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New Zealand vs Australia 1st T20I Live Cricket Score: New Zealand face Australia in the first T20I encounter in Wellington on Wednesday in the three-match series. New Zealand won their last meeting in the shortest format as they clinch the match by 89 runs in October 2022 in Sydney. The Black Caps and Australia last met in a T20 series three years ago, with hosts New Zealand winning 3-2. (Scorecard)
The UAE’s leading cricketers all crave the chance to be franchise cricket global travellers. A couple of days after picking up a winner’s medal at the DP World International League T20, the country’s leading player is set to do just that – albeit very briefly.
The UAE celebrated qualification for a second successive Women’s Asia Cup with a comprehensive win over Malaysia in the final of the ACC Premier Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
Experienced left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman was on Sunday admitted to a local hospital after suffering a hit on his head by Litton Das during a training session ahead of a Bangladesh Premier League match. The accident occurred while they were participating in the Comilla Victorians' nets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Rahman was hit when he was walking back to his bowling mark, and he was immediately given first-aid on the bleeding spot before being taken to the Imperial Hospital here in an ambulance.
UK-based club cricketer Rizwan Javed was on Thursday banned for 17-and-a-half years from all cricket for making various attempts to fix matches during the Abu Dhabi T10 League in 2021. "Rizwan Javed has received a lengthy ban from cricket for his repeated and serious attempts to corrupt professional cricketers," ICC General Manager Integrity, Alex Marshall said in an ICC statement.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday terminated the central contract of fast bowler Haris Rauf after he refused to join the test team for the tour of Australia, which coincided with his stint at Australia's Big Bash League (BBL).
In a T20 match, it's the batter and bowlers who takes the cake. While the format started with the scaled titlted towards the batters, slowly the bowlers have also come into their own. In fact, it's the quality bowlers who are most in demand in auctions and drafts. However, the fielders have a major role to play. In a format, where the margin of error is very less, it's the supreme fielding efforts which often makes the difference. The T20 has also seen poor fielding. One such instance happenned during the Bangladesh Premier League match between Comilla Victorians and Chattogram Challengers. Batting first, Comilla Victorians scored 239/3 in 20 overs. During the chase, in the fourth over, Tanzid Hasan was let off after a horrible mix-up between two fielders. While going for the high attempt, none of the fielders called as the ball dropped. The commentator could not believe and said: "That is just poor cricket." A fan's reaction to the dropped chance has gone viral.
The Bangladesh Premier League has seen some scintillating action. Apart from Bangladesh stars top names from around the world are also participating. Recently, Fortune Barishal roped in another Pakistan player Ahmed Shehzad. The star player Ahmed Shehzad has been in decent form in the BPL. Currently, he is among the top overseas performers in the T20 league. In six matches, he has scored ovr 150 runs at a 140-plus strike-rate.