the players. It is being told that Finn has suffered a back injury, while bowler Adam has injured his ankle during a training session. In an official statement, New Zealand Cricket said – Looking at their (Adam Milne and Finn Allen) injuries, it seems that they will not be able to take part in the five-match T20 series starting in Rawalpindi next week. Information about when he will be able to return to cricket will be given in the coming weeks. Also, let us tell you that in place of Finn Allen and Adam Milne, the New Zealand Cricket Board has given wicketkeeper batsman Tom Blundell and uncapped all-rounder player Jack Fox as replacements respectively. Also, let us tell you that due to participation in the ongoing IPL, the main players of the Kiwi team will not be able to participate in this series against Pakistan. Complete schedule of Pakistan vs New Zealand T20 series: First T20 match – 18 April, Rawalpindi Second T20 match – 20 April, Rawalpindi Third T20 match – 21 April, Rawalpindi Fourth T20 match – 25 April, Lahore Fifth T20 match – 27 April, Lahore
Sony Pictures Networks signs deal with New Zealand Cricket to broadcast matches in India
The best thing for Sony Pictures Networks India is that the Indian team is scheduled to tour New Zealand in 2026-27 and 2030-31. New Zealand Team (Pic Source-Twitter) Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has signed a deal with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to broadcast all its international matches in India for the next 7 years. Let us tell you, at present all the matches of New Zealand are being telecast in India through Amazon Prime, although the deal with Prime will end in the summer. The best thing for Sony Pictures Networks India is that the Indian team is scheduled to tour New Zealand in 2026-27 and 2030-31. The deal will come into effect from 1st May 2024 and will run till 30th April 2021 with the matches also being available to watch on Sony’s digital platform i.e. SonyLiv. New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive Scott Weenink has given his stand regarding this deal and he himself is very happy that New Zealand Cricket will get a lot of benefits from this deal. According to ESPNcricinfo, Scott Weenink said, ‘Our deal has been done with Sony Pictures Network India and we are all very happy. He has the ability to change the world rapidly and NZC is also very happy with this deal. This is an important commercial agreement: NZC GM Commercial Chris Smith New Zealand Cricket’s GM Commercial Chris Smith also gave his opinion regarding this deal. He said, ‘It is fair to say that this is an important commercial agreement. Sony has a large presence in the Indian market on both linear and digital platforms and we are looking forward to a long and great partnership. It has been a fantastic experience working with the SPNI team finalizing these arrangements. Now all New Zealand matches can be watched on SonyLiv. Before this, many important matches of New Zealand team have been telecast on Amazon Prime. However, now all Indian fans can enjoy it on SonyLiv. MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram Top 5 IPL teams with most social media followers What to look for in each team during the IPL 2024 season A look at the beautiful girlfriends of cricketers in IPL 2024 The names of these players have top records in the history of IPL! IPL 2024: Potential impact players of all 10 teams, see list 3 legendary bowlers who bowled more than 50 thousand balls in international cricket These 5 bowlers have hit the most sixes in IPL
New Zealand announced the team for the first T20 match against England, command handed over to Suzie Bates in the absence of Devine
England is currently on New Zealand tour for 5-match T20 and 3-match ODI series. New Zealand Women Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter NZW vs ENGW: England women’s cricket team is currently on New Zealand tour. Here, along with the five-match T20 series, she will also be seen playing a three-match ODI series against New Zealand. The first match of the T20 series will be played on Tuesday, March 19 at the University Oval, Dunedin. So now New Zealand has announced its team for this match. But team captain Sophie Devine and veteran leggie Amelia Kerr are not part of this team due to their participation in the ongoing season of the Women’s Premier League. Let us tell you that Kerr Mumbai Indians and Devine are an important part of the RCB team, which is going to play the final match of the Women’s Premier League on March 17. On the other hand, in the absence of Sophie Devine, the command of New Zealand women’s cricket team has been handed over to Suzie Bates. Also, Georgia Plimmer has been selected from the New Zealand A team to fill the void of Amelia Kerr in the team. The head coach of the team, Ben Soyer, is very worried about Suzie Bates becoming the new captain of the team, but he has also said that this will give the young players a chance to showcase their talent. Ben said as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo- It is obviously disappointing not to have Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine at the start of the T20 series. But we know that some such situation can happen, so we have prepared a plan accordingly. The positive thing is that this gives other players a chance to test themselves against a strong team like England. New Zealand women’s cricket team for the first T20 match against England: Suzie Bates (captain), Eden Carson, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wk), Izzy Gage (wk), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu.
Pat Cummins is very happy with his team’s performance after defeating New Zealand at home.
Australia defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second and final Test match played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second and final Test match played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. In this match, all the players from Australia performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. New Zealand players failed to show good performance in the second test also. Australia won this two-Test series by 2-0. Let us tell you, Australia had won the first test by 172 runs and now they won this second test also. After the end of the match, Australian captain Pat Cummins praised his team profusely. Pat Cummins once again won the hearts of many people with his batting and he scored 32* runs in the second innings. Not only this, Alex Carey played the match-winning inning of 98* runs while Mitchell Marsh contributed 80 runs. According to cricket.com.au, Pat Cummins said, ‘There may be some players who may be thinking that we should have scored a little more runs in the last few matches, but this summer all the players have performed brilliantly and helped their team win. Has played an important role. Sometimes we did not play our best cricket but we won the match. Our performance in the last few summers was not so good. We also performed very well together in the ODI World Cup and that is why we won it. Alex Carey also presented his side After the match was over, Alex Carey said, ‘I enjoy facing such a challenge. I think all the players have performed very well in this situation. In the last 7 or 8 matches, we have won matches under pressure and in this match also our performance was very good. Let us tell you, Australia needed 279 runs to win this match. At one time the team had lost its 5 wickets for just 80 runs. At that time it seemed that New Zealand would easily win this match but after that Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey batted tremendously and led their team to victory. CSK, MI, RCB… Know which IPL team has changed its captain 15 times IPL 2024: Will any of these 5 players win the Purple Cap this season? 5 Indian players who scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in the fewest innings IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams who have made it to the Ranji Trophy finals the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia
Cameron Green, who performed brilliantly in the Test against New Zealand, jumped in the ICC Test Rankings, know at what number he reached
Green had played an inning of 174* runs in the first test match against New Zealand. Cameron Green (Image Credit- Twitter X) Australia cricket team’s all-rounder Cameron Green has made a huge leap in the category of batsmen in the ICC Test rankings. It is noteworthy that Green is currently a part of the Australia team in the ongoing two-match Test series against New Zealand. So in the first test match played against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington, he performed brilliantly and scored a brilliant inning of 174* runs in the first innings. Due to this brilliant innings, he has made a huge leap in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Green has jumped 22 places to 23rd place. Green currently has 661 rating points. So in the Test ranking, in the category of batsmen, veteran batsman Steve Smith is in the top 3 from Australia, at the third position with 789 rating points. Also, former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (870 rating points) is at the first position and former England captain Joe Root (799 rating points) is at the second position. Second test match between Australia and New Zealand on March 8 It is noteworthy that currently the Australian cricket team is on New Zealand tour for a 2-match test series. In the first Test match, Australia defeated host New Zealand by a huge margin of 172 runs. So now the second match of the Test series between the two teams will be played from Friday, March 8 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. It will be worth watching which team wins this match? Australia’s full team for the test series against New Zealand Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neisser, Matthew Renshaw, Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc.
New Zealand announced the team for T20I and ODI series against England
Rosemary Mair has been recalled to the Kiwi team for the first time after the 2023 Sri Lanka tour. New Zealand Women. (Image Source: X) New Zealand Women vs England Women 2024: The England women’s cricket team is going to tour New Zealand this month for a five-match T20 International series and a three-match ODI series. A five-match T20 international series will be played between England and New Zealand women’s team from March 19. After this, both the teams will face each other in a three-match ODI series from April 1. The T20I matches between New Zealand and England will be played on March 19, 22, 24, 27 and 29 respectively, while the three ODI matches are scheduled for April 1, 4 and 7. Meanwhile, New Zealand has announced its team for the upcoming limited overs series against England. New Zealand has recalled star bowlers Rosemary Mair and Brooke Halliday to the team for the home series against England. Rosemary Mair’s New Zealand Women’s team returns Rosemary Mair has been recalled to the Kiwis squad for the first time after the 2023 tour of Sri Lanka, thanks to her stellar performances in domestic cricket. Whereas, Brooke Halliday has returned to the team after recovering from a leg injury, due to which she could not play in the limited overs series against Pakistan. As reported by ESPNcricinfo, New Zealand women’s head coach Ben Sawyer said: “Rosemary has had a fantastic domestic season, she has been a vital part of the Central Hinds team this summer and has performed brilliantly with her leadership and extra pace . “We identified where Rosemary needed to work on in her game after the Sri Lanka tour, and we have been impressed with the way she has improved.” Here’s the New Zealand squad for the limited overs series against England: Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Aiden Carson (first three T20I matches), Izzy Gage, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek (T20I 4 and 5 matches), Mellie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer (ODI matches only), Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu.