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.
NZ vs AUS: Australia got a big blow..! Aaron Hardie ruled out of T20 series against New Zealand
The three-match T20 series between New Zealand and Australia will be played from February 21. Aaron Hardie (Photo Source: X/Twitter) NZ vs AUS, Aaron Hardie: Australian cricket team is ready to tour New Zealand. Where first a three-match T20 series will be played between the two teams. Then a two-match test series will be played. The first match of the T20 series will be played on February 21, but a few days before the match, the Australian cricket team has suffered a big setback. All-rounder Aaron Hardie has been ruled out of the series due to injury. Let us tell you that Aaron Hardy was not initially a part of the T20 squad for the New Zealand tour. But due to the back injury of Marcus Stoinis, he got a place in the team, but now he himself is out of the squad due to injury. Aaron Hardie has a calf injury Aaron Hardie is seen playing for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield. He suffered a calf injury on the second day while bowling in the match against Tasmania. Initial scans have shown that the injury is not too deep and he needs to be careful. Due to which Aaron Hardie had to be ruled out of the T20 series against New Zealand. Talking about Aaron Hardie’s injury, Western Australia coach Adam Voges told ESPN Cricinfo, ‘He has a calf injury, he needs to be a little careful. If needed tomorrow he will bat. Hopefully nothing serious happens. Spencer Johnson chosen replacement Australia Cricket Board has selected Spencer Johnson as replacement after Aaron Hardie was out of the squad. Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia in the T20 series against New Zealand. Matthew Wade is a part of the squad, but due to the birth of his first child, he will not be a part of the first match. Will join the team for the second and third matches. Australia’s squad for T20 series against New Zealand- Mitchell Marsh (captain), Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
New Zealand suffered a big blow before the T20 series against Australia, two players got injured
New Zealand Cricket Team. (Image Source: Getty Images) The New Zealand team, which is struggling with injuries, has suffered a major setback before the three-match T20 series against Australia. The team’s two star players Matt Henry and Tim Seifert are out of the series. Henry has suffered hip pain after the South Africa series and needs a short period of rest to prepare for the upcoming Test series against Australia. Meanwhile, Tim Seifert has been dropped from the squad due to an injury he sustained during training for Northern Districts at the beginning of the week. Seifert was recently seen playing during the T20I series against Pakistan. Ben Sears and Will Young have got a chance as replacements for these two. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said he was confident that both players would improve rapidly ahead of important series and events. He said, it is natural for Matt to be disappointed, but the break for the T20Is will ensure that he is fully fit and ready for the Test against Australia later this month. We are disappointed for Tim who has performed brilliantly in recent series and is an important part of the squad. We hope he makes a speedy recovery ahead of the crucial phase of T20I cricket for the team. The New Zealand T20 squad will gather in Wellington on Sunday and Monday before the first T20 match against Australia at Sky Stadium on Wednesday. The second and third T20 matches will be held on February 23 and 25 respectively at Eden Park, Auckland. New Zealand’s updated squad for T20I series against Australia Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult (for last two matches), Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Adam Milne, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (for first match).