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Khaleej Times
5 days ago
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Black Cap O'Rourke out of second Zimbabwe Test with back injury
Black Caps paceman Will O'Rourke has been ruled out of the second Test against Zimbabwe by a back injury and will return to New Zealand for treatment, the team said on Wednesday. O'Rourke pulled up injured after taking 3-28 in the second innings of last week's first Test in Bulawayo to help the tourists to a victory by nine wickets. Uncapped left-arm seamer Ben Lister was already in Zimbabwe as injury cover and will remain with the squad for the remainder of the tour. The second and final Test starts at the same Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday. New Zealand won the first Test by nine wickets at Queens Sports Club on Friday. Led by fast bowler Matt Henry, New Zealand bowled out Zimbabwe for 149 and 165 and needed only eight runs to win after taking a first innings lead of 158. Henry was named player of the match, taking nine wickets for 90 runs across the two innings.
Reuters
5 days ago
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Black Cap O'Rourke out of second Zimbabwe test with back injury
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Black Caps paceman Will O'Rourke has been ruled out of the second test against Zimbabwe by a back injury and will return to New Zealand for treatment, the team said on Wednesday. O'Rourke pulled up injured after taking 3-28 in the second innings of last week's first test in Bulawayo to help the tourists to a victory by nine wickets. Uncapped left-arm seamer Ben Lister was already in Zimbabwe as injury cover and will remain with the squad for the remainder of the tour. The second and final test starts at the same Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday.
CNA
5 days ago
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Black Cap O'Rourke out of second Zimbabwe test with back injury
Black Caps paceman Will O'Rourke has been ruled out of the second test against Zimbabwe by a back injury and will return to New Zealand for treatment, the team said on Wednesday. O'Rourke pulled up injured after taking 3-28 in the second innings of last week's first test in Bulawayo to help the tourists to a victory by nine wickets. Uncapped left-arm seamer Ben Lister was already in Zimbabwe as injury cover and will remain with the squad for the remainder of the tour. The second and final test starts at the same Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday.
RNZ News
5 days ago
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- RNZ News
Will O'Rourke ruled out of Zimbabwe test as injury list mounts
Will O'Rourke Photo: Andrew Cornaga/ Black Caps pace bowler Will O'Rourke has been ruled out of the second cricket test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo with a back injury. Four uncapped bowlers are now in contention to make their test debuts when the second test starts on Thursday. O'Rourke experienced back stiffness on day three of the Black Caps nine-wicket victory last week after taking three for 28 from his 10 overs in the second innings. He departs Zimbabwe today and will undergo further medical assessment when he arrives back in New Zealand. Left-arm seamer Ben Lister Photo: Photosport Auckland Aces left-arm seamer Ben Lister, who was called in to provide additional pace-bowling cover, will remain with the squad for the test series. Two days ago pace-bowling allrounder Nathan Smith was ruled out of the remainder of the series with an abdominal injury. Zak Foulkes, who recently played in the T20I Tri-Series against Zimbabwe and South Africa, was called into his first test squad to replace Smith, who recorded three for 20 in Zimbabwe's first innings. Captain Tom Latham also missed the opening test with a shoulder injury and it's not known yet if he will be available for the second test. Black Caps bowling coach Jacob Oram said they were being cautious with O'Rourke. "We are hopeful it's nothing too serious but when he's so important to our side for the next six to eight months but also next year with all the test cricket we have got some big tours we need to make sure we look after that big guy and ensure that it's okay," Oram said. Matt Fisher Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2025 Foulkes and Lister could make their test debuts in the second match of the two-test series. Uncapped fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Matt Fisher are also in contention. "There's a very good chance there's a debutant playing in the second test," Oram said. "It's also nice to see the fresh faces and from my perspective as the bowling coach, I know these guys have got the skills. I see it in the nets, I see their development and improvement and I can't wait to see whoever it is that gets that first cap, get out there and do their thing." The pace attack will be spearheaded by Matt Henry who grabbed a nine-wicket haul in the first test. Oram said Henry had solidified his place in the test team. "He had to bide his time behind [Neil] Wagner, [Tim] Southee, and [Trent] Boult a few years ago but now he's sort of the man in the side and I think he's really grasped that leadership role. "Not only in terms of providing input and experience for others but just his skills, he bowls an immaculate length and line, he's able to move the ball both ways, can bowl a bouncer at good pace. What more could you want, so he's doing really well at the moment." Oram said the challenge to the New Zealand bowlers in the second test will be how they can replicate their success in the opening match. "You can do it once but can you do it over and over again in a test series and that's a challenge in itself."
Khaleej Times
22-05-2025
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Marsh ton powers Lucknow to IPL upset over Gujarat
Mitchell Marsh struck his first Indian Premier League century as Lucknow Super Giants pulled off an upset 33-run win against table-toppers Gujarat Titans on Thursday. Marsh smashed 117 off 64 balls studded with 10 fours and eight sixes to help Lucknow post a formidable 235-2 off 20 overs. Gujarat, who have already qualified for the playoffs, could only make 202-9 in reply at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. "We gave 15-20 runs extra. If we'd stopped them at 210-220 it would've been better, that was a huge difference," said Gujarat skipper Shubman Gill. "Getting momentum back will be key in the next game." Lucknow were playing for pride after being eliminated from the playoffs. Gujarat lost in-form opener and the tournament's highest run-getter Sai Sudharsan for 21, caught by Aiden Markram off Will O'Rourke, who ended with figures of 3-27. Sudharsan's opening partner Gill looked in good touch before he was caught in the deep by Abdul Samad off Avesh Khan for 35. Jos Buttler (33) tried to steady the innings but was dismissed by Akash Singh in the 10th over. Shahrukh Khan (57) and Sherfane Rutherford (38) revived hopes of a comeback but O'Rourke took two wickets in the 17th over to seal Gujarat's fate. "We had a lot of fun out there, T20 is fickle," said O'Rourke. Earlier, Marsh combined with Markram to give Lucknow a steady start, putting on 91 runs for the opening wicket after Gujarat won the toss and elected to bowl. Markram (36) hit fellow South African Kagiso Rabada for two sixes in a row before being caught by Shahrukh near the boundary off Sai Kishore. Marsh continued his onslaught at the other end, hitting Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan for 25 runs in his first over of the game. The right-hander, who raced to his century off just 56 balls, was finally caught by a diving Rutherford off paceman Arshad Khan for 117. Nicholas Pooran also impressed, making an unbeaten 56 runs off 27 balls with four fours and five sixes. Lucknow's struggling skipper Rishabh Pant made 16 not out. The IPL resumed last Saturday after being paused due to a deadly conflict between India and Pakistan, forcing overseas players to revisit their season plans.
