Wellington, Jan 30 (IANS) Pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the New Zealand squad as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka, NZC said on Friday.The 27-year-old will link up with the T20 World Cup squad in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the side’s warm-up match against the USA on February 5.NZC said Sears will replace Kyle Jamieson who was called into the main squad last week following the withdrawal of Adam Milne with a hamstring injury.Milne suf…
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Wellington, Jan 23 (IANS) Right-arm fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a torn left hamstring and will be replaced in the squad by Kyle Jamieson, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday.Milne suffered the injury while bowling in the SA20 on Sunday, with subsequent scans revealing the extent of the injury.“We’re all gutted for Adam. He’d worked so hard to get himself ready for the tournament and was looking back to his best in his eight games for the Eas…
Nagpur, Jan 20 (IANS) New Zealand have added young all-rounder Kristian Clarke to their squad for the first three games of their upcoming T20I series against India, starting on Wednesday in Nagpur, as seamer Adam Milne and experienced spinner Michael Bracewell are both battling injuries in the lead-up to the series.Clarke played a starring role in his maiden ODI series, claiming seven wickets, including Virat Kohli twice across the three games, while also adding useful lower-order runs and takin…
Wellington, Jan 7 (IANS) Pace-bowling spearhead Jacob Duffy is set for his first senior World Cup after being included in New Zealand’s 15-player squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, starting February 7.Duffy, 31, is the only first-timer in a well-established squad boasting 1064 T20I caps. He has been in red-hot form for the New Zealand across the formats, finishing 2025 with a total of 81 international wickets at an average of 17 from 36 matches, breaking Sir Richard Ha…
Gqeberha, Dec 30 (IANS) Quinton de Kock’s batting masterclass powered Sunrisers’ Eastern Cape to 48-run bonus point win over Pretoria Capitals at St George’s ParkThe victory propelled the Sunrisers to top of the SA20 table with 10 points, while the Capitals remain winless after two matches.The Gqeberha locals came out in their thousands to deck South Africa’s oldest Test venue in a sea of orange for the first home game of Season 4 with the iconic brass band getting everyone in the festive …
Wellington, Dec 23 (IANS) New Zealand ‘A’ left-arm orthodox bowler Jayden Lennox has earned his first call-up to the Black Caps squad, as New Zealand Cricket named a balanced squad with rotating players for both the one-day and T20 series in India to be played next month.The NZC picked squads that are a mix of experienced while-ball experts like Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, and Michael Bracewell, with debutants like Lennox and Kristian Clarke, as they search for a perfect squad for a series t…