New Zealand Cricket announced their squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA with familiar faces. Kane Williamson will continue to lead the side with Michael Bracewell returning to the fold and Trent Boult included. New Zealand will begin their campaign on June 7.
The star batter Kane Williamson bagged the Test Cricketer of the Year award while the in-form Daryl Mitchell won the Men's ODI Player of the Year. Young all-rounder Amelia Kerr claimed the Women's Cricketer of the Year 2024 award.
Virat Kohli has missed the five-match Test series against England due to personal reasons. But former New Zealand Test captain Kane Williamson has been in action right through and despite not making his 100th Test a memorable one, he has gone past Kohli.
Former New Zealand Test captain Kane Williamson walked out to standing ovation at Christchurch's Hagley Oval playing his 100th Test against Australia on Friday, March 8. Not just Williamson, Tim Southee, the current Kiwi Test skipper is also playing his 100th Test match.
Kane Williamson has come into the series on the back of some blazing form. He scored six hundreds, including a double hundred in the last ten Test innings before the ongoing Wellington Test against Australia.
Kane Williamson is going through a purple patch in the red-ball format and is occupying the zenith in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings. He has scored three centuries in his last five Test innings.
Veteran cricketers Kane Williamson and Tim Southee are set to make their 100th Test appearance during the second match against Australia in Christchurch starting on March 8. Daryl Mitchell is also included in the squad after missing the last Test against South Africa due to injury.
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson continued to smash centuries for fun as he notched up his 32nd ton in Test cricket while guiding his side to a win in the second Test against South Africa in Hamilton. New Zealand sealed the two-match series 2-0.
New Zealand have defeated South Africa in the second Test played at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. Kane Williamson was the star for them smashing his third century in four innings of the series as the Kiwis chased down 267 runs without much fuss on the fourth day.
Trent Boult is not a part of New Zealand's central contract and has not played a single T20I for the Blackcaps since their ouster from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has continued his exceptional form in Tests against South Africa as well. In the ongoing first Test, the Kiwi number three has plundered runs for fun putting his side in a commanding position at the end of Day three.
Kane Williamson got out after scoring 109 runs in the second innings. He got stumped off Neil Brand while trying to play across the line. The former Kiwi Test skipper smashed 12 fours and a maximum during the course of his innings.
The two-match Test series between New Zealand and South Africa is set to commence on February 4. With most of their players busy featuring in the ongoing SA20, the visitors have sent a second-string squad for this Test series. But Williamson is not fussed about it and wants to focus on his own team.
West Indies' newfound pace-bowling sensation, Shamar Joseph and England's vice-captain in the red-ball format are two of the biggest beneficiaries of the latest movement in the ICC Test rankings.
New Zealand's former Test captain Kane Williamson got injured during the T20I series against Pakistan. He could play only the first two T20Is of the five-match series after suffering a slight hamstring strain. But head coach Gary Stead is confident that he will be fit in time for the upcoming series
While Daryl Mitchell (61 off 27 balls) was awarded the Player of the Match in the first T20I, it was the young opening batter Finn Allen (74 off 41 deliveries) who walked away with the same award in the second T20I of the series.
Kane Williamson's tryst with injuries continue in 2024 as well. He scored 26 runs off 15 balls in the second T20I against Pakistan before retiring hurt with a hamstring injury. But now he is unlikely to return for the rest of the series with a Test series against South Africa at home coming.
NZ vs PAK: Kane Williamson experienced tightness in his hamstring while batting in the New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20I in Hamilton. Williamson was ruled out of the remainder of the game on precautionary measures. Tim Southee leads for the rest of the game.
The second T20I of the five-match series is set to take place at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. Hosts New Zealand won the series opener by 46 runs as they successfully defended a mammoth total of 226 runs after being invited to bat first.
New Zealand sealed the first T20I against Pakistan with a 46-run win in Auckland on Friday, January 12. The win was set up by the batters as they posted a 226-run total on the board as Pakistan's indisciplined bowling and fielding effort was put under the pump by Daryl Mitchell and Co.
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