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AFP/APP Wellington: New Zealand seamer Matt Henry took the key wickets of Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja as Australia were 147-4 at tea on the opening day of the first Test in Wellington. Henry dismissed Smith for 31 just before lunch then…

Xinhua/APP Wellington: New Zealand fire crews were responding to a large vegetation fire in the Port Hills near Christchurch, covering about 650 hectares, Fire and Emergency New Zealand said on Thursday. A state of emergency was…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australia named a full-strength squad Tuesday for three Twenty20 games in New Zealand this month as they ramp up preparations for the World Cup. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Steve Smith will all return…

APP Islamabad: New Zealand on Wednesday won the third T20I at the University Oval, Dunedin, by 45 runs, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. After being put to bat first, New Zealand put up a mammoth total of 224-7,…

AFP/APP Miami: The opening game of cricket's T20 World Cup will be held in Dallas, with the final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, organisers announced on Friday. The expanded 20-team tournament is being jointly held by the United…

AFP/APP New York: Fireworks illuminated skies over Paris, Rio, and Sydney to celebrate the entry of 2024, while in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine, rockets and strikes marked the year's earliest hours. Much of the world's population—now…

News Desk Islamabad: Bangladesh's seamers made an impressive display by restricting New Zealand to just 98 runs, marking the lowest total New Zealand has ever scored against Bangladesh. This performance helped Bangladesh secure a…

AFP/APP Nelson: Henry Nicholls fell agonisingly short of a century on Wednesday as New Zealand eased to a seven-wicket win and sealed victory in their one-day international series against Bangladesh. A superb 169 off 151 balls from opener…

APP Islamabad: The Pakistani women's cricket team's victor, notably in the Super Over, appears to have been a highly charged and historic occasion for them, marking their inaugural victory against the White Ferns in New Zealand and only…

News Desk Islamabad: Kane Williamson, after more than a year hiatus since his last T20I appearance, returns to lead New Zealand's squad against Bangladesh in the upcoming home series. Devon Conway continues his rest due to workload…