'We were certainly expecting that it would be tough. But what we didn't quite expect coming into the tournament was the large variety of conditions that we faced'
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.
Opener Smriti Mandhana led the chase for India with familiar panache after a feisty bowling performance that steered the side to a series-clinching eight-wicket triumph over New Zealand Women in the second one-dayer.
Fakhar Zaman's ninth hundred in One Day Internationals trumped Daryl Mitchell's breezy century as Pakistan clinched a five-wicket victory over New Zealand.
New Zealand rallied from two goals down to trounce Malaysia in their last league match in the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
Mitchell's knock did not prove to be enough as Kohli anchored the chase to take India home in 48 overs.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that they will be primarily focussed on how to 'best combat' his Indian counterpart in the limited overs series, starting in Napier on Wednesday.
India squandered a two-goal lead and had to settle for a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in the third women's hockey Test at the Kett Capital Hockey Stadium in Napier on Wednesday.
Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson picked up three wickets each as New Zealand trounced Afghanistan by 149 runs.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test to win the two-match series 1-0.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second one-day international of the tri-series in Colombo, on Friday. It is a do-or-die encounter for the Kiwis, who opted for two changes. Pacer Kyle Mills comes in for Daryl Tuffey, while Neil Broom replaces Nathan McCullum. For India, Rahul Dravid makes a comeback into the ODI squad after a gap of nearly two years, having last played an ODI, in October 2007.
Afridi disclosed that the Men in Green have finalised a pool of 16 to 20 players for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024
India A's push for a result could not come through as New Zealand A escaped with a draw on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial Test in Lincoln.
Pakistan's Sohail Abbas converted two penalty corners to clear past the Kiwis 3-1 in the Champions Trophy match.
Pakistan lost two early wickets before captain Babar Azam steadied the ship with an innings of 79.
New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum said his team will aim for a 4-0 result in the ongoing ODI series by going full throttle in the inconsequential fifth and final match in Wellington on Friday.
India stayed in contention for a podium finish in the Sultan of Johor Cup under-21 hockey tournament after a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over New Zealand in Johur Bahru, Malaysia, on Wednesday. Malak Singh scored for India in the 28th and 37th minute, after Kane Russel had put the Kiwis ahead in the sixth.
Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will become the first female chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after incumbent Martin Snedden announced on Wednesday he would be standing down early.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Afghan players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against India in the T20 World Cup.
Australia completed a clean sweep in the Test series against New Zealand as the hosts beat the Kiwis by an innings and 62 runs in the second Test at Adelaide on Monday.
Batting first, Board President's XI made 295 for 9 in 50 overs and then bowled out the tourists for 265 in 47.4 overs.
Wright said it was a good move to pick 36 players, including the India 'A' team for the conditioning camp.
New Zealand great Stephen Fleming feels Kuldeep Yadav can provide that 'extra bit of wicket-taking flair' in the Super 8 stage.
India's dashing opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday said his team is ready to counter the Kiwi backlash in the second one-day international as he expects New Zealand to come back hard after the defeat in the first game. He said batting is India's strength and its hard-hitting batsmen are capable of taking the team past the 300-run mark in every game they play.
Kane Williamson retired hurt after getting a knock on his thumb from a throw.
The match against New Zealand will be a repeat of their 2019 semi-final in Manchester which the Kiwis won by 18 runs.
Ponting's 105 off 110 balls put Australia just 73 runs behind New Zealand in the first innings on day 2 in the third Test.
New Zealand beat England by 34 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the fifth ODI to win the series 3-1.
The Black Caps will be the third major side to tour Pakistan this year after Australia played a full series in March-April and England featured in seven T20Is in September-October.
Brendon McCullum slammed his maiden World Cup century as New Zealand routed minnows Canada by 97 runs in their penultimate Group A match to seal a berth in the quarter-finals in Mumbai on Sunday.
The bowling, which seemed New Zealand's biggest worry before the start of the World Cup, turned out to be the most impressive aspect in their opening match against Kenya.
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.
New Zealand Federation of Athletes chief Rob Nichol said that 'hand on heart' he cannot say whether his country would send a team to the Commonwealth Games.
