New Zealand lost the first Test by a huge margin of 172 runs and are also troubled with an injury to William O'Rourke, their recent Test debutant. Earlier, they had tinkered the idea of calling back Neil Wagner within one Test of his retirement but the coach Gary Stead had denied any such chance.
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 and New Zealand are facing each other in a three-match T20I series as the preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024 are in full swing. Tim Southee almost won the opener for New Zealand before Tim David's carnage pulled it for Australia on the final ball in Wellington.
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.
New Zealand decimated South Africa in the opening Test of the two-match series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The Blackcaps won the first contest by a staggering margin of 281 runs.
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.
Glenn Phillips turned up for the occasion again by scoring an unbeaten 40 runs off 48 balls in the fourth innings to help New Zealand chase down a 138-run target with four wickets remaining. A win also helped Kiwis to jump to third position in the WTC points table.
The second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand commenced today (December 6) and as many as 15 wickets fell. Tim Southee picked up only a wicket out of that but ended up creating a massive record as New Zealand skittled Bangladesh for just 172 runs in first innings.
Tim Southee went past West Indies legend Viv Richards in a huge batting record during the BAN vs NZ 1st Test in Sylhet. Bangladesh won the first Test by 150 runs as they registered their maiden Test win at home against the Kiwis.
The first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand is currently in progress with the home team ahead after three days of action. Meanwhile, the Kiwi skipper Southee had a record-breaking day as he achieved a unique feat with his 35-run knock in the first innings.
BAN vs NZ Pitch Report: Bangladesh lost against Zimbabwe in the only Test match player at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on November 18 which turned out as a low-scoring fixture with both pacers and spinners dominating the playing conditions.
New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham confirmed the return of star pacer Tim Southee during the pre-match press conference ahead of New Zealand's fifth ICC ODI World Cup 2023 game against India at Dharamsala's HPCA Stadium on Sunday.
"For me, it's been quite a journey (since my injury). Excited to be back in the World Cup squad. I am looking forward to it," Kane Williamson said ahead of New Zealand's ICC World Cup 2023 game against Bangladesh at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium on Friday.
New Zealand were without three of their first-choice players in the World Cup 2023 opener against England including skipper Kane Williamson but were still able to hand the defending champions a colossal loss. Now, New Zealand coach Gary Stead has provided an important update before the second game.
New Zealand Cricket Team has reached India to participate in ODI World Cup 2023. In the last World Cup, the team had performed brilliantly and made it to the finals but had to face defeat in the final match. This time the Kiwi team will enter with the intention of winning the ODI World Cup.
Right-arm pacer Tim Southee who is still recovering from the surgery on his right thumb is set to join New Zealand's World Cup squad later this week in India. He is hoping to regain full fitness before the team's opening fixture against the defending champions England on October 5.
The Blackcaps right-arm pacer Tim Southee injured his right thumb during the fourth ODI at Lord's against England. He has left for New Zealand and will undergo recovery for now. His injury is a major setback for the Kiwis and their ongoing World Cup preparations.
Tim Southee of New Zealand has left Bangladesh's star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan behind to become the leading wicket-taker in the shortest format of the sport.
Mark Chapman recorded a consecutive T20I fifty to help New Zealand score 166 runs while batting first.
Tim Southee took one wicket to become the joint-leading wicket-taker in T20I history with Shakib Al Hasan.
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