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The New South Wales Waratahs stunned the reigning champion Canterbury Crusaders in round two of Super Rugby Pacific, but the Waikato Chiefs continued their red-hot start to the season to salve New Zealand pride.
Pakistan cricket team star Agha Salman revealed that he texted Virat Kohli after his on-field spat with Gautam Gambhir during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and it later led to one of the most viral moments of Asia Cup 2023. In a recent interaction with Islamabad United, Salman said that he sent a DM (direct message) to Kohli after the India star batter was involved in verbal altercation with Gambhir after a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore. While he did not reveal the exact details of his message, Salman said that he has huge respect for Kohli and he started the text with "Kohli bhai".
Australia captain Pat Cummins heaped praise on team-mates Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green on Sunday for match-winning performances his side secured a 172-run triumph over New Zealand in the first Test. Lyon spun the visitors to victory in the morning session on day four in Wellington, taking six wickets as New Zealand crumbled to 196 all out. New Zealand lost their last seven wickets before lunch on Sunday for 70 runs, with four falling to off-spinner Lyon, who finished with figures of 6-65 off 27 overs and 10-108 in the match.
India moved up to the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table following Australia's victory over New Zealand in the first Test match in Wellington on Sunday. Thanks to the result, India are No. 1 in the table with a PCT of 64.58 while New Zealand are currently second with a PCT of 60. The Rohit Sharma-led side have an opportunity to strengthen then grip on the top position even further as they face England in the final Test of their five-match series in Dharamsala starting March 7.
Nathan Lyon spun Australia to a 172-run win over New Zealand in the first Test on Sunday, taking six wickets as the hosts collapsed to 196 all out. The home side crumbled on the fourth morning in Wellington, losing their last seven wickets for 70 runs, with four of them falling to off-spinner Lyon. He finished with innings figures of 6-65 off 27 overs, giving him 10-108 for the match. The 36-year-old capitalised on spin-friendly Basin Reserve conditions and some meek batting from New Zealand, who began the day on 111-3 and needing 258 more runs to secure an unlikely victory.
Spinner Nathan Lyon took six for 65 as Australia dismissed New Zealand for 196 early on the fourth day of the first test at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Sunday to win the match by an emphatic 172 runs and go 1-0 up in the series.
NZ vs AUS 1st Test Day 4 Live Updates:New Zealand need 258 runs more to win the game while Australia need seven wickets. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell will be resuming on their respective scores of 56 and 12 on Sunday. New Zealand have already lost the wickets of Tom Latham, Will Young and Kane Williamson in the chase of 369 runs against Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington. (Live Scorecard)
Australia's experienced spinner Nathan Lyon disclosed that his biggest weapon is the bounce that he is able to extract from the surface following his heroics with the bat and ball in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Lyon starred with the bat following his influential knock of 41 as a nightwatchman. Efforts from the 36-year-old with the bat propelled Australia's score to 164 and helped them set a total of 369. He went on to showcase his skills with the ball as he bagged crucial wickets of Tom Latham (8) and Kane Williamson (9) to reduce the Kiwis to 111/3 at the end of Day 3 in Basin Reserve.