Chad Bowes

Tom Latham will lead New Zealand's one-day international team in the three-match series against Sri Lanka later this month with regulars such as Kane Williamson set to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), New Zealand Cricket said on Monday.

Daryl Mitchell smashed his second successive hundred and put on a massive 183 runs with skipper Tom Latham as visitors New Zealand posted a mammoth 336 for 5 against Pakistan in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

Hours before the match in Christchurch on Friday, New Zealand's opener Devon Conway was declared out of the fourth Twenty20 International against Pakistan due to a positive COVID-19 test.

New Zealand on Friday announced a strong 'A' squad, including seven cricketers with international experience, for their upcoming tour of India featuring both red- and white-ball series in September.

Chad Bowes set a new record by scoring the fastest List A double century in 104 balls for Canterbury Kings, surpassing the previous record held by Travis Head and Narayan Jagadeesan. His 205-run innings featured seven sixes and 27 fours, contributing significantly to Canterbury’s total of 343/9 against Otago Volts

Bengal seamer Mukesh Kumar bowled to a probing channel in all his spells as India A stifled New Zealand A to 156 for five before bad light stopped play on the opening day of the first 'Unofficial' Test.

A hailstorm shower ended the fourth Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi after New Zealand's Mark Chapman and Chad Bowes hit aggressive half-centuries against Pakistan on Thursday.

Suryakumar Yadav not only maintained his position at the top of the ICC men's T20I player rankings but is also the only Indian in the top-10.

Skipper Muhammad Waseem's impressive knock of 55 paved the way for a convincing seven-wicket triumph for United Arab Emirates over New Zealand on Saturday in Dubai. This victory allowed the hosts to square the three-match T20 series.

Sameer Rizvi, the Delhi Capitals' recent acquisition, smashed a breathtaking 201* off just 97 balls in an Under-23 match against Tripura. His stunning innings, featuring 13 fours and 20 sixes, is the fastest double century in the tournament's history.

Incessant rain washed out the first one-day international between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka on Thursday. Match officials declared the game abandoned after rain halted the New Zealand innings at 136-5 in 33.4 overs.

Adam Milne's five-wicket haul and Tim Seifert's unbeaten 79 set up New Zealand's nine-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, with the match also earning female umpire Kim Cotton a place in history.

Mukesh, a late bloomer who took up competitive cricket less than a decade ago, made his India A debut count on the rain-truncated opening day of the first four-day game against New Zealand ‘A’ at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here, picking up 3/34.

Skipper Sikandar Raza hit the second-fastest T20I century as Zimbabwe recorded a 290-run victory over Gambia in the T20 World Cup sub-regional Africa qualifier. Raza scored an unbeaten 133 off 43 balls, leading Zimbabwe to a record total of 344 for four.

Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner will soon be on a flight to India to participate in the coming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the New Zealand cricket board excluded them from the white-ball series at home against Sri Lanka and allowed to join their respective IPL franchise early.

Pacers Shardul Thakur (4-32) and Kuldeep Sen (3-30) played key roles in India ‘A’ notching up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand ‘A’ in their first one-day match at Chepauk here on Thursday. Shardul combined well with Sen (3-30) to dismiss the visitors for 167.

Captain Babar Azam slammed a magnificent century as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 38 runs in the second T20 international in Lahore on Saturday. Apart from Azam, pace bowler Haris Rauf claimed four wickets in his team's win.

Pakistan and New Zealand contest a five-match one-day series starting on Thursday in Rawalpindi which serves as crucial build-up to the World Cup.

Promising batter Tilak Varma scored his maiden first-class hundred while Kuldeep Yadav bowled with much more control as the first 'unofficial Test' between India A and New Zealand A ended in a draw on Sunday.

Shardul Thakur (4-32) and Rajat Patidar (41-ball 45) played a key role in India 'A' notching up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand 'A' in their first one-day match at Chepauk on Thursday.