In-form hosts look to win T20I series 3-0 to end home summer In the two games so far, New Zealand have dominated proceedings. In fact, they’ve won every game against Bangladesh this summer. The 3rd and final T20I represents a chance for an under-strength Bangladesh side to achieve a consolation win against New Zealand’s T20 […] READ MORE
Ranking New Zealand’s greatest ever bowlers New Zealand has always been a fast bowling country and there should be no surprise that four of the five picks on the list of the best New Zealand bowlers of all-time are seamers. The nation itself offers pitches that suit the pacers, due to the tinge of green […] READ MORE
Ranking the top 5 greatest New Zealand batsmen ever The Black Caps have always punched above their weight, so to speak, in international cricket. They won the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, against all the odds and recently reached back-to-back ICC Cricket World Cup finals, in 2015 and in 2019. A combination of great fast bowling […] READ MORE
The greatest T20 batsman currently playing for New Zealand New Zealand are currently ranked as the 6th best team in T20I by the ICC. Despite this, the Kiwis always tend to punch above their weight in T20I Cricket, especially in tournaments, having reached the World T20 Semi-Finals in 2016. Batting is an art in T20 […] READ MORE
Picking New Zealand’s All-Time Test XI Have you ever wondered how New Zealand’s all-time test match XI would look like? In recent times, New Zealand has been a fantastic test match team, especially at home. Plus, they have travelled reasonably well, due to having adaptable players and an astute captain. Their bowling attack has always […] READ MORE
Roston Chase – The New Vice Captain Any leadership role in any sport is vital, however, cricket is unique in the responsibility that it places on it’s leaders. Especially when you are Roston Chase and have recently been named vice captain. Captains are tasked with the role of implementing tactics designed and discussed with the […] READ MORE
The benchmark for fast bowling Fast bowlers are often judged by how they perform in Asia. This is because the pitches in Asia are generally flat and do not encourage quick bowling. As a result, only the most skilled bowlers are likely to have sustained success on the subcontinent. In the past, we have seen […] READ MORE
First T20I, Pallekele: 45 needed off 27 for the BLACKCAPS. Kasun Rajitha had to bowl a slower ball. Daryl Mitchell, new to the crease, was nearly beaten two balls back. Fortunately for Mitchell, this one was in the slot begging to be hit and gave him the perfect opportunity to swing on the leg-side. He […] READ MORE
Despite the rise of the T20 format over the last decade and as great as the ODI World Cup was recently, the five-day version of test cricket still creates a buzz around it unique to the sporting calendar. While its popularity has undoubtedly waned in recent times, Test cricket is still considered by many as […] READ MORE
The 2015 World Cup started its start, and started its end, with Martin Guptill. That is, the first over of the first match, and the first over of the last match, started with him at the striker’s end. But it was what happened when he was at the non-striker’s end on the second of those […] READ MORE