'Always ready for a fight' - Proteas legend AB applauds Boucher, Elgar leadership
Former captain AB de Villiers has led the tributes after the Proteas crushed New Zealand by 198 runs in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday.
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Harmanpreet Kaur rises to 20th, Mithali Raj stays 2nd in ICC women's ODI rankings
Harmanpreet Kaur gained a spot to be in 20th position while her skipper Mithali Raj retained her second place in the latest women's ODI batter rankings released on Tuesday. Kaur scored a 66-ball 63 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand recently to roar back into form, the knock helping India to avoid a whitewash at the hands of the home team. Raj and star opener Smriti Mandhana, who scored 73 in the final ODI, maintained their second and eight spots respectively.
New Zealand defeats Australia by nine wickets in Women's Cricket World Cup warm-up match
Led by captain Sophie Devine's sparkling 161 off 117 deliveries, New Zealand has pulled off a staggering run chase to topple Australia by nine wickets and boost the hosts' morale heading into the Women's Cricket World Cup.
90 Years And Counting: South Africa Maintain Astonishing Record Against New Zealand
The South African men's cricket team came back strongly after the defeat in the first to draw the two-match series 1-1 through a 198-run victory in the second Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch against New Zealand. This could be considered a regular Test win by many; however, statistics prove that the triumph in Christchurch helped South Africa maintain a record which they will be extremely proud of. It has been exactly 90 years that both the Test playing nations have been battling it out in the longest format of the game. However, astonishingly New Zealand, the defending World Test Champions, are yet to win a Test series, home or away, against South Africa.
New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Tom Latham says beaten Kiwis can still defend World Test Championship
New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham has not written off his team's chances of claiming back-to-back World Test Championships (WTC) despite defeat in the second Test to South Africa leaving the Black Caps' defence on shaky ground. Held to 1-1 home series draws by South Africa and Bangladesh after losing 1-0 away to India in late-2021, New Zealand are languishing at sixth on the WTC table ahead of a tour to England. Latham said his team believed "100%" they could still make next year's WTC final and would look to sweep England in the three-Test series starting in June. "Obviously we set out with with the ambitions of winning every Test match you play, especially at home," he told reporters after the 198-run loss to the Proteas at Hagley Oval. . "For us, I guess, when we get to England in a few months' time, it's obviously important that we shift our focus to that and try our best to win that series over there and get as many points as we can."
Steve Smith says Australia 'incredibly safe' in Pakistan despite Ashton Agar threat
Australia batsman Steve Smith said on Tuesday the players felt "incredibly safe" on their first tour of Pakistan in nearly 25 years, despite spinner Ashton Agar receiving a death threat via social media just days before the start of the first Test. Agar was warned against travelling to Pakistan, though the threat was dismissed following an investigation by the boards of Pakistan and Australia and government security agencies. Cricket Australia said extensive security plans were in place for such social media activity and that the threat was "not considered a risk".
South Korea's Kim upbeat before Singapore title defence
SINGAPORE: South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo struck an upbeat tone Tuesday (Mar 1) as she gears up to defend her HSBC Women's World Championship title in Singapore in the face of stiff competition.
Cricket-Latham says beaten New Zealand can still defend World Test Championship
(Reuters) - New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham has not written off his team's chances of claiming back-to-back World Test Championships (WTC) despite defeat in the second test to South Africa leaving the Black Caps' defence on shaky ground.