'I don't know if I'll walk': Chris Cairns opens up on life after near-death experience
Wheelchair-bound former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns says he is "very lucky to be alive", three months after a medical emergency left him on life support.
Nov 14, 2021, 18:12 PM IST
In Pics: Aaron Finch blast helps Australia level T20 series against New Zealand
Australia's Aaron Finch played a captain's knock of 79 not out in the fourth T20 against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday (March 5). Finch smashed a second successive fifty in T20Is and his knock included 26 runs off the final over bowled by New Zealand paceman Kyle Jamieson. The Australian skipper's fine show lifted his team to 156/6 after Kiwi spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi had restricted the visitors well. Australian bowlers Kane Richardson, Glenn Maxwell and Ashton Agar then held New Zealand back to 106 to set up a 50-run win and level the five-match T20 series at 2-2. Here is a collection of pictures which tell the story of the exciting fourth T20.
Mar 05, 2021, 14:59 PM IST
NZ vs Australia 4th T20: Aaron Finch joins Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle with THIS record
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill is leading the table with 135 sixes, followed by India’s Rohit Sharma (127 sixes), England’s Eoin Morgan (113 sixes), Black Caps’ Colin Munro (107 sixes) and West Indies’ Chris Gayle (105 sixes) while Aaron Finch now has 100 sixes.
Mar 05, 2021, 14:35 PM IST
NZ vs Australia 3rd T20: Ashton Agar, Glenn Maxwell star in big Aussie win
Australia have thus halved the hosts’ lead in the five-match series with New Zealand still leading 2-1. Agar was brought into the attack in the seventh over after Riley Meredith got Tim Seifert in the first over of the innings and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson later.
Mar 03, 2021, 15:47 PM IST
NZ vs Australia: Final T20 shifted to Wellington due to COVID-19 lockdown, to be played behind closed doors
It was confirmed that the upcoming third and fourth T20Is between New Zealand and Australia will be played behind closed doors. The first and second T20I between New Zealand Women (White Ferns) and England Women will also be played behind closed doors following the change to New Zealand’s alert levels with an eye on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mar 01, 2021, 07:06 AM IST
NZ vs Australia 2nd T20: Guptill and Neesham show help Kiwis eke out win
New Zealand went 2-0 up in the T20 series against Australia with a hard-fought four-run win in Dunedin in the second T20 international on Thursday (February 25). Martin Guptill was the star of the show, hammering 97 off 50 balls and in the process becoming the batsman to hit the most sixes in T20 -- going past Rohit Sharma's record. NZ all-rounder smashed 45 off 16 balls with the bat and then bowled the final over to help his team defend 15 runs. Here are the top highlights from the action-packed second T20 match.
Feb 25, 2021, 17:34 PM IST
NZ vs Australia 2nd T20: Delhi Capitals’ Marcus Stoinis blasts off, RCB’s Maxwell and Jamieson flop
NZ rode on opener Martin Guptill’s record-breaking 97 to help the Black Caps post 219/7 and looked to have the game in their keeping before Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams launched a blistering counter-attack in the late-afternoon Dunedin sunshine. The pair’s partnership of 92 from 37 balls came after the dismissals of Ashton Agar and Mitchell Marsh.
Feb 25, 2021, 11:27 AM IST
NZ vs Australia 2nd T20: Martin Guptill smashes Rohit Sharma’s six-hitting record
The eight sixes hit by Guptill means his current tally of sixes in T20 internationals stands at 132 in 96 T20s – five ahead of Rohit Sharma who has 127 to his name in 108 games. England limited-overs batsman Eoin Morgan is third on the list with 113 maximums to his name.
Feb 25, 2021, 09:52 AM IST
NZ vs Australia 1st T20: Devon Conway smashes 99 after going unsold in IPL 2021 auction
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin summed up what the lucrative league, its eight franchises and millions of fans may have missed out on Devon Conway. The 29-year-old Conway, who was born in Johannesburg before moving base to New Zealand, clobbered 10 fours and three sixes during his 79 minutes of stay in the middle.
Feb 22, 2021, 17:01 PM IST
Richard Hadlee predicts keen contest between Australia, New Zealand
Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum and Aussie opener David Warner have been involved in a verbal off-field battle.
Nov 04, 2015, 15:44 PM IST
New Zealand tour match abandoned over `unfit` Sydney pitch
The tourists declared their innings without facing a ball after captain Brendon McCullum found the pitch unfit for play.
Oct 30, 2015, 11:16 AM IST
