New Zealand ready to welcome second-string South Africa

04.01.2024 - 11:58 channelnewsasia.com

New Zealand Cricket will roll out the red carpet for South Africa for a two-test series next month, the NZC said on Thursday, as debate rages around the quality of the second-string Proteas squad picked for the matches.Cricket South Africa (CSA) has named seven uncapped players, including stop-gap captain Neil Brand, in their squad to ensure their top players are available for a domestic Twenty20 league, seen as vital for its financial health, beginning on Jan.

10.Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has slammed the CSA for showing "a lack of respect for New Zealand cricket" by prioritising a T20 league, citing it is an example of the threat test cricket faces from the mushrooming T20 competitions."Our position is that we're looking forward to welcoming and hosting the South African test squad," Richard Boock, NZC's manager of public affairs, told Reuters."The series represents a key part of the New Zealand home summer and our focus is on ensuring the Blackcaps are well prepared for an important World Test Championship contest."The CSA has said it considers test cricket as the pinnacle of the game but could not find another window for the second edition of the SA20."CSA remains fully committed to international cricket and to strengthening the SA20, a tournament that was initiated by us to help grow and sustain the game," it said in a statement on Tuesday.The CSA has been reeling from a funding crunch and, according to ESPNcricinfo, in its inaugural season the SA20 turned a profit, which was earlier than expected.The International Cricket Council did not reply to a Reuters request for comment.

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New Zealand opening batter Finn Allen entered the record books on Wednesday following his 62-ball 137 against Pakistan in the third T20I in Dunedin. Allen now holds the record for the highest T20I score by a New Zealander, surpassing Brendon McCullum's previous best of 123. He also equalled Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai for carting most sixes in a T20I, 16 to be precise. In the sixth over, he hit Rauf for 27 runs, including three sixes and two fours. Speaking during the mid-innings break, Allen revealed that he had cracked a deal with Rauf ahead of the series.

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Following a 45-run defeat in the third T20I of a five-match series against New Zealand, Pakistan have now gone seven games without a win in international cricket. Since the change in captaincy, following Babar Azam's decision to step down as skipper after the World Cup, Pakistan have lost six games under different captains. While Babar lost his last game in in charge against England during the World Cup, the team suffered a series sweep against Australia, with new Test captain Shan Masood at the helm.

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New Zealand opener Finn Allen smashed a record-breaking 137 off 62 deliveries as New Zealand set Pakistan a 225-run target in the third T20I against Pakistan in Dunedin on Wednesday. In the process, Allen went past Brendon McCullum as the player with the highest score by a New Zealander in the shortest format of the game. Not only that, he also also equalled the world record of 16 sixes in an innings held by Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai. He hit Pakistan star Haris Rauf for 27 in an over.

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NZ vs PAK Live Score, 3rd T20I: Chasing a target of 225, Pakistan are two wickets down against New Zealand in Dunedin. Earlier, Finn Allen smashed a record 137 off 62 deliveries as New Zealand set Pakistan a 225-run target. It was the highest score by a New Zealander in a T20 international, surpassing the previous best of 123 set by Brendon McCullum, and it equalled the world record of 16 sixes in an innings held by Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai. (Live Scorecard)

8 Uncapped Players Named As South Africa Announce Squad For Tests vs New Zealand

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday named uncapped batter Neil Brand as the skipper for the upcoming red-ball series against New Zealand while also adding seven more uncapped players, including opener Edward Moore to their squad for the red-ball tour next month. The 30-year-old opener is the eighth uncapped player in the 15-member Proteas Test squad for the two-Test series against New Zealand. Moore is a known name in the domestic circuit, having aggregated 7743 runs in 117 first-class matches for Western Province.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Abbas Afridi To Miss 3rd T20I, Kane Williamson Ruled Out

Young Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi was on Tuesday ruled out of the third T20I while hosts New Zealand lost the services of their captain Kane Williamson for the remainder of the five-match series. The Pakistan team management confirmed in a statement that a low grade abdominal muscle strain to Afridi will keep him out of the third T20I, with a decision on his availability for the remaining two matches to be taken later. “His scan has shown no sign of significant injury, and he will be managed symptomatically. His availability for the last two games will be made at a later stage,” the management statement said.