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Women’s World Cup squads in Auckland were shocked but safe after a deadly shooting near several team hotels overshadowed the opening day of the tournament Thursday. The incident, which left two victims and the gunman dead, occurred close to the hotels of reigning champions the United States, as well as the Philippines and Norway —…
Three-fers from seamers Matt Henry (3-14), Daryl Mitchell (3-32) and Henry Shipley (3-32) set up New Zealand’s series clinching six-wicket win in the third and final ODI in Hamilton on Friday (March 31). The trio picked up nine among them to roll out Sri Lanka for a paltry 157 inside 42 overs, while a gritty…
Harry Brook continued to show how special he was as he consolidated on his fifth successive Test fifty scored in the first session with a scintillating 107-ball 100 – fourth in just his sixth Test appearance – as England took control of the proceedings at Basin Reserve at Tea break on Day 1. Joe Root…
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is set to undergo a surgery for his injured back that will sideline him for up to four months. Jamieson, who was named in the New Zealand squad for the ongoing home series against England, was ruled out with a suspected stress fracture to the back. “Kyle has seen a back…
Led by Ben Duckett’s brisk 68-ball 84, England made a quick start to the first Test against New Zealand, heading to Tea at 134 for 2 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. The hard-hitting southpaw crunched 14 boundaries en route to his fifth Test half-century. Put in to bat, England struggled early on,…
South Africa’s day was difficult even before they arrived at Boland Park on Monday to play New Zealand in the women’s T20 World Cup. Defeat would probably have taken them out of the race for the semi-finals. At the WPL auction, only four of their dozen players who entered their names were bought. They couldn’t…
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will see 10 teams clash between 10-26 February. The eighth edition of the tournament will be played at three venues in South Africa. Whether it be Ellyse Perry’s last ball boot out in the 2010 final, Harmanpreet Kaur’s blistering maiden century in the 2018 edition, or Alyssa Healy’s…