Auckland, June 20 (IANS) New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond is back in mainstream cricket after snapping all ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). But at 34, Bond doesn't want to rush in and is eyeing to make a gradual return to the national team. Before heading away on ...

London, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is disappointed at allegations of ball tampering in the team's six wicket win over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 at The Oval Saturday. It has now emerged that New Zealand team members spoke to match officials to verify if Umar ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Umar Gul became the first bowler in Twenty20 internationals to claim five wickets in an innings as a resurgent Pakistan fired on all cylinders to convincingly defeat New Zealand by six wickets in a World Twenty20 Group F Super Eights match at The Oval here Saturday ...

Nottingham, June 11 (IANS) Aaron Redmond hammered 63 from 30 balls as New Zealand beat Ireland by 83 runs in a World Twenty20 Super Eight Group F match at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Winning the toss and fielding, the Ireland bowlers were made to toil hard by the New Zealand ...

London, June 10 (IANS) South Africa Tuesday eked out a thrilling one-run victory over New Zealand by defending a modest total of 128 runs in an inconsequential World Twenty20 Group D match, as both the team have qualified for Super Eight stage. Put into bat first, South African bastmen struggled ...

Auckland, June 8 (IANS) New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin rubbishes suggestions that Twenty20 could one day rule cricket, surpassing Test matches. Franklin felt that Test cricket would survive. The advent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and rival competitions has meant Twenty20 is a commercially viable product for the International Cricket ...

Auckland, June 8 (IANS) Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey are under consideration for national cricket contracts this month after their return from the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), New Zealand national selection panel chief Glenn Turner said. New Zealand Cricket's chief executive Justin Vaughan confirmed at the weekend that clearances for ...

London, June 8 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori is unlikely to play in their inconsequential World Twenty20 group match against South Africa Wednesday due to a shoulder injury. Vettori took a minor part in team training at Lord's Monday but the spinner, who injured his bowling arm at practice ...

London, June 6 (IANS) New Zealand started their World Twenty20 campaign with a convincing seven-wicket win over Scotland in a rain-affected match at The Oval here Saturday. Presistent rain proved to be a dampner as the match was reduced to a seven-over affair but both the sides played exciting cricket ...

London, June 6 (IANS) New Zealand's stand-in captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and opted to bowl against Scotland in a rain affected Group D match of the World Twenty20 at The Oval here Saturday. The match has been reduced to seven overs per side.