The second test match of Pakistan's 'home' test series against New Zealand will be played in Wellington. New Zealand leads the series 1-0 after beating Pakistan in the first game at Dunedin in a close and a thrilling game that would augur well for all those who fear that test match cricket is

Pakistan will play New Zealand in the first match of the three test match series at Dunedin on Tuesday. This series comes closely on the heels of the three ODIs and the two T20Is that had been played between the two sides in the Middle East. The ODI series had been won by the Kiwis, whereas th

So while the decision of Younis Khan to step down as the captain of the Pakistani side and take a break from the international cricket for some time gets debated in the international circles, the PCB chief, Ejaz Butt has already come out with a statement saying that Younis Khan will continue t

Pakistan will play New Zealand in the second T20 at Dubai today. The first game was easily won by Pakistan and they now lead the series 1-0. However, knowing very well that the Kiwis had trailed them in the ODIs as well, before turning it around, and winning the fifty overs series, the Pakista

Pakistan and New Zealand will clash in the third and the final game of the ODI series at the same ground in Abu Dhabi. And with the series tied at one game apiece, it will be an interesting third game in the offing. The Pakistanis would have gone into the second match with a lot of c

The second match of the three game ODI series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan will go into the game with a 1-0 score line in their favour, but more importantly, with their confidence sky-high from their huge win in the first game. It cannot get worse fo

New Zealand cricket seems to be in transition period as many changes have been effected to the team after a below-par season that did culminate with a runners-up position in the Champions Trophy against Australia. For starters, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has sacked their cricket coach,

Do we have another Andrew Flintoff in the making? Maybe yes, as New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram is reportedly considering his retirement from the Test cricket owing to an injury-ridden show for almost all his career. This time it was his latest problem, hamstring injury, that forced

It was a hearty site as James Hopes leaped on Shane Watson to give him a bear hug as the winning runs came off Watson's bat as he hit two consecutive sixes, in chase of a meager 201 target posted by New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final. It was Australia once again who lifted the Champi

Australia will face New Zealand in the finals of the Champions Trophy, 2009. The game will be played at Centurion, on a track which could aid the slower bowlers towards the second innings of the game. Australia has literally swept into the finals - by today's standards, that is. They may n

The second semi-finals of the Champions Trophy will see the Pakistanis take on New Zealand at Wanderers in Johannesburg. Pakistan had finished second in their group after their loss to Australia, whereas New Zealand and England had tied on points in their group but the Kiwis went marginally ah

England will face New Zealand in an all-important last league game for Group B. This match will decide who joins England in the semi-finals from the second group; New Zealand or Sri Lanka. The fourth team in the competition, South Africa, has already been knocked out of the tournament. Click

The first match of the super-Sunday will see the Sri Lankan side play New Zealand at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. And with the losing team in the game almost all set to bow out of the tournament, it will assume the proportions of a must-win game for both.Click for Live Score Card of Sri Lank

The third game of the Champions Trophy will see South Africa play the New Zealand side at Centurion. South Africa has already played one game and they lost it to the Sri Lankans rather easily. New Zealand will be playing their first game, and if they could relegate the hosts to a loss here, it

With the first loss to Sri Lanka, in a game that the Kiwis should have won, their second game against India assumes proportions of the do-or-die kinds. In such a tournament, where each loss could end up ending the hopes of a team of making it into the finals, two successive losses will turn th

The second game of the Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka will see India take on the Sri Lankans, at the same RPS ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka has already won their first game of the tournament with a thrashing 97-run victory over the Kiwis, and another win here would see them through to the finals. On

After putting it across Sri Lanka rather unexpectedly in the first T20I, New Zealand will look to go into the second game as the favourites to win the series on the same venue; the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look to correct their mistakes of the previous g

As is often the case, the change in format, could just bring a change in fortunes for one team. New Zealand, who were swamped aside in the test matches, will look heavenward in the hopes that the T20Is will get them a better of the results, especially given that the Kiwis are a side which cons

The selectors have named Rahul Dravid in the 15-member squad to go to South Africa to play in the Champions Trophy apart from resting Virender Sehwag for the prestigious mini-version of the World Cup to be played in South Africa in September. Dravid had last featured in an ODI in 2007 and desp

After winning the test series against Pakistan rather convincingly, it will be the turn of New Zealand to face the music in the hot and humid conditions in Sri Lanka. And with the Lankan bowling doing rather well in both the departments; the spin and pace, it will not be an easy ride for the

The schedule for the Champions League of cricket tournament to be held in India in October has been announced. The 12 teams will play 23 games over a period of 16 days over three different venues in the tournament. The matches will be played in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi, which are also

It has been announced that the 2009 edition of the Champions Trophy will have its prize money increased from around $1m last time, to $4m this time around. The last Champions Trophy was played in India in 2006, and was hosted by Mohali, Mumbai, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. This time around, South Afr

The Indian cricket coach has said that Team India's exit from the ICC World T20 can be majorly attributed to the fatigue and exhaustion that had been brought about by being continuously on the road. Team India played a five ODI series against Sri Lanka early this year before heading off to

New Zealand will face Sri Lanka in a do-or-die Super Eights game at Trent Bridge in Nottingham to decide who goes through to the semi-finals from the Group F. A lot will depend on the result of the Ireland-Pakistan game on Monday as well, but assuming that Pakistan will be able to overcome the

Pakistan will face New Zealand at the Oval in London in their second game of the Super Eights in Group F. The Kiwis have played one game and routed Ireland in that game while Pakistan were soundly beaten by Sri Lanka in their first game. Pakistan's woes with their bowling began even before t

In the first game of the Super Eights, Ireland will take on New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. New Zealand had qualified from their group by beating Scotland, but had gone on to lose a last ball thriller to South Africa, while Ireland needed just a win against Bangladesh to get through

In the first game of the Super Eights, Ireland will take on New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. New Zealand had qualified from their group by beating Scotland, but had gone on to lose a last ball thriller to South Africa, while Ireland needed just a win against Bangladesh to get through

South Africa and New Zealand will play each other in an inconsequential group D game at Lord's after both the teams have already qualified for the Super Eights by beating Scotland. In fact, according to the new rules of ICC, New Zealand will be ranked as the number one team from their group an

Defending champions India will face up to the challenge of the potential giant-killers, Bangladesh in the final game of Saturday at Trent Bridge. Bangladesh had upset the West Indian calculations in the previous edition of the ICC World T20 tournament, while they had also beaten India in the f

The second day of the ICC World T20, 2009 will see three games being played - the only such day - and the first of these will be between New Zealand and Scotland. The first game of the tournament had set the tournament alight with a shock win for Netherlands over the English, and this should