The West Indies will be without the services of Kemar Roach and Shane Dowrich for the second test against New Zealand, which begins Friday at Basin Reserve in Wellington. They both return to the Caribbean: Roach due to the death of his father and Dowrich for personal reasons. Roach, the …
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1:44 a. M. GMT Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo West Indies captain Jason Holder has asked his teammates, particularly hitters, to “look in the mirror” after their toughest loss to New Zealand in Test 1, by one inning and 134 careers. The West Indies were …
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Tom Latham hit 12 fours and six during his 86 on the first day of Test 1 against the West Indies, but the outing was probably the shot that defined his innings. After winning the toss on a greener than usual Hamilton field, the West Indies brought out rookie Will …
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Big picture It has been exactly nine months since we last saw the New Zealand team in white. In March earlier this year, Kane Williamson’s team lifted the trophy in Christchurch after beating then-No. 1 Indians 2-0 in the test series. Now in December, as the cricket world adjusts to …
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New Zealand 238 of 3 (Phillips 108, Conway 65 *, Pollard 1-33) beat West Indies 166 of 9 (Pollard 28, Paul 26 *, Jamieson 2-15, Santner 2-41) for 72 runs New Zealand capitalized on a virtuous performance by Glenn Phillips, who broke a 46-ball century, the fastest in T20I by …
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46 – The number of deliveries Glenn Phillips took to reach his first 100 international T20. It is the fastest format for New Zealand. Colin Munro’s century with 47 balls against the same opposition and, incidentally, in the same place in 2018 was the best before. Click here to see …
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