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Pakistan vs New Zealand, 5th ODI, Live Score Updates: New Zealand Eye Solid Start After Opting To Bat vs Pakistan | Cricket News
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Pakistan vs New Zealand, 5th ODI, Live Score Updates: New Zealand Eye Solid Start After Opting To Bat vs Pakistan | Cricket News

[ad_1] PAK vs NZ, 5th ODI Live: New Zealand Pakistan.© AFPPAK vs NZ, 5th ODI Live Updates: New Zealand skipper Tom Latham has won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI between the sides at the National Stadium, Karachi on Sunday. Pakistan eye a series sweep over New Zealand, while the guests look for a consolatory win. The Babar Azam-led side won the first game by 5 wickets and then bagged the second game by by 7 wickets. In the third ODI, Pakistan registered a 26-run victory over the Blackcaps while in the fourth game, the hosts registered a 102-run victory. (LIVE SCORECARD)New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Tom Blundell(w), Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham(c), Mark Chapman, Cole McConchie, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Matt He...
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Pakistan And New Zealand Enter World Cup Mode With ODI Series | Cricket News
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Pakistan And New Zealand Enter World Cup Mode With ODI Series | Cricket News

[ad_1] 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. The series offers both sides the opportunity to feel out each other's strengths and weaknesses ahead of the World Cup in India in October-November. The Black Caps shocked the home side by squaring a preceding five-match Twenty20 series 2-2 despite missing eight players -- including skipper Kane Williamson -- due to the ongoing Indian Premier League or injury.Under stand-in skipper Tom Latham, New Zealand adapted to the conditions skillfully, roaring back from 2-0 down to win the third and fifth matches, with the fourth abandoned after rain.Middle-order batter Mark Chapman has been added to the ODI squad after blazing 290 for just one di...
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“Test Cricket At Its Finest”: How Neil Wagner Sealed New Zealand’s Dramatic Win Over England. Watch | Cricket News
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“Test Cricket At Its Finest”: How Neil Wagner Sealed New Zealand’s Dramatic Win Over England. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] New Zealand on Tuesday edged out England by 1 runs to win the second Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington and levelled the two-match series at 1-1. Neil Wagner was the star of the show for the Kiwis as he bagged a four-wicket haul, including the decisive wicket of James Anderson. With England needing two just two runs to sweep the series, Wagner targetted Anderson with short balls and was rewarded with it as New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell pulled off a diving catch to make history.WHAT A GAME OF CRICKETNew Zealand have won it by the barest of margins...This is test cricket at its finest#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/cFgtFBIkR4— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) February 28, 2023It was only the fourth occasion a team has won a Test after being asked to follow on, and the firs...
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Kane Williamson Century Sees New Zealand Set England 258 To Win 2nd Test | Cricket News
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Kane Williamson Century Sees New Zealand Set England 258 To Win 2nd Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Record-breaker Kane Williamson stroked a superb century Monday to steer New Zealand to 483 all out in their second innings and set England a target of 258 runs to win the second Test in Wellington. Former captain Williamson hit 132 and Tom Blundell was last man out for 90 as the hosts fought back after being asked to follow on. England were 48-1 in their second innings at stumps after opener Zak Crawley, on 24, was bowled by a delivery that nipped back from New Zealand captain Tim Southee.Ben Duckett remained unbeaten on 23 and nightwatchman Ollie Robinson was on one, leaving England to score a further 210 runs on Tuesday's final day for a 2-0 sweep after winning the first Test by 267 runs.New Zealand need nine wickets to pull off only the fourth victory by a side following on in ...
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2nd Test: James Anderson Puts England In Control Against New Zealand | Cricket News
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2nd Test: James Anderson Puts England In Control Against New Zealand | Cricket News

[ad_1] James Anderson validated his elevation to top spot in the world Test bowling rankings with a lethal opening spell as England took full control of the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Veteran seamer Anderson snared 3-37, sending the Black Caps crashing to 138-7 when rain forced an early end to day two in Wellington, after England declared their first innings at 435-8. Spinner Jack Leach also took three scalps, leaving New Zealand staring at a 297-run deficit with three days remaining.Red-hot England are on course for a sweep of the two-match series, having won the first Test by 267 runs at Mount Maunganui with the same mix of aggressive batting and potent new-ball bowling.Joe Root was unbeaten on 153 when captain Ben Stokes made his assertive declaration, leaving the to...
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New Zealand vs England, 1st Test: New Zealand-England Finely Poised After Tom Blundell Century | Cricket News
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New Zealand vs England, 1st Test: New Zealand-England Finely Poised After Tom Blundell Century | Cricket News

[ad_1] A Tom Blundell century for New Zealand and two late England batting stumbles left the first Test tantalisingly poised at Mount Maunganui on Friday. The tourists held a 98-run lead with eight second-innings wickets in hand and still three days to play in a fast-moving day-night Test at the Bay Oval. Blundell's career-best 138 steered his side to 306 and just 19 runs short of England's 325-9 declared. The delicate nature of the contest didn't prevent the tourists playing their shots, although they lost openers Ben Duckett, for 25, and Zak Crawley, for 28, in reaching 79-2 off 16 overs.England's best bowler, Ollie Robinson (4-54), said the honours were "pretty even in the end" after his side dominated day one with their aggressive batting before reducing the Black Caps to 37-3.At stu...
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Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 5, Live Score Updates: 5-Down Pakistan Fight Back, But New Zealand Still In The Driver’s Seat | Cricket News
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Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 5, Live Score Updates: 5-Down Pakistan Fight Back, But New Zealand Still In The Driver’s Seat | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 5 Live: New Zealand look to clinch the victory© AFPPakistan vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 5 Live Updates:Pakistan have made a mini-comeback after losing five wickets against New Zealand, who have an upper hand over them in the ongoing second Test, in the final innings. The hosts begun Day 5 at 0 for 2 in Karachi and lost the next three wickets quite early. They were reeling at 80 for 5 but Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel steadied the ship. Earlier, New Zealand declared their second innings at 277 for 5 after Tom Blundell and Michael Bracewell smashed 74 runs each. After the first innings of both the sides were over, New Zealand (449) had gained a lead of 41 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)Here are the Live Updates of Day 5 of the 2nd Test between Pakistan ...
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Disaster For Pakistan As They Chase New Zealand’s 319-run Target | Cricket News
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Disaster For Pakistan As They Chase New Zealand’s 319-run Target | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan started disastrously by losing two wickets without scoring on Thursday after New Zealand set them a bold target of 319 to win the second Test in Karachi. Skipper Tim Southee dismissed opener Abdullah Shafique with the second ball of Pakistan's second innings before Ish Sodhi bowled nightwatchman Mir Hamza in the last over of the fourth day. At the close, a shocked Imam-ul-Haq was at the crease without scoring and the home team needing 319 runs for victory, or eight wickets in hand to hold out for a draw. A loss would be their third series defeat at home in a season after going down 1-0 to Australia and 3-0 to England earlier this year.No team has chased more than 314 to win a Test in Pakistan, which the home team set against Australia in Karachi 1994.New Zealand declared ...
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Tom Blundell Achieves Rare Feat During 1st Test vs Pakistan | Cricket News
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Tom Blundell Achieves Rare Feat During 1st Test vs Pakistan | Cricket News

[ad_1] NZ wicketkeeper stumps out Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq© AFPIt was a day of firsts in Karachi during Day 1 of the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand as Kiwi wicketkeeper Tom Blundell produced a feat never seen before in 145 years of Men's Test cricket. While history was made prior to the toss with New Zealand playing in Pakistan for a Test series for the first time since 2002 and veteran Sarfaraz Ahmed earning a recall for what was his first Test on home soil in his 50th appearance, what then occurred during the first session was a first in Men's Test cricket.Newly appointed skipper Tim Southee introduced veteran spinner Ajaz Patel into the attack in the fourth over and the move paid dividends almost immediately as Abdullah Shafique was out stumped by Blundell for seven...
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