India put in another dominant all round performance as they thumped New Zealand by 90 runs in the second one day international at the Bay Oval on Saturday. Like they had been in Napier, the visitors were too good for the Black Caps in Mount Maunganui, thereby registering their first ever Republic Day (January 26) victory- they had previously never won an ODI played on that date. Continue reading “India vs New Zealand Mount Maunganui Second ODI Match Report-2019”
Month: January 2019
India vs New Zealand Mount Maunganui Second ODI Match Preview January 26 2019
After comfortably winning the first ODI in Napier, India will be looking to take a 2-0 lead in the five match series when they square off against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. The fixture will be played on January 26 (India’s Republic Day), and the visitors have never won an ODI played on that date. Continue reading “India vs New Zealand Mount Maunganui Second ODI Match Preview January 26 2019”
India Women vs New Zealand Women Napier First ODI Match Report January 24 2019
Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant century as the Indian women’s team thumped New Zealand women by nine wickets in the first One-day International at Napier on Thursday. India’s men had beaten the Black Caps at the same venue yesterday by eight wickets, and the women went one step better at McLean Park. Continue reading “India Women vs New Zealand Women Napier First ODI Match Report January 24 2019”
India vs New Zealand Napier First ODI Match Report-2019
Shikhar Dhawan notched up a brilliant unbeaten 75 as India defeated New Zealand comprehensively by 8 wickets in the first one day international in Napier on Wednesday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Black Caps started poorly as they lost the opening pair of Martin Guptill and Colin Munro early, both falling to Mohammed Shami. Continue reading “India vs New Zealand Napier First ODI Match Report-2019”
All round Phehlukwayo helps Proteas level series- South Africa v Pakistan second ODI report Durban crowd 11297
A fantastic all round performance from Andile Phehlukwayo helped South Africa level the series in Durban as they beat Pakistan by five wickets at Kingsmead. The Dolphins star first took 4/22 with the ball, his best ever bowling figures in LOI cricket and followed it with an unbeaten 69, also highest ever ODI score for the Proteas, as a KZN crowd of 11,297 saw the home side chase down 204 with eight overs to spare.
South Africa made two changes, dropping Dwaine Pretorius and Imran Tahir and bringing in Dane Paterson and Tabraiz Shamsi as they switched to a 6-1-4 from the 6-2-3 employed in Port Elizabeth. Like the Proteas, Pakistan also chose to bring in two new faces, with CT Blitz star Hussain Talat and young left arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi replacing Imad Wasim and Usman Shinwari respectively. Continue reading “All round Phehlukwayo helps Proteas level series- South Africa v Pakistan second ODI report Durban crowd 11297”
India vs New Zealand Napier First ODI Match Preview January 23 2019
After securing a historic series win against Australia, India will turn their attention to New Zealand when they take on the Black Caps in the first of five one day internationals at McLean Park in Napier on Wednesday.
Withe just 6 months left for the mega event, the visitors are still in search of a perfect, balanced middle order combination. Ambati Rayudu looked completely out of sorts at No 4 spot in the first two games against the Aussies and was axed for the decider in Melbourne, where India appeared to field their best balanced squad, with Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar both playing vital roles in their win. Continue reading “India vs New Zealand Napier First ODI Match Preview January 23 2019”