ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs
ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs

Tom Latham and Will Young both hit centuries as New Zealand kicked off their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 60-run win over hosts Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday. Young (107 off 113 balls) scored his first overseas ODI century, while Latham (118 from 104 balls) hit his eighth ton as New...

New Zealand clinch tri-series title with a 5-wicket win against Pakistan
New Zealand clinch tri-series title with a 5-wicket win against Pakistan

Despite the absence of key players Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears, Matt Henry, and Rachin Ravindra due to injuries, New Zealand secured the tri-series title in Karachi, sending a strong message to the hosts just five days before their Champions Trophy opener at the same venue. With their senior...

Pakistan in tri-nation series final with record chase
Pakistan in tri-nation series final with record chase

Pakistan eliminated South Africa from the tri-nation series with centuries from skipper Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha, reports UNB. The centuries lead the home team to its highest-ever successful run chase in an ODI just a week ahead of Champions Trophy. Rizwan struck an...

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI

Asith Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana shared six wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out New Zealand for 150 runs in 29.4 overs to win the third one-day international by 140 runs Saturday, reports UNB. Fernando took 3-26 and Theekshana 3-35 to jointly knock the top off the New Zealand innings as it...

New Zealand won by 8 runs against Sri Lanka
New Zealand won by 8 runs against Sri Lanka

New Zealand have won the first match of 3 match T20 International series against Sri Lanka at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. As Jacob Duffys 4 21 - 3 spell drove the team the victory over Lankans, he was named as the man of the match. The Sri Lankans were batting well until the Duffy brought the...

Southee signs off on a happy note with a ‘special’ win
Southee signs off on a happy note with a ‘special’ win

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee walked off Seddon Park in Hamilton to loud cheers on his home ground for the final time, after the hosts gave England a hammering in the third and final Test on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz. The veteran fast-bowler, who had announced his retirement before the start of...

New Zealand crush England by 423 runs
New Zealand crush England by 423 runs

New Zealand tore through Englands batting Tuesday to post a crushing 423-run third Test win and send seamer Tim Southee into retirement on a winning note, reports The Times of India. The hosts completed a dominant performance in Hamilton by claiming seven wickets in 41.2 overs on day four as...

Williamson ton sets England 658 to win the 3rd test
Williamson ton sets England 658 to win the 3rd test

Kane Williamson made 156 as New Zealand amassed a lead of 657 runs before both England openers were dismissed to leave the hosts in a commanding position at the end of the third day of the third cricket test on Monday. To compound an already dimsal day for the tourists, England captain Ben...

Māori demand King's intervention in New Zealand politics
Māori demand King's intervention in New Zealand politics

Some 80 Māori representatives have issued a rare plea to King Charles III requesting his intervention in New Zealand politics, reports the Guardian. They made the plea amid growing tension over the governments policies for Māori and a souring of the relationship between Indigenous people and...

England thrash New Zealand to win series
England thrash New Zealand to win series

England have dominated from start to finish, thrash New Zealand by 323 runs on Sunday in the second Test and emphatically win the series with a match to go, reports AFP. Joe Root scored a century before Englands bowlers knocked over New Zealand for 259 in the final session of day three,...

Bangladesh to set up new High Commission in New Zealand
Bangladesh to set up new High Commission in New Zealand

The Advisory Council has approved the proposal to establish a new High Commission of Bangladesh in New Zealand capital Wellington. The Cabinet Division said this approval was given at the meeting of the Advisory Council on Thursday afternoon. The matter was also confirmed in a press release....

Rare insect fossils discovered in NZ, offering insight into ancient ecosystems
Rare insect fossils discovered in NZ, offering insight into ancient ecosystems

A newly discovered set of insect fossils, described as extremely rare by researchers, is shedding light on New Zealands ancient ecosystems. The fossils, which belong to adult whitefly insects, were uncovered in Miocene-aged sediments at the Hindon Maar crater lake near Dunedin. The findings were...

Rare spade-toothed whale found in New Zealand provides unique research opportunity
Rare spade-toothed whale found in New Zealand provides unique research opportunity

A rare spade-toothed whale, one of only seven ever discovered, is giving scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand a unique chance to study this rare species. Found dead on a beach in July, the nearly complete specimen is the first to be closely studied. The whales discovery has drawn...

Carse takes first ten-wicket haul as England beats NZ in 1st Test
Carse takes first ten-wicket haul as England beats NZ in 1st Test

England claimed an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first test on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, reports UNB. New Zealand resumed on day four with only a four-run lead and four wickets in hand. The home sides Daryl Mitchell stood firm with 84 runs, providing a...

Williamson becomes 1st ever NZ batter to complete 9000 Test runs
Williamson becomes 1st ever NZ batter to complete 9000 Test runs

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson became the first ever New Zealand batter to complete 9,000 Test runs, reports India Today. The Kiwi batter achieved this feat on Day 3 of the 1st Test between New Zealand and England at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Williamson also became the...