Hamilton [New Zealand], April 4 (ANI): New Zealand batter Will Young, who scored a century in the third and final ODI against the Netherlands on Monday, said that it was a 'special moment' to have Ross Taylor on the other end.

Hamilton [New Zealand], April 4 (ANI): New Zealand skipper Tom Latham expressed happiness after his side thrashed the Netherlands in the third and final ODI of the three-match series.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 21 (ANI): New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips feels that the best way of going into a game is to 'stay positive'.

Ranchi Nov 19 PTI Skipper Rohit Sharma and his deputy KL Rahul stitched an enterprising century-plus opening stand to power India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Friday Chasing a modest 154 under heavy dew condition the Indian captain and vice-captain started off in contrasting styles en route to their respective half-centuries Quiet at start Rohit stepped up in the middle overs smashing five sixes and one four en route to his 36-ball 55 Rahul started off in a brisk fashion and top-scored with 65 from 49 balls with two sixes and six fours in an 117-run opening stand that virtually sealed the chase The Indian skipper is now involved in the most century-plus stands 13 overtaking 12 by Babar Azam and Martin Guptill The duo got out in the space of 13 balls but by then India needed just 19 off 27 balls and Rishabh Pant sealed the issue with a straight six over Jimmy Neeshams head in the 18th over to take India home with 16 balls to spare The third and final T20I is scheduled to be played at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday Rahul made his aggressive intent clear from the onset and raced to 15 off 12 balls before his captain could face a delivery Rahul was middling the ball beautifully and played the role of the aggressor while Rohit was happy to bide his time in the middle giving India a sedate and sensible start There was a brief lull in the middle with 23 balls without a boundary before Rohit suddenly switched gears just before the halfway mark Scoring just 16 off 18 balls Rohit decided to take on left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and hit him for two sixes in the mid-wicket and long-on region in an over that yielded 16 runs Suddenly the equation looked at par with 75 needed in the back-10 and Rahul meanwhile brought up his 16th T20I fifty in 40 balls with a flat six off pacer Adam Milne Earlier India rode on a tight bowling display by the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel to stymie New Zealands explosive start and restrict the visitors to a modest 153 for six In a must-win match for the Kiwis who are trailing 0-1 in the three-match series Martin Guptill 31 off 15 balls and Daryl Mitchell 31 off 28 balls took the Indian pacers to the cleaners after being put into bat Cruising at 64 for one in the powerplay the Kiwis suddenly hit a roadblock in the crucial middle overs and managed just 64 runs from 7 to 16 overs with Ashwin 119 and Axar 126 dominating the New Zealand batters in the dew-laden condition Skipper Rohit cleverly used Ashwin and Axar in the middle overs to restrict the run flow Ashwin was simply sensational with his variations as the New Zealand batters found it difficult to go after him Axar got the wicket of Mark Chapman fresh from a half-century in Jaipur as the left-hander failed to clear the long-on boundary The duos remarkable effort in the middle gave the pace attack some respite and newcomer Harshal Patel who made his T20I debut four days shy of his 31st birthday returned with impressive figures of 2 for 25 Two days after his tidy display in Jaipur Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 37 runs from his first three but made it up in his final over giving away just two runs and also took the vital wicket of Jimmy Neesham that further pegged the Kiwis back The Kiwis were off to a flier in the powerplay with Guptill smashing his way to a 15-ball 31 2x6s 3x4s after being dropped on eight That innings saw Guptill 3231 runs surpass star Indian batsman Virat Kohli 3227 as the leading run-getter in T20 Internationals Guptill smashed Bhuvenshwar for back-to-back boundaries but there was an opportunity in the fourth ball when he mishit over the long-off region KL Rahul made a terrific attempt running backwards and nearly got hold of the ball before it slipped out of his hands After conceding 14 runs in his first over Bhuvneshwar gave away 13 in his next over with Guptill smacking him over his head for a six Mitchell also joined the party as the visitors cruised to 42 from the first overs Deepak Chahar finally gave India the breakthrough before the spin duo of Axar and Ashwin restricted the flow of runs PTI TAP SSC SSC SSC

Ranchi Nov 19 PTI India rode on a tight bowling display by the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel to stymie New Zealands explosive start and restrict the visitors to a modest 153 for six in the second T20 International here on Friday In a must-win match for the Kiwis who are trailing 0-1 in the three-match series Martin Guptill 31 off 15 balls and Daryl Mitchell 31 off 28 balls took the Indian pacers to the cleaners after being put into bat Cruising at 64 for one in the powerplay the Kiwis suddenly hit a roadblock in the crucial middle overs and managed just 64 runs from 7 to 16 overs with Ashwin 119 and Axar 126 dominating the New Zealand batters in the dew-laden condition Skipper Rohit Sharma cleverly used Ashwin and Axar in the middle overs to restrict the run flow Ashwin was simply sensational with his variations as the New Zealand batters found it difficult to go after him Axar got the wicket of Mark Chapman fresh from a half-century in Jaipur as the left-hander failed to clear the long-on boundary The duos remarkable effort in the middle gave the pace attack some respite and newcomer Harshal Patel who made his T20I debut four days shy of his 31st birthday returned with impressive figures of 2 for 25 Two days after his tidy display in Jaipur Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 37 runs from his first three but made it up in his final over giving away just two runs and also took the vital wicket of Jimmy Neesham that further pegged the Kiwis back The Kiwis were off to a flier in the powerplay with Guptill smashing his way to a 15-ball 31 2x6s 3x4s after being dropped on eight That innings saw Guptill 3231 runs surpass star Indian batsman Virat Kohli 3227 as the leading run-getter in T20 Internationals Guptill smashed Bhuvenshwar for back-to-back boundaries but there was an opportunity in the fourth ball when he mishit over the long-off region KL Rahul made a terrific attempt running backwards and nearly got hold of the ball before it slipped out of his hands After conceding 14 runs in his first over Bhuvneshwar gave away 13 in his next over with Guptill smacking him over his head for a six Mitchell also joined the party as the visitors cruised to 42 from the first overs Deepak Chahar finally gave India the breakthrough before the spin duo of Axar and Ashwin restricted the flow of runs PTI TAP SSC SSC

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 18 (ANI): New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill has said that Ravichandran Ashwin has got great control over line and length and he is very hard to get away.

Jaipur Nov 17 PTI Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav produced sublime knocks as India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a five-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening T20 International ushering in a new era in Indian cricket Martin Guptill 70 off 42 and Mark Chapman 63 off 50 took New Zealand to 164 for six on a good batting surface Indias chase was set up by Rohit 48 off 36 who made his full-time captaincy debut and Suryakumar Yadav 62 off 40 who came in at number three in place of rested Virat Kohli The home team was cantering to a comfortable win but messed up the chase in the final four overs In the end with New Zealand running out of bowling options the job was done in the 20th over bowled by part-time pacer Daryl MitchellDebutant Venkatesh Iyer hit his first ball in international cricket for four before Rishabh Pant got the winning runsThe game marked the start of a new chapter in Indian cricket with Rohit as T20 skipper and Rahul Dravid as head coachWith both teams resting some of their key players as part of workload management it was very much an even contest before the first ball was bowledIndia raced to 50 for no loss in five overs with Rohit playing some delightful shotsHe got going with back to back fours off Tim Southee in the third over before unleashing his signature front pull on the final ball of the overThe seasoned pace duo of Southee and Trent Boult were put under pressure upfront by both the openers K L Rahul 15 off 14 got into the act with a massive six over deep square leg off Boult before Rohit hit another pull shot to collect 21 from the over Rahul fell to a soft dismissal on the first ball of Mitchell Santers spell to give New Zealand a wicket against run of play Suryakumar meant business from ball one and the most memorable shot of his innings was the pick up stroke off Lockie Ferguson to get to his third T20 fifty Both Rohit and Suryakumar should have gone on to finish the game but that didnt happen From a straight forward 23 off the last 24 balls India made it complicated by making the equation to 10 runs off the last overEarlier Guptill and Chapman ensured New Zealand were well placed for a 180 plus total on a batting beauty but Ravichandran Ashwins double strike in one over put the brakes on the scoring rateAshwin was the pick of the bowlers for India taking two for 23 in four overs while senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar 224 in four overs too got his swing back Expecting heavy dew later in the evening Rohit opted to field Venkatesh was expectedly handed a debut while New Zealand made four changes to the playing eleven that played the T20 World Cup final on Sunday as part of workload management Bhuvneshwar who looked far from his best in the T20 World Cup got his trademark swing in the very first over of the match After a couple that shaped away from Guptill he bowled a beautiful outswinger from length to breach Daryl Mitchells defence New Zealand reached 41 for one in the powerplay after a 15-run over from Deepak Chahar who was guilty of bowling too short or too fullThe Hong Kong-born Chapman whipped and pulled Chahar for a four and six in the 6th over to give the innings much needed momentum India had the run rate under control until 10 overs with New Zealand reaching 65 for oneThree big overs followed with Chapman and Guptill putting their foot on the pedal Chapman collected a four and six off Axar Patel in another 15-run over to bring up his first fifty for New Zealand having played earlier for Hong KongGuptill too looked in ominous touch at the other end as he deposited a slower one from Siraj over long-off Ashwin was brought back into the attack in the 14th and he struck twice at a timely juncture for his team with New Zealand getting to 123 for three in 15 overs With Guptill in full flow even 200 seemed on the card but the opener was caught in the deep in the 18th over India did well in the last five overs to concede 41 runs besides taking three wickets PTII BS KHS KHS

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 17 (ANI): Suryakumar Yadav (62) and Rohit Sharma (48) starred with the bat as India chased down 165 to defeat New Zealand by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 17 (ANI): Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman played knocks of 70 and 63 respectively as New Zealand posted a total of 164/6 against India in the first T20I of the three-match series here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday.

Dubai [UAE], November 14 (ANI): Mitchell Marsh and David Warner played knocks of 77 and 53 respectively as Australia lifted its maiden T20 World Cup title here at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.