New Zealand cricket is going in a slightly different direction at the moment: Tom Latham disappointed with experienced players pulling out of central contracts
Tom Latham said that whenever the experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to watch them play but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at the moment. Tom Latham. (Photo by JEREMY NG/AFP via Getty Images) New Zealand’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and the team could not secure its place in the semi-finals. After being out of this important tournament, veteran player Kane Williamson resigned from the post of captaincy and also withdrew from the central contract. Kane Williamson wants to participate in as much franchise cricket as possible but at the same time he has also said that whenever the New Zealand team needs him, he will be seen playing for his country. Not only Kane Williamson but New Zealand’s Trent Boult, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson have also removed their names from the central contract. Tom Latham, who may be seen captaining New Zealand in ODIs, gave his opinion on the recent trend. Tom Latham said that cricket is going in a different route for New Zealand at this time. He said that whenever experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to see them playing, but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at this time. According to ESPNcricinfo, Tom Latham said, ‘It seems to me that the direction New Zealand cricket is heading to right now is a slightly different place. Franchise leagues are coming up rapidly and this is affecting New Zealand cricket a lot. Everyone is in different boats and it seems very difficult to understand their future at this time.’ Tom Latham put forward his side regarding the captaincy of the New Zealand team Tom Latham further said, ‘We have a lot of cricket to play this summer and the Champions Trophy will also be held and I am eagerly waiting for it. It will be great whenever the old players return to the team but at the moment things are not going well regarding their future. If I am given the captaincy, I will feel honoured. Getting the captaincy of the New Zealand team will be a big thing for me. For me the team comes first. If I get this opportunity, I will feel very happy. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Match tied, super over tied, ICC changed the rule, on this day in 2019 World Cup, England became champion by defeating New Zealand
England defeated New Zealand in the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. ODI World Cup 2019 (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hardly anyone would have forgotten the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Although there have been many controversial matches in the history of cricket till date, but the final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 was the only match that forced the ICC to change its rules. The final of the 2023 World Cup was played between England and New Zealand, where hosts England defeated the Kiwis by 0 runs. Now the first question that must have come to your mind is how can a team win or lose by 0 runs? So for your information, all this happened because of the controversial rule of ICC. After this tournament, ICC had to change this rule. Let us tell you what happened in that match. This was the situation of 2019 ODI World Cup In fact, in that match, New Zealand batted first and scored 241 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Henry Nicholls was the only Kiwi batsman who managed to cross the 50-run mark, he scored 55 runs in 77 balls. England, who came out to chase this score, at one point lost 4 wickets for 86 runs in the form of Jason Roy, Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan. After this, Ben Stokes and Jos Butler made a 110-run partnership for the 5th wicket and brought England back into the match. In the 45th over, Lockie Ferguson brought New Zealand back into the match by dismissing Butler on a personal score of 59. In the last over, England needed 15 runs to win and had two wickets in hand. Trent Bolt did not give any runs on the first two balls of the last over, so the pressure was increasing on England. Stokes kept his team alive in the match by hitting a six towards mid-wicket on the third ball. On the fourth ball, something happened which no one could believe. Stokes tried to take two runs by playing a shot towards deep mid-wicket, Martin Guptill who was present there tried to make a direct throw which hit Stokes’ bat and went straight across the boundary. The umpire gave a total of 6 runs on this ball (2 runs by running and 4 boundaries). There again the match seemed to be going in England’s favour. However, New Zealand still did not give up. Bolt bowled a wide yorker on the fifth ball on which Stokes wanted to take two runs, but Adil Rashid standing at the non-striker’s end got out. The situation on the last ball was such that England needed 2 runs to win and New Zealand was one wicket away from victory. A similar scene was seen on the last ball as well. Stokes wanted to take two runs by playing lightly, but Mark Wood, who came at the non-striker’s end, could not reach the crease in time and the match was tied and went into the over. England became champion…
ENG-W vs NZ-W: England beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the third ODI, Lauren Bell took five wickets
England has whitewashed New Zealand in the ODI series. Lauren Bell (Image Credit- Twitter X) The New Zealand women’s cricket team is currently on a tour of England, where a three-match ODI series was going on between the two teams. Let us tell you that the third and last match of this ODI series was played on 3 July between England Women and New Zealand Women at County Ground Bristol. So, England won this rain-interrupted match by 5 wickets. Also, after this victory, England white-washed New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. Fast bowler Lauren Bell played an important role in helping England win this match, who took five wickets in the third ODI. Lauren Bell took five wickets If we give you information about the third ODI match, then the host team England won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand’s women’s cricket team scored 211 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 42 overs. For the team, opener Suzie Bates scored 24 runs and Amelia Kerr scored a brilliant half-century of 57 runs. Apart from this, captain Sophie Devine scored 43 and Brooke Halliday scored 31 runs. Also, if we talk about England’s bowling, Lauren Bell took five wickets giving 37 runs in 9 overs, while Kate Cross got 2 wickets. After this, when England came out to chase the target of 212 runs given by New Zealand, they achieved this target by losing five wickets in 38.4 overs. For the English team, Nat Seward Brunt played a match-winning innings of 76* runs, while wicketkeeper Amy Jones scored 50 runs. Apart from this, Alice Capsey also remained unbeaten by scoring 35* runs. Talking about New Zealand’s bowling, Hannah Rowe got 2 wickets and Molly Penfolt, Amelia Kerr and Brooke Halliday got 1-1 wickets.
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-39, NZ vs PNG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea?
The 39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea NZ vs PNG (Photo Source: X/Twitter) NZ vs PNG Match Preview: 39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 New Zealand (NZ) And Papua New Guinea (PNG) The match will be played between India and Pakistan at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium on 17 June. In the Group-C points table, New Zealand is third with one win and two points from three matches and Papua New Guinea is fifth with three losses from three matches. Both the teams are out of the race for Super-8. New Zealand won the last match against Uganda by 9 wickets. On the other hand, Papua New Guinea had to face defeat against Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the last match. NZ vs PNG Match Details: Head to Head Records: A T20 International match has not been played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea so far Pitch Report: This match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. The average score of the first innings here has been 161 runs. The pitch has helped all three batsmen, spinners and pacers. Probable Playing XIs: New Zealand Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Phil Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson Papua New Guinea Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Sayaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Devon Conway played an unbeaten innings of 22 runs in 15 balls with the help of 4 fours in the last match. He can also bat brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Trent Bolt took two wickets for 7 runs in 4 overs against Uganda in the last match. Bolt can bowl brilliantly against Papua New Guinea as well. NZ vs PNG Today’s Match Prediction: New Zealand will win today’s match Scenario 1 New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay Score- 20-30 First innings score- 100-110 New Zealand registered a win Scenario 2 Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 150-160 New Zealand registered a win
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-32, NZ vs UGA Match Prediction: Who will win the match between New Zealand vs Uganda?
The 32nd match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between New Zealand and Uganda NZ vs UGA (Photo Source: X/Twitter) NZ vs UGA Match Preview: T20 World Cup 2024 32nd Match at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium, Trinidad New Zealand And Uganda The match will be played between India and Australia on 15 June. In the Group-C points table, Uganda is third with one win and 2 points from three matches and New Zealand is fifth with two losses from two matches. Both the teams are out of the race for Super-8. New Zealand had to face defeat against West Indies by 13 runs in the last match. Uganda also had to face defeat against West Indies by 134 runs in the last match. NZ vs UGA Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: No T20 International match has been played between New Zealand and Uganda so far Pitch Report: This match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. The average score of the first innings here has been 161 runs. The pitch has helped all three batsmen, spinners and pacers. Probable Playing XIs: New Zealand Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Phil Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson Uganda Roger Mukasa, Simon Ssezazi (wicketkeeper), Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramazni, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyagi, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (captain), Cosmas Kiyavuta, Frank Nsubuga Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Rachin Ravindra scored 10 runs in 13 balls against West Indies in the last match. But he can be seen batting brilliantly against Uganda. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Trent Boult took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs against West Indies. He can bowl brilliantly against Uganda. NZ vs UGA Today’s Match Prediction: New Zealand will win today’s match Scenario 1 New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 160-170 New Zealand registered a win Scenario 2 Uganda won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay Score- 20-30 First innings score- 110-120 New Zealand registered a win
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-26, WI vs NZ Match Prediction: Who will win the match between West Indies vs New Zealand?
West Indies and New Zealand teams will face each other in the 26th match of T20 World Cup 2024. New Zealand Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs NZ Match Preview: 26th match of T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies And New Zealand The match will be played between New Zealand and Afghanistan on 13 June at Brian Lara Stadium. The Kiwi team had to face defeat by 84 runs against Afghanistan in the last match. In this match, Afghanistan batted first and scored 159 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. While chasing the target, New Zealand was all out for 75 runs in 15.2 overs. On the other hand, West Indies won the last match against Uganda by 134 runs. Batting first, the host team scored 173 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Uganda was all out for 39 runs in 12 overs while chasing the target. Group-C Points Table West Indies is second with two wins and 4 points from two matches and New Zealand is fifth with a loss in one match. IND vs USA Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The pitch of Brian Lara Cricket Stadium is considered good for batsmen, due to which a high scoring match can be seen here. The last T20 International match on this pitch was played between England and West Indies in 2023, in that match a total of 265 runs were scored in both the innings. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell (captain), Brandon King, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeel Hosein, Alzari Joseph, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Moti, Roston Chase New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Johnson Charles can be seen batting brilliantly for the team in the match against New Zealand. In the last match against Uganda, he scored 44 runs in 42 balls. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Trent Boult took two wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs against Afghanistan in the last match. He can bowl well against West Indies. WI vs NZ Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team wins the toss can win today’s match Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 35-45 First innings score- 155-165 West Indies won Scenario 2 New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl Parvplay Score- 45-55 First innings score- 165-175 New Zealand registered a win
‘Our fielding was weak’: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson after the humiliating defeat against Afghanistan
Afghanistan beat New Zealand by 84 runs. New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) NZ vs AFG: A big upset has been seen in the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 being played under the hosting of West Indies and USA. Let us tell you that in this match, the Afghan team has won a big victory against New Zealand by 84 runs. This victory of the Afghan team is being discussed a lot in the cricket world. Talking about the match, the Afghan team batted first and set a target of 160 runs for the Kiwi team to win. But when New Zealand came out to chase this target, it could score only 75 runs in 15.2 overs and had to face a shameful defeat by 84 runs in the match. On the other hand, team captain and veteran batsman Kane Williamson has given a big statement on New Zealand’s crushing defeat against Afghanistan. Williamson says that our fielding was very weak. Kane Williamson gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan ended, Kane Williamson said during the post-match – First of all congratulations to Afghanistan, they left us behind in every department in the match. They saved their wickets on such a pitch and made a good total. We have to forget this defeat quickly, and come back for the next challenge. Williamson further said- The matches in the tournament are very short and end quickly. It was difficult to chase a score of 160 runs, but after that the skill shown by their spin bowlers made this target very difficult. Our fielding was weak, especially in the first 10 overs, we had chances but we did not use them. We did not take advantage of the opportunity and this changed the result of the match to a great extent. We will talk about this and then try to make a good comeback in the next match.
New Zealand SWOT Analysis: What are New Zealand’s strengths and weaknesses for the T20 World Cup, know everything here
New Zealand Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) New Zealand have played 36 T20 matches since the last T20 World Cup and have not made too many changes to the squad from the 2022 edition. With Martin Guptill failing to find a place, the selectors decided to go with Rachin Ravindra. There have been two changes in the Kiwi team this season compared to the 2022 T20 World Cup. Kane Williamson will play his sixth T20 World Cup while Tim Southee is expected to play for the seventh time in the mega event. On the other hand, for Trent Bolt, this will be his fifth World Cup, which is now played every two years. The Kiwi team for this World Cup has a good mix of young players and experienced players, so the team will want to win this T20 World Cup at all costs. In this article today, we will look at New Zealand’s strengths, weaknesses and what can pose a threat to their team. Strength Finn Allen and Devon Conway are set to open the batting for the Blackcaps and with the likes of Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips in the middle order – New Zealand’s batting order looks very strong for this World Cup. Trent Boult can prove to be very lethal with the new ball and Tim Southee can take some wickets in the middle overs along with the two spinners – Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi. Bolt and Southee are not that good in the death overs and there is a risk of scoring a lot of runs against them. While Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips can contribute in bowling if needed. The team does not have any quality spinners. In such a situation, bowling can prove to be a weak link for the Kiwi team. Opportunity New Zealand have not won the T20 World Cup yet and so they would like to win this tournament. West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea are the other four teams in the group and the Black Caps will try to reach the Super Eight stage without any difficulty. The Kiwi team has always performed better than expected in ICC tournaments. The Kiwi team always surprises everyone by reaching the semi-finals and something similar is expected to happen this season as well. Threat Although New Zealand has always performed above expectations in ICC tournaments, they can no longer be considered the dark horse of the T20 World Cup. Having played the ICC ODI World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019 and the T20 World Cup final in 2021, the Kiwi team is one of the most consistent teams in white ball cricket. However, the Kiwi team fails in knockout matches. In such a situation, they must be fearing the same this season as well.