Wellington: New Zealand (NZ) beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller today to draw the series despite having been forced to follow-on in Wellington. With the win, NZ became just the third team (after England and India) to win a Test match after following on. It was only the fourth occasion a…
Mumbai Test: India beat New Zealand, win 2 match series 1-0
December 6, 2021India beat New Zealand by 372 runs on the fourth day of the second and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium here to win series 1-0. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin took 4/34 while his spin partner Jayant Yadav picked up 4/49 as New Zealand were bowled out for 167 in the first session, chasing 540 for…
New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel takes 10 wickets in an innings
December 4, 2021Becomes 3rd bowler to do so in Test Cricket History New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel achieved the rarest of rare feats when he took all 10 wickets to fall in India’s first innings on the second day of the ongoing Mumbai Test. Ajaz Patel became only the third player in the history of Test Cricket…
Cricket Talk: Kiwis drub Indians; 33 balls to spare
November 3, 2021By V.N. Prasad Sharp at 7 pm. Virat flipped the coin up. Kane called it right. For the umpteenth time, Virat lost the toss. Kane chose to chase. Statistically, victory chasing was at 8 to 0. We had not beaten NZ in a WC since 2013. With the toss, half the gloom descended. Instead of…
India Vs New Zealand WTC final: Rain washes out Day-1
June 19, 2021The inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final suffered a setback at the outset after persistent rain meant there was no play at all between India and New Zealand on Friday’s opening day at Southampton. The toss should have taken place at 10 am local time (2.30 pm IST), with the match getting under way 30…
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