Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) All eyes will once again be on hometown hero Sanju Samson as Team India looks to sign off the five-match T20I series on a winning note against New Zealand at the Greenfield Stadium here on Saturday. The 31-year-old has struggled to get a big score during the ongoing series. Samson, who returned to the opening role after Shubman Gill was axed from the team, has been able to score just 40 runs in four innings against the Black Caps.Meanwhile, after winning the ser…
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Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner praised his side’s aggressive start in the powerplay and said the way a 100-run opening stand gave them a 50-over win over India was something which the hosts had dished out to them in the last three games. The century of the opening stand between Tim Seifert and Devon Conway helped New Zealand make 215/7, before bowling out India for 165 in 18.4 overs.”It was nice. I think, obviously, the way we started in the powerplay was kin…
Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Santner claimed three wickets as New Zealand defeated India by 50 runs in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday, despite a blistering 65 from Shivam Dube.After posting 215/7, New Zealand left India, effecting a batter short due to Ishan Kishan’s niggle-enforced absence, struggling at 82/5. Dube then launched a stunning counter-attack, smashing a 15-ball fifty and eventually made 65 off 23 balls – his career-best score in T20Is lace…
Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) Tim Seifert’s explosive 62 and skipper Mitchell Santner’s three-wicket haul powered New Zealand to a convincing 50-run victory over India in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday, despite a blistering 65 from Shivam Dube.Seifert gave New Zealand a flying start in the powerplay by attacking India’s pacers to set the tone for top-scoring with 62 off 36 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes. Devon Conway provided steady support with 44 off 2…
Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) Tim Seifert, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell led the charge with the bat with blistering knocks to power New Zealand to 215/7 against India in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday.Seifert gave New Zealand a flying start in the powerplay by attacking India’s pacers to set the tone for top-scoring with 62 off 36 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes. Conway provided steady support with 44 off 23 deliveries, studded with four boundaries and thr…
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third T20I of the five-match series here at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The Men in Blue lead the series 2-0, having clinched comfortable victories in the previous two games played in Nagpur and Raipur.The second T20I highlighted New Zealand’s frustration in the series: despite scoring 190 while chasing, or over 200 batting first, these totals proved insufficient against India’s deep batting lineup. Altho…
Raipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Santner’s late burst of unbeaten (47) and Rachin Ravindra’s (44) helped New Zealand post 208/6 in 20 overs–registering their third-highest T20I total against India and the highest-ever T20 score at the venue in the second T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, on Friday.The total also marked New Zealand’s third 200-plus score against India, placing it alongside 219/6 (Wellington, 2019) and 212/4 (Hamilton, 2019), and ahead …
Indore, Jan 17 (IANS) Rajkot witnessed the class of KL Rahul, but improved bowling and the might of Daryl Mitchell gave New Zealand the last laugh as the visitors outclassed India to clinch a seven-wicket win and level the series 1-1. All eyes now turn to Indore, as India and New Zealand battle it out in the series decider. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be in international action for one final time until the next ODI assignment in July. The opening batter is 17 runs away from becoming the 7t…
Rajkot, Jan 14 (IANS) Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 131 overshadowed KL Rahul’s 112 not out as New Zealand registered a series-levelling seven-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. On a two-paced pitch, India’s score of 284/7 was built around KL Rahul’s composed 112 not out off 92 balls, his eighth century in the format.Chasing 285, the visitors were reduced to 46/2, but Mitchell and Will Young rebuilt the innings with a commanding 1…
Dubai, Jan 14 (IANS) India batter Virat Kohli regained the No. 1 position, dethroning his teammate Rohit Sharma, who slipped to the No. 3 spot in the latest men’s rankings, following India’s four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first ODI. Kohli’s score of 93 off 91 balls helped the hosts complete the chase, bringing him closer to India legend Sachin Tendulkar and moving him into second place on the all-time men’s international run-scoring list. He has been in excellent form since the 50…