Black Caps crumble as Aussies clinch series
Australia sliced through a reckless New Zealand batting effort on Friday to win the second T20I by 72 runs in Auckland and clinch the three-match series.
Australia sliced through a reckless New Zealand batting effort on Friday to win the second T20I by 72 runs in Auckland and clinch the three-match series.
Captain Mitchell Santner vows his “underdogs” New Zealand will put up a “fight” in their three-match T20I home series against a full-strength Australia.
Kane Williamson guided New Zealand to a historic Test series win against the Proteas.
New Zealand won a Test series against South Africa for the first time with Kane Williamson hitting an unbeaten century to steer them to a seven-wicket victory in the second Test.
David Bedingham’s maiden Test century helped the Proteas set New Zealand 267 to win the second Test, and the series, in Hamilton.
David Bedingham scored 110 for the Proteas, who were bowled out for 235 in their second innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Thursday.
Dane Piedt and Dane Paterson took eight wickets between them in Hamilton on Wednesday to give the Proteas a first-innings lead.
Off-spinner Dane Piedt took 5-89 for the Proteas as New Zealand were bowled out for 211 late on day two of the second Test in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Get live score updates and text commentary from the second Test between New Zealand and the Proteas in Hamilton (from midnight SA time).
Ruan de Swardt and Shaun von Berg’s seventh-wicket partnership for the Proteas frustrated New Zealand in Hamilton.
Ruan de Swardt and Shaun von Berg were leading a South African rearguard on Tuesday as they recovered to 220-6 after New Zealand had dominated the start of the second Test.
The quality of the Proteas’ showing against New Zealand has exposed the quality of our domestic cricket, writes RYAN VREDE.
The Proteas suffered a crushing 281-run defeat to New Zealand in the first Test after Kyle Jamieson ripped through South Africa’s batting lineup in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday.
David Bedingham talks about his resilient second-innings knock and what the Proteas can learn from their loss to New Zealand going into the second Test.
New Zealand thrashed the Proteas by 281 runs to seal victory on day four of the first Test in Mount Maunganui.