Cricket-NZ paceman Boult ruled out of second South Africa test
By Ian Ransom
New Zealand Sport News
ICC T20I Rankings: India Go Top After Series Clean Sweep Over West Indies
After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game. The triumph helped India overtake England at the top of the T20I team rankings, with Rohit Sharma's side now matching the top rating of 269. While England and India both have the same rating (269), India have a total of 10,484 points, 10 more than England's 10,474. Pakistan (rating of 266), New Zealand (255) and South Africa (253) round out the top five countries, while Australia (249) remain in sixth after their 4-1 series victory over Sri Lanka.
NZ paceman Boult ruled out of second South Africa test
New Zealand have ruled out pace spearhead Trent Boult and retained the same 15-man squad for the second test against South Africa after thrashing the Proteas by an innings and 276 runs in the series-opener over the weekend.
Proteas nemesis Matt Henry to keep his Black Caps place with Trent Boult still out for second Test
Cape Town - New Zealand's destroyer-in-chief Matt Henry will be back in the Black Caps starting XI for the second Test against the Proteas at Hagley Oval on Friday.
NZ's Moore scores 'perfect' own goal hat-trick in SheBelieves Cup loss to U.S
New Zealand defender Meikayla Moore scored a hat-trick of own goals on Sunday as her side were beaten 5-0 by the U.S. women's national team in the SheBelieves Cup.
Nicoll-Klokstad out of trial with COVID
Canberra's NRL trial preparations have again been disrupted by COVID-19 with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad scratched from Friday's final pre-season hit-out against Manly after a positive rapid antigen test.
India vs West Indies: Victory in final T20I lifts India to top spot in ICC rankings
India beat West Indies by 17 runs to complete another clean sweepKOLKATA: Rain stayed away throughout the day, so did the Sun. But, Suryakumar Yadav joined the party under the Eden Gardens floodlights here on Sunday with all guns blazing. The rather gloomy Kolkata day turned into an evening of fireworks as Suryakumar, along with Venkatesh Iyer, guided India to 184 for five in the third and final T20 International against the West Indies. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARDThat was adequate as it eventually proved, with the West Indies being stopped at 167 for 9. Nicholas Pooran continued his defiance with a 47-ball 61. Rovman Powell and Romario Shephard blazed briefly, but those weren't enough. Like the ODIs, the T20I series was also a clean sweep for India with this 17-run win, the hosts dominating the entire tour. West Indies will have a lot to introspect. For the record, India had beaten New Zealand 3-0 too, in their previous T20I series at home. The major talking point during the West Indies innings was injury to Deepak Chahar, who pulled a muscle before the last ball of his second over, the third of the innings. Having already dismissed the West Indies openers, Chahar's walking off the ground was a blow to India, although in the context of the match it did not matter much.
Kiwi Moore scores unwanted hat-trick in US
Meikayla Moore has had a game to forget for New Zealand, scoring a hat-trick of own goals in a thumping 5-0 friendly loss to the United States.