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Pak NZ T20I 1: Pakistan's Nazir Steers NZ to Defeat

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:42 +0000

New Zealand winning the ODI series in Abu Dhabi was quickly watered away by an under par performance from them against Pakistan in Dubai. The first T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan in Dubai saw a rather one sided affair with...

T3 Day 5: Rain Hands India a Draw; First Series Win in NZ in 41 years!

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:52:43 +0000

There was always talk the previous night of India batting a few more unnecessary overs for a few more unnecessary runs and perhaps denying themselves a chance for victory. The scenario was not much different from that feared as rain had...

T3 Preview: India Look to Complete Rare NZ Victory

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:50:37 +0000

It is the final summit in the battle to better oneself. India face the third and final Test in Wellington tomorrow and it will really be a triumph over their own odds, if they do manage to draw or win here in order to capture the series. ...

ODI 4 Preview: India Look for Series Win, Minus Sachin

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:13:24 +0000

The biggest change in the Indian team could well be the absence of Sachin Tendulkar. 2-0 in the series and two matches to play, India will be looking to seal their first ODI series victory in New Zealand. It is hard to...

Sachin Steers India to Spectacular Victory

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:15:41 +0000

In a match that saw the full fifty overs utilized for the first time in the ODI series between India and New Zealand, India powered over the hosts on Sachin’s maiden century in New Zealand but after surviving a scare in Christchurch. ...

T20 1: NZ Teach World Champions India a Lesson or Two

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:22:41 +0000

It was not quite the Slumdog Millionaire win. But it was an unpredictable as it was inexplicable. That a champion team like this would not know what to do in a crisis was expected. But what turned out in the middle was plain bizarre. ...

Time to come back with a BANG

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:34:32 +0000

by Shreyas S. Bhide That the New Zealand cricket is in utmost disarray is a known fact, but little of this can be attributed to the regular reasons why teams slip into a zilch position in world cricket. It’s not a case of bad administration,...

Reason why New Zealand cricket lies low in the test rankings

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:19:44 +0000

by Shreyas S. Bhide The New Zealand Cricket is at a low. There’s no denying the fact that the nation’s cricket community is struggling. Curiously it has been reduced not by bad administration or a lack of resources or even formidable...

New Zealand Have Australia on the Mat

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:56:02 +0000

by Shreyas S. Bhide Australia carried over its batting woes from the sub-continent to their home grounds. New Zealand’s Under-19 star Tim Southee’s opening burst produced the crucial wickets Matthew Hayden (8), Simon Katich...

England Clinch Napier Test, Series

Atul — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:16:18 +0000

It was a great moment for the English fans as their team cruised to a pleasing victory on the fifth and final day of the Napier test, the win also sealing the series 2-1 in England’s favour. It wasn’t the regular havocker Sidebottom but a...