India beat New Zealand in third T20 International via Super Over in Hamilton

January 29, 2020 8:24 PM

India beat New Zealand in third T20 International via Super Over in Hamilton

In Cricket, India defeated New Zealand in the third T20 International via Super Over to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series at Seddon Park in Hamilton this evening. In the Super Over, New Zealand scored 17, a target which India overwhelmed in the final ball with Rohit smashing Tim Southee for two consecutive sixes. Earlier, put into bat, India posted a competitive 179 for five. Opener Rohit Sharma top scored for India with a 65-run knock while skipper Virat Kohli contributed 3...

Indian women's hockey team suffer 0-1 loss to New Zealand

January 29, 2020 1:19 PM

Indian women's hockey team suffer 0-1 loss to New Zealand

Indian women's hockey team suffered a 0-1 loss to New Zealand in its third match of the ongoing tour in Auckland today. New Zealand's Hope Ralph was the lone scorer of the match. India will take on Great Britain on February 4.

ICC U-19 World Cup: New Zealand win toss, elect to bowl against India

January 24, 2020 1:59 PM

ICC U-19 World Cup: New Zealand win toss, elect to bowl against India

In the final Group 'A' tie of the ICC U-19 World Cup, India were 25/0 in 6 overs against New Zealand at Bloemfontein in South Africa , a short while ago. Earlier, New Zealand win the toss and elected to bowl. India, who are atop their group with four points, had cruised to a 90-run victory over Sri Lanka in their opening encounter before defeating debutants Japan by 10 wickets. New Zealand, on the other hand, shared a point with Japan after their match was washed out in Potchef...

Injuries worry Indian cricket team ahead of assignment against New Zealand

January 21, 2020 6:06 PM

Injuries worry Indian cricket team ahead of assignment against New Zealand

The Indian cricket team is grappling with a couple of major injury concerns ahead of their away assignment against New Zealand.  Opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the T20 series and senior pacer Ishant Sharma is certain to miss the Tests. Dhawan was ousted from the five-match T20 series starting on Friday, due to a shoulder injury he suffered while fielding in the third ODI against Australia in Bengaluru.Ishant, on the other hand, was declared unfit for the Tests starting from February...

ICC changes super over rule for all its major events

October 15, 2019 9:23 AM

ICC changes super over rule for all its major events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World Cup final this year when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count. As per new rule, in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other.   In July this year, England won their first-ever World Cup title. In the final, winner was not decided after the 50-...

ICC World Cup: New Zealand becomes fourth semi-finalist

July 6, 2019 9:08 PM

ICC World Cup: New Zealand becomes fourth semi-finalist

In the ICC Cricket World Cup, New Zealand have become the fourth semi-finalist. They join India, Australia and England who have already booked their semi-final berths.  New Zealand edged out Pakistan on the basis of a better Net Run Rate to make it to the semis, despite Pakistan beating Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord's last night.  Chasing a victory target of 316 runs, Bangladesh innings folded at 221 in the 42nd over. Earlier, electing to bat first, Pakistan made 315 for the loss of nin...

New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 423 runs in 2nd Test

December 30, 2018 8:10 AM

New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 423 runs in 2nd Test

New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 423 runs in the second Test in Christchurch today. Resuming at the overnight score of 231 for six on the 5th day today, Sri Lanka scored 236 for nine with the injured Angelo Mathews not returning to finish his innings. Trent Boult and Neil Wagner mopped up the Srilankan innings in 14 balls today to take the last three wickets for a colossal 423-run victory. The overwhelming victory gave New Zealand the series 1-0 after the first Test in Wellington was drawn. This i...