New Zealand were struggling on 86-5, with England capturing the key wicket of Kane Williamson soon before stumps, leaving Tom Blundell at the crease on seven and nightwatchman Will O’Rourke yet to score. It was a fast-moving opening day, in a similar vein to the first Test in Christchurch, which the tourists won by eight […]
New Zealand were 155-6 at the close, ahead by just four runs and with only four wickets remaining. Daryl Mitchell was not out 31 with Nathan Smith on one. England made 499 in their first innings, taking an imposing 151-run lead, courtesy of a dominant 171-run knock by Harry Brook. Captain Ben Stokes and Ollie […]
The hosts went to tea at a healthy 193-3 and slumped to 252-7 before Glenn Phillips (41 not out) and Matt Henry (18) halted the collapse with a spirited 46-run stand for the eighth wicket. Shoaib Bashir, the only specialist spinner in the Test, was England’s chief destroyer with 4-69. “It’s a good, fair surface,” […]
Convoys of cars and marchers set off after a dawn ceremony at Cape Reinga, in the country’s far north, and will stage rallies in towns and cities as they move south, according to Eru Kapa Kingi, spokesperson for Toitu Te Tiriti or Honour the Treaty. While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill […]
The victory meant New Zealand secured their first-ever Test series victory over India in India. They outclassed the dominant hosts by eight wickets in the opening fixture. Set to chase 359, India only managed 245 despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s half-century up the order and Ravindra Jadeja’s gritty knock at the backend. The home side, once again […]
The Black Caps resumed at 198-5 on day three of the second Test and although they were dismissed inside the first hour of play on a turning pitch, India was left needing a miracle in Pune. The highest successful Test chase for India at home was 387 against England at Chennai in 2008. New Zealand […]
Starting the day on 16-1 in response to New Zealand’s 259, the Indian batting came to a stuttering end in the second session with the hosts conceding a lead of 103. Ravindra Jadeja counter-attacked with a quickfire 38 before Santner trapped the left-hander lbw for his first five-wicket haul in 29 Test appearances. He got […]
The first-ever Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was originally scheduled to commence on Monday but the toss is yet to take place due to the wet outfield and persistent rain here. The opening day of the Test was also called off due to earlier rain creating a wet outfield. The umpires made several inspections […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring inspections after a report “of uncommanded movement of the captain’s seat in the forward direction that caused a rapid descent,” the agency said in a statement. Operators are also required to perform necessary corrective actions under the airworthiness directive, which affects 158 US-registered 787 Dreamliner models and 737 planes […]
The first-ever Test between the two sides will be played at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida. Following receiving the Test status in 2017, Afghanistan has thus far played nine matches but is yet to face 2021 World Test Champions New Zealand in the format. Reports further claimed that New Zealand, […]
