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Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams, the Black Caps said on Wednesday, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams and opted out of a national contract for the 2024/25 season following the Black Caps' early exit from the T20 World Cup.
Match 39 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will see New Zealand facing off against Papua New Guinea at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba on Monday (IST). New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have each played three matches in the tournament. New Zealand sits third on the points table, demonstrating a strong performance thus far. On the other hand, Papua New Guinea is positioned fifth in the Group C standings, indicating room for improvement as they head into this crucial match.
Lockie Ferguson (3/0) bowled the most economical spell in T20I history as New Zealand shot out Papua New Guinea for a mere 78 in their inconsequential Group C World Cup match on Monday. Ferguson joined Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar as only the second bowler in T20I history to have sent down each of the allotted four overs as maiden, returning figures of 4-4-0-3 after the latter recorded 4-4-0-2.
Trent Boult described New Zealand's elimination from the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup as “not the start we wanted” after the Kiwis wrapped up their penultimate match of the tournament with a resounding nine-wicket victory over Uganda. Boult led the charge with the ball, delivering a masterclass in fast bowling. His figures of 2-7 were instrumental in dismantling Uganda's batting lineup, as he claimed the crucial wickets of Simon Ssesazi and Robinson Obuya. Uganda were bundled out for a mere 40 runs in 18.4 overs.
New Zealand vs Uganda LIVE Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: New Zealand take on Uganda in a T20 World Cup Group C match. Both the teams are already eliminated from the tournament and will be playing for prestige at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Saturday. New Zealand have played two matches in the tournament and they are ranked last in five-team table with no points, while Uganda have played three matches and they are ranked third in the table with two points. In their last match, the Blackcaps lost to West Indies by 13 runs, while Uganda too lost their most recent game to the Windies, by 134 runs. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Following his side's disappointing 13-run loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2024, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said that they need to get better. Kane Williamson displayed a sloppy performance during the run chase. He could score just 1 run from 2 balls until he was dismissed in the seventh over by Gudakesh Motie. Speaking after the match, Williamson said that they can't make excuses about the pitch conditions at the Brian Lara Stadium. He added that they need to find a way and need to bounce back.
PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford transformed a match his team appeared doomed to lose to New Zealand on Wednesday (Jun 12) with a scintillating unbeaten 68 from 39 balls to propel the home side into the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage.