'I think there's a lot of other people that had England and India in the final right from the start, so I think Australia will be proud of their efforts as well.'
New Zealand have a team capable of winning the T20 World Cup.
Australia captain Aaron Finch says he is more likely than not to play in Friday's crunch Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan, despite suffering a hamstring strain on Tuesday.
Kane Williamson is aware that spin is a "big component" in a Test series in India and expects his specialist slow bowlers -- left-arm orthodox Ajaz Patel and off-spinner William Somerville -- to adapt to the conditions quickly and make a difference.
A series clean sweep in sight, the Indian team is unlikely to tinker with its batting line-up tough skipper Rohit Sharma could be tempted to look at some of his bowling options during the final ODI against Sri Lanka, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday.
The two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw, with England having won the first Test in Mount Maunganui by 267 runs.
India are set for a T20 appetizer ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia when they face the touring New Zealand in a three-match series, beginning in Ranchi, on Friday.
Kyle Jamieson is the highest paid New Zealander and fourth highest in the IPL's 14-year history.
New Zealand, on the other hand, will be eager to grab a consolation win to boost their morale.
Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport, soaking up commiserations from a few fans and well-wishers.
New Zealand thrashed reigning champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year's final
Ishan Kishan had to sit out of the Sri Lanka series despite scoring the fastest double hundred in the history of ODIs against Bangladesh.
Taylor, presented with a traditional Samoan necklace, thanked the NZC and his team mates.
History is going to be made on Sunday, regardless of the result in the ICC Men's Cricket Word Cup final at Lord's. Neither England nor New Zealand have ever tasted victory on the big stage before so there will be a new name on the trophy tonight.
Rishabh Pant's stunning knock of 146 may have put them on the back-foot, but England's assistant coach Paul Collingwood said the home team is not "scared" and will fight back in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham.
New Zealand's drubbing of India was hailed as one of their best in Black Caps' history by the media. New Zealand head into their next match in Christchurch, starting Saturday, with the chance of claiming a rare Test series sweep over India.
A look at how the teams in Group 1 placed at the end of the Super 12 stage in the T20 World Cup.
Mukesh got wickets with the new (4.3 overs), semi-new (35.3 overs) and old ball (57.4 overs)
Saurabh Kumar grabbed five wickets to play a big role in India 'A's series clinching 113-run victory
India will not be touring New Zealand later in the year due to a packed calendar and COVID-19 related restrictions. India would have had to quarantine for 14 days to play three ODIs as part of the World Cup Super League.
Chennai Super Kings' IPL-winning head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday joined the New Zealand camp for a short stint to help the Kiwis prepare themselves for the T20 World Cup.
Home captain Williamson also praised the "special effort from" team man Wagner.
Stand-in White Ferns captain Amy Satterthwaite was named the women's ODI Player of the Year, after taking some time off to have a baby and returning to the fold to score 304 runs at 38, including a top score of 119 not-out against England in Dunedin.
Luck has been a major factor in teams progressing to the semi-finals. With rain gods intervening, the equations in both groups changed a bit. There was a lot of permutations and combinations that saw England, India, New Zealand and Pakistan progress:
The New Zealand squad arrived here on a charter flight a day after losing the T20 World Cup final to Australia in Dubai. Since it is a bubble to bubble transfer, the Black Caps will not have to quarantine before the first T20I against hosts India on Wednesday.
Images from the first T20 International between India and New Zealand, in Ranchi, on Friday.
'When it comes to cricket, I try to entertain as much as possible whether it's for good or for bad..., thankfully, it was on the good end of things.'
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between India and New Zealand in Indore on Tuesday.
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
The dead rubber New Year's Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground at least offers a chance for New Zealand to reset
A crammed international calendar in three formats of the game and the added strain of playing in biosecure bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed players like Trent Boult to breaking point.
Kane Williamson said the Kiwis will be going back to their style of patient cricket which has yielded results at home since 2017.
India's new T20 captain Rohit Sharma doesn't foresee any change in Virat Kohli's role as a batter in the new set-up and expects his predecessor to continue dishing out impactful performances.
A desperate Indian team will pray for a rain-free third and final ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday in its bid to finish on an even keel in a series that neither had context nor any major takeaways.
The actor had filed a complaint in 2016 alleging that someone impersonating him was e-mailing actress Kangana Ranaut from a bogus e-mail id.
Coming to the match, Trent Boult started the carnage, eventually finishing with figures of three for 20, and as Indian batters picked out the fielders on the boundary with regularity, they were only able to make 110 for seven.
Daryl Mitchell's superb unbeaten half-century fired New Zealand into their first ever ICC men's T20 World Cup final at England's expense following a thrilling semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Friday, June 3, 2022.
A second-string Indian team will play against Ireland in two T20 Internationals in Malahide on June 26 and June 28.
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