New Zealand skipper Tim Southee hasn't ruled out a possible comeback of Neil Wagner after the 37-year-old announced his retirement from international earlier this week. New Zealand lost the first of the two-match Test series against Australia in Wellington by 172 runs.
Australia's win in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington helped India move up to the top of the World Test Championship points table. Australia won the series opener by 172 runs after Nathan Lyon took six wickets in the fourth innings and 10 in the match.
The only 4-dimensional player in modern-day cricket Glenn Phillips showed his prowess with the ball as the New Zealand off-spinner with his maiden five-wicket haul helped his side bowl out Australia for just 164 in the second innings on Day 3 in Wellington. New Zealand need 369 runs to win.
New Zealand quick Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, February 27 in a press conference alongside head coach Gary Stead ahead of the first Test against Australia in Wellington. Wagner, who played 64 Tests for New Zealand, will finish with 260 wickets.
New Zealand will host Australia in a three-match T20 series followed by a couple of Test matches. This will be both teams' final assignment before the IPL and the T20 World Cup. Australia are coming off a 2-1 series win and the Kiwis, albeit without a few key players, will be hopeful of good show.
New Zealand will host Australia in a three-match T20 series, followed by a couple of Test matches in a tour of three weeks. Both teams will be fighting for the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, which has been extended to the T20 series as well, apart from the ODIs.
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has suffered a third injury blow, his third in less than two years as he is ruled for at least a year. Jamieson, who played the first Test against South Africa, missed the series decider in Hamilton and the scans revealed a stress fracture.
New Zealand registered their first-ever Test series win over South Africa as the Black Caps sealed the two-match assignment 2-0. The inexperienced Proteas side did fight back in the second Test after losing the first game, however, it wasn't enough for them to beat New Zealand.
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.
Australia are occupying the second position on the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table. They have won six and lost three out of the 10 fixtures that they have played in the ongoing WTC cycle. One of their games ended in a draw.
The U19 World Cup saw its first thriller with Afghanistan making New Zealand sweat for every single run while chasing a modest total of just 91 runs. New Zealand got home by just one wicket but not before the non-striker run out drama that saw the Kiwis lose their 9th wicket.
New Zealand are leading the series 4-0 while Pakistan search for a consolation win during the fifth T20I game at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Sunday morning. Teams batting first have won only five of 12 T20I matches played at this venue so far.
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.
The legendary New Zealand pacer Tim Southee took four wickets against Pakistan in the first T20I match at Auckland's Eden Park to become the first-ever cricketer to take 150 wickets in the shortest format of the game.
In-form Daryl Mitchell and the returning captain Kane Williamson registered quickfire fifties to help New Zealand score a total of 226/8, the biggest-ever total against Pakistan in T20Is, at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday.
Tim Seifert has moved past former New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum (32) in terms of the most dismissals (35) recorded by a Kiwi wicketkeeper in T20Is.
New Zealand suffered a shock defeat in the third ODI game against Bangladesh at McLean Park in Napier on December 23 and will kick off the three-match T20I series at the same venue on Wednesday. The hosts have won four of their last five T20I encounters against Bangladesh.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson missed the recent ODI series against Bangladesh at home and has been withdrawn from the squad for the three-match T20I series starting on December 27 to keep him fresh for the summer Tests.
Shaheen Shah Afridi will be leading Pakistan for the first time after being named as their full-time T20I skipper. He will have his Lahore Qalandars teammate Haris Rauf to rely on in the fast bowling department.
Kyle Jamieson was a part of New Zealand's travelling reserves during the recently concluded ODI World Cup in India. The 28-year-old pacer has represented New Zealand in 13 ODIs thus far.
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