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Captain Rohit Sharma scored a half century and Shubman Gill was unbeaten on 40 as India wrapped up a series victory, having won the first match by 12 runs in Hyderabad.
New Zealand pacer Lea Tahuhu was on Saturday named as replacement for Australia's left-arm quick Lauren Cheatle by Gujarat Giants ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) starting on February 23.
RCB's openers gave the hosts the perfect start, before the middle order delivered once again to take the hosts to a defendable total. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell added the final flourish.
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IMAGES from the first semi-final of the ICC World Cup played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Finn Allen equalled the world record for most sixes in a T20 International as he smashed 16 sixes to propel New Zealand to a thumping 45-run victory against Pakistan in the third T20 International.
The mountain of runs being scored in the Indian Premier League shows Twenty20 cricket is changing and bowlers must move with the times or be left behind, New Zealand paceman Tim Southee said.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming addressed succession plans for MS Dhoni's captaincy, revealing that they had plans in place for about 10 years.
Going into the One-day series, India will start overwhelming favourites with the statistics stacked against the visitors.
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New Zealand, who abandoned their white-ball tour of Pakistan last year due to security concerns, are looking to end a run of four straight test defeats with Southee as the new captain following the six-year tenure of Kane Williamson.
Bangladesh scored 245 for nine against New Zealand in their ICC Men's ODI World Cup match in Chennai on Friday.
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Another Indian, Yuki Bhambri and his Dutch partner Robin Haase also progressed to the quarter-finals.
'He uses his feet really well to go down the pitch to smother the turn if needed. He then goes and uses the crease as well. So, he's a very good player. I don't think he is going to be fussed about playing Kuldeep. He will know how to tackle him.'
India, who defeated England by five wickets in the fourth Test in Ranchi to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, replaced the Kiwis with a stronger points percentage of 64.58.
Kane Williamson, playing his first match of World Cup 2023, scored 78 as the Kiwis eased past Bangladesh by eight wickets.
Former wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel said India have all the 'bases covered' for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, to be played in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
Two weeks ahead of the upcoming IPL, defending champions Chennai Super Kings were left to fret over another injury concern as pacer Matheesha Pathirana has suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain on his left leg.
Shane Bond, who has been associated with MI since 2015, won four IPL trophies as the bowling coach of the team.
New Zealand great Stephen Fleming feels Kuldeep Yadav can provide that 'extra bit of wicket-taking flair' in the Super 8 stage.
Win against Pakistan pushed the Kiwis to top of the heap as they became the sixth country in the past 10 years to be ranked number one in Test cricket.
New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill says their pace attack have forged a blueprint they will seek to follow for the rest of the World Cup after dismantling the Sri Lankan batting order in Saturday's opening win in Cardiff.
New Zealand were bundled out for 126
New Zealand face England-beaters Afghanistan aiming to keep their unbeaten run intact
India dished out a dominating performance to crush New Zealand by 90 runs as spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal yet again tormented the home batsmen.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
New Zealand find themselves in the a difficult group with two-time champions West Indies and Afghanistan also vying for the the top two spots.
Pakistan bowlers had to break their back for the occasional success on a flat track at the National Stadium and more toil awaited them after New Zealand resumed on 440-6.
Afridi disclosed that the Men in Green have finalised a pool of 16 to 20 players for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024
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Skipper Daniel Vettori (99) missed out on a well-deserved hundred but together with Brendon McCullum steered New Zealand to 404 for eight on a rain-marred second day of the first Test against Pakistan in Dunedin on Wednesday.
From World Cup titles to personal highs to heartbreaks, Virat Kohli witnesses it all at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium
Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten half-century to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in their first Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Wednesday. The Kiwis overhauled India's total of 162 for eight with seven balls to spare.
England are an ageing side alright, but few will dare to bet against Jos Buttler's men successfully defending their World Cup title in a few weeks time.
Mitchell's knock did not prove to be enough as Kohli anchored the chase to take India home in 48 overs.
Dube has 350 runs in nine outings at a strike rate of 172.41, including three half-centuries.
The Australians started the series as favorites, but a stirring show by the visitors put them on the backfoot after the first two ODIs. The wounded Kangaroos came back strongly, winning the next two outings at Sydney and Adelaide. Sadly, rain played spoilsport in the deciding ODI at Brisbane.
Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson picked up three wickets each as New Zealand trounced Afghanistan by 149 runs.
