New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Georgia Plimmer, and Flora Devonshire return to the New Zealand squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa.“Bates (quad tear), Devonshire (broken finger), and Plimmer (shoulder) have all come through their rehabilitation and will be available for the series which gets underway at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday,” New Zealand Cricket said in a statement.The five-match series will be played as double-header gam…
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Johannesburg, March 7 (IANS) South Africa allrounder Eathan Bosch has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand due to a hamstring injury, with fellow allrounder Wiaan Mulder named as his replacement in the 15-member squad.Bosch, who represents the Dolphins in domestic cricket, has so far played just one match for South Africa. The 26-year-old was expected to make his T20I debut during the series in New Zealand before the injury ruled him out.Mulder, on the other …
Wellington, Jan 24 (IANS) The search for victims of landslide that buried a holiday campsite at Mount Maunganui on the North Island and left six people unaccounted for is moving into a recovery phase, authorities said.Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson said the operation was formally handed over to Police by Fire and Emergency New Zealand at 11:20 a.m. Saturday local time.He said human remains had been found under the slip and formal identification is proceeding.Search …
Wellington, Jan 22 (IANS) Several people, including children, are missing after a large landslide struck a holiday park at the base of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region on Thursday.Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said search and rescue efforts were continuing at the Beachside Holiday Park.Mark Mitchell described the event as a ‘tragedy’, telling reporters that “parents and the husband of some of the people that we’re currently trying to rescue” were in the campgro…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was full of praise for New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy, whose five-wicket haul on Day 5 of the final Test against West Indies on Monday helped his side clinch a 2-0 victory in the three-game series. Duffy registered 5/42 in the West Indies’ second innings as the Caribbean side was dismissed for 138 while chasing an unlikely victory target of 462.The fast bowler also set a new New Zealand record, surpassing Kiwi legend Richard Hadlee…