NZs Devon Conway ends 2 year Test ton drought, unlocks two milestones
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New Zealand start training in Chennai for Womens World Cup
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10 (ANI): New Zealand's women's cricket team, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, have begun training in Chennai as they prepare for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The team is aiming to win both the T20 and 50-over titles in the same cycle, a rare achievement in the sport, as per the official website of ICC. Ramping up their preparations for the global megaevent, which is to start on September 30, White Ferns head coach Ben Sawyer and assistant coach Craig McMillan are overseeing 10 New Zealand players in the two-week camp being held at the Chennai Super Kings academy in Chennai.'It's currently winter in New Zealand, there's no cricket, and we're nearly two months out of the World Cup," Sawyer discussed the camp's purpose with ESPNcricinfo, as quoted from the official website of ICC.'To have that prep time in India, we've been able to bring seven contracted players and then three of our players of interest along. So, the girls that we think will play lots of cricket in India in the future as well," he the seven contracted players are seam all-rounder Jess Kerr, young opener Georgia Plimmer and all-rounder Brooke Halliday, whereas Izzy Sharp, Flora Devonshire and Emma McLeod are the emerging players in the from the cricketing aspect, New Zealand are also looking at ways to get their players to adapt to the subcontinental conditions. The management is taking inputs from High Performance Sport New Zealand and Dr. Kirsty Fairbairn, an expert dietitian, who has worked with White Ferns as well as Black Ferns (the women's rugby side of New Zealand).'We've actually tried to train really hard the last five days and I guess in a way not to recover, try to just do it naturally and let your bodies adapt to the conditions," Sawyer discussed New Zealand's plans.'And now we're playing the three games, we'll try and recover really well. But yeah, we've actually tried to expose ourselves as much to the heat as we can," he camp will feature three one-day games, after which there will be one-dayers against England in Dubai and the warm-ups ahead of the Women's Cricket World Cup (against South Africa and India in Bengaluru), giving New Zealand ample game time in the subcontinental conditions ahead of the event proper.'It's hugely beneficial, and even more so this year because we've had no official matches since February," Sawyer added.'So to get these three one-day games in Chennai, to get two or three games in Dubai against England, a really strong opposition, will be great, and then we also get the two World Cup warm-up games. So that's seven or eight games we're going to get in similar conditions. Yeah, that's just huge for us," he Zealand begin their campaign against arch-rivals Australia in Indore on October 1. (ANI)
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Pressure made us aggressive: Akash Deep on Indias dramatic Oval win
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Oval Test will go down as one of India's most hard-fought victories in recent memory, a tense six-run win that levelled the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. For Akash Deep, the final day was all about belief, pressure, and execution. Recalling the mindset when India took the field on the last day of the final Test, Akash said to Boria Majumdar on Revsportz, 'We were bowling on the second day when the wicket was not much help and there was no movement. Our belief was that England is such a team where if you can break partnerships and take 1-2 wickets, then they give you wickets in bunches, and come under pressure. The way they were playing, I felt it would have been very stressful for them to bat under pressure and win the match from there. So, our plan was to just bowl in the right areas and they were under pressure. So, overall it worked out."The pressure only heightened when England reached 301/3, chasing 374. In the Indian dressing room, the tension was palpable.'Yes, it was intense and there was pressure. But I guess that pressure made us aggressive and the game turned out to be good for us. The pressure helped us focus and notice what was going on better. The crowd played a big part in the evening, as it totally changed – cheering for us after cheering for England before that. After playing for so long, the body was very tired but the crowd's energy gave us a lot of enthusiasm," Akash to the match, after England opted to bowl first, they reduced India to 153/6. A 58-run partnership between Karun Nair (57 in 109 balls, with eight fours) and Washington Sundar (26 in 55 balls, with three fours) was the most meaningful part of the inning as India was bundled out for 224 runs. Apart from Gus Atkinson's five-wicket haul, Josh Tongue (3/57) was also the second innings, four-fers from Siraj (4/86) and Prasidh Krishna (4/62) reduced England to 247, despite a 92-run opening stand between Zak Crawley (64 in 57 balls, with 14 fours) and Ben Duckett (43 in 38 balls, with five fours and two sixes) and a fifty by Harry Brook (53 in 64 balls, with five fours and a six). They led by 23 India's second innings, key contributions came from Yashasvi Jaiswal (118 in 164 balls, with 14 fours and two sixes), Akash Deep (66 in 94 balls, with 12 fours), Ravindra Jadeja (53 in 77 balls, with five fours) and Washington Sundar (53 in 46 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes). Sundar stitched a very crucial 10th wicket stand with Krishna, with the latter scoring nothing out of it and Sundar doing all the all took India to 396 runs, giving them a 373-run lead and setting a target of 374 runs for England to win the started well, reducing England to 106/3. However, fine centuries from Harry Brook (111 in 98 balls, with 14 fours and two sixes) and Joe Root (105 in 152 balls, with 12 fours) troubled India with a 195-run stand for the fourth wicket. At one point, England was 317/4 on day four. However, a late surge by Siraj (5/104) and Krishna (4/126) shifted the pressure to England, and they were left six runs short, bundled out for 367 runs. (ANI)
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New Zealand Crushes Zimbabwe, Secures Historic Series Win
Last Updated: Zimbabwe's batting struggles against New Zealand resulted in no fifty-plus scores, a historic low. Zimbabwe's batting struggles in the recent series against New Zealand led to an undesirable record. It marked only the sixth time in Test history that a team played a series of at least two matches without scoring a single fifty-plus. As Wisden noted, Sean Williams' 49 in the first Test was Zimbabwe's highest individual score in the series. This last occurred in the 1895-96 season when South Africa's Barberton Halliwell top-scored with 41 in a three-match home series against England. Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, and Rachin Ravindra each scored centuries, while pacer Zakary Foulkes delivered a historic spell, helping New Zealand achieve an overwhelming victory over Zimbabwe by an innings and 359 runs in Bulawayo on Saturday. With this win, the Kiwis secured a 2-0 series triumph and registered their largest win in Test cricket history. This win also ranks as the third-largest victory margin in Tests by runs, following England's innings and 579 runs win over Australia in 1938 and Australia's innings and 360 runs win over South Africa. After Zimbabwe won the toss, only Brendan Taylor (44 off 107 balls, with six fours) and Tafadzwa Tsiga (33* off 54 balls, with four boundaries) managed to cross the 20-run mark, as Matt Henry (5/40) and Foulkes (4/38) bowled out Zimbabwe for a mere 125 runs in 48.5 overs. In their first innings, New Zealand posted a massive total. Opener Devon Conway (153 off 245 balls, with 18 fours) ended his two-year century drought, forming a 162-run opening stand with Will Young (74 off 101 balls, with 11 fours). Nicholls (150* off 245 balls, with 15 fours) and Rachin (165* off 139 balls, with 21 fours and two sixes) contributed a substantial 256-run partnership for the fourth wicket as New Zealand declared at 601/3, leading by 476 runs. Facing this massive deficit, Zimbabwe struggled under scoreboard pressure from the start, with only Nick Welch (47* off 71 balls, with seven fours) managing over 20 runs. Foulkes (5/37), Henry, and Jacob Duffy (two wickets each) bowled out Zimbabwe for just 117 runs, securing a resounding victory. Conway's comeback century, which helped him surpass 2,000 Test runs and 5,000 international runs, earned him the 'Player of the Match' award. (With ANI Inputs) view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
