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The cheery Blacks Caps once again showed their penchant for performing heroics on the big stage with a dominant performance as underdogs against Australia in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup's Top 12 stage on Saturday.
SYDNEY : New Zealand looked destined to fly into every tournament a little under the radar but having reached the Twenty20 World Cup final last year, a golden generation of Black Caps can only improve by lifting the title in Melbourne next month.
MELBOURNE : Recovering all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is targeting a return to action in New Zealand's second match of the Twenty20 World Cup against Afghanistan on Oct. 26, head coach Gary Stead said on Sunday.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan had a good day at the office as the side defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the final of Tri-Nation series. Left-handed batter Mohammad Nawaz starred with the bat as he played a knock of 38 off just 22 balls to help Pakistan chase down 164. This victory will come as a huge morale booster ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, the foundation for the victory was laid by Haris Rauf as he bowled an economical spell to restrict New Zealand to just 163/7 in 20 overs.
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 6th Match, T20 Tri-Series Live: Pakistan would like to give a better account of themselves when they face Bangladesh in Christchurch on Thursday. In the Babar Azam-led team's previous match on Tuesday against New Zealand, Finn Allen and Devon Conway hit 62 and 49 respectively as the Kiwis won by nine wickets. Earlier, Tim Southee, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner returned with two wickets each as New Zealand restricted Pakistan to 130/7 in 20 overs. For Pakistan, Iftikhar Ahmed top-scored with 27 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer climbed three spots to reach number 33 and spinner Kuldeep Yadav also jumped five places to enter the top 25 in the latest ICC Men's ODI Players Rankings issued on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer finished as the leading run-scorer in the recently-concluded ODI series against South Africa, scoring 191 runs in three matches with a century and fifty. Kuldeep Yadav also emerged out of the series as the leading wicket-taker with six scalps in three matches.
(Reuters) - England and New Zealand picked up contrasting victories against Australia and Bangladesh respectively on Wednesday to continue their buildup to the T20 World Cup.
In-form batter Suryakumar Yadav continued to be the top ranked Indian batter in the shortest format, holding on to his second spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings released on Wednesday. Suryakumar, who finished India's recent T20I series at home against South Africa as their leading run-scorer, is on 838 points, behind Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan. The 32-year-old is the lone Indian in the top 10.