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Robinson and quicks earn NZ win over South Africa
Tim Robinson and debutant Bevon Jacobs have put together an unbeaten century stand to provide the basis of New Zealand's 21-run victory over South Africa in a T20 tri-series match in Zimbabwe. Robinson smashed 75 not out off 57 balls and Jacobs smacked three sixes in his unbeaten 44 at Harare on Wednesday to propel New Zealand to 5-173 after they had crumbled to 5-70. South Africa, who made three changes from the team that beat Zimbabwe, were bowled out for 152 in 18.2 overs with fast bowlers Jacob Duffy (3-20) and Matt Henry (3-34) sharing six wickets between them. Tim Robinson's 2nd T20I half-century and new career-best (75*) leading the way. #SAvNZ #CricketNation 📷 = Zimbabwe Cricket — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) July 16, 2025 Lhuan-dre Pretorius had provided South Africa with a brisk start by hitting six boundaries in his knock of 27 before Henry and Duffy hit back with two quick wickets. Pretorius tried to guide Henry's slower ball down to third man but got a thick outside edge to wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, while Rubin Hermann was outdone by Duffy's short ball and was caught at mid-wicket for just one. South Africa promoted debutant left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy to No.4, but the left-hander got his middle stumped knocked over by Ish Sodhi soon after the batting powerplay. Captain Rassie van der Dussen (six) was brilliantly run out by his counterpart Mitchell Santner at the non-striker's end as South Africa slumped to 5-62 in the ninth over. Dewald Brevis put the chase back on track with 35 off 18 balls and George Linde made a brisk 30 off 20 but both holed out while looking for big hits against Henry and Duffy, respectively. Duffy was on a hat-trick when he dismissed Linde and Kwena Maphaka off successive balls but No. 11 Lungi Ngidi survived before Henry finished off the game by having Gerald Coetzee caught at mid-wicket. New Zealand's top-order crumbled against the short ball as Devon Conway's return to T20s after three years lasted only seven balls for nine before he top-edged Maphaka (2-38). Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Hay both fell for single digits while James Neesham got his seventh duck in T20s when he pulled Maphaka to deep square leg and was caught by Corbin Bosch. But Robinson and Jacobs revived the Black Caps with their 103-run partnership and got the perfect finish by scoring 63 off the last five overs. Robinson completed his half-century with a six off Coetzee, who came back to international cricket after a nine-month injury lay-off and conceded 19 runs in the final over to finish with 1-39.
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Robinson and fast bowlers earn New Zealand a 21-run victory over South Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An unbeaten century stand between Tim Robinson and debutant Bevon Jacobs earned New Zealand a 21-run victory over South Africa in a T20 tri-series match Wednesday. Robinson smashed 75 not out off 57 balls and Jacobs smacked three sixes in his unbeaten 44 to propel New Zealand to 173-5 after it crumbled to 70-5 inside the first half of its innings. Advertisement South Africa, which made three changes from the team that beat Zimbabwe, was bowled out for 152 in 18.2 overs with fast bowlers Jacob Duffy (3-20) and Matt Henry (3-34) sharing six wickets between them. South Africa falls well short Lhuan-dre Pretorius provided South Africa with a brisk start by hitting six boundaries in his knock of 27 before Henry and Duffy hit back with two quick wickets. Pretorius tried to guide Henry's slower ball down to third man but got a thick outside edge to wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, while Rubin Hermann was outdone by Duffy's short ball and was caught at mid-wicket for just 1 run. Advertisement South Africa promoted debutant left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy to No. 4, but the left-hander got his middle stumped knocked over by Ish Sodhi soon after the batting powerplay. Captain Rassie van der Dussen (6) was brilliantly run out by his counterpart Mitchell Santner at the non-striker's end as South Africa slumped to 62-5 in the ninth over. Dewald Brevis put the chase back on track with 35 runs off 18 balls and George Linde made a brisk 30 off 20 balls but both holed out in the outfield while looking for big hits against Henry and Duffy, respectively. Duffy was on a hat trick when he dismissed Linde and Kwena Maphaka off successive balls but No. 11 Lungi Ngidi survived the hat-trick ball before Henry finished off the game by having Gerald Coetzee caught at mid-wicket. Advertisement Robinson and Jacobs revive Black Caps New Zealand's top order crumbled against short balls as Devon Conway's (9) return to T20s after three years lasted only seven balls before he top-edged Maphaka (2-38). Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Hay both fell for single digits while James Neesham got his seventh duck in T20s when he pulled Maphaka to deep square leg and was caught by Corbin Bosch. But Robinson and Jacobs revived the Black Caps with their 103-run partnership and got the perfect finish by scoring 63 runs off the last five overs. Robinson completed his half-century with a six against Coetzee, who came back to international cricket after a nine-month injury layoff and conceded 19 runs in the final over to finish with 1-39. ___ AP cricket:
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Robinson and fast bowlers earn New Zealand a 21-run victory over South Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An unbeaten century stand between Tim Robinson and debutant Bevon Jacobs earned New Zealand a 21-run victory over South Africa in a T20 tri-series match Wednesday. Robinson smashed 75 not out off 57 balls and Jacobs smacked three sixes in his unbeaten 44 to propel New Zealand to 173-5 after it crumbled to 70-5 inside the first half of its innings. South Africa, which made three changes from the team that beat Zimbabwe, was bowled out for 152 in 18.2 overs with fast bowlers Jacob Duffy (3-20) and Matt Henry (3-34) sharing six wickets between them. South Africa falls well short Lhuan-dre Pretorius provided South Africa with a brisk start by hitting six boundaries in his knock of 27 before Henry and Duffy hit back with two quick wickets. Pretorius tried to guide Henry's slower ball down to third man but got a thick outside edge to wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, while Rubin Hermann was outdone by Duffy's short ball and was caught at mid-wicket for just 1 run. South Africa promoted debutant left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy to No. 4, but the left-hander got his middle stumped knocked over by Ish Sodhi soon after the batting powerplay. Captain Rassie van der Dussen (6) was brilliantly run out by his counterpart Mitchell Santner at the non-striker's end as South Africa slumped to 62-5 in the ninth over. Dewald Brevis put the chase back on track with 35 runs off 18 balls and George Linde made a brisk 30 off 20 balls but both holed out in the outfield while looking for big hits against Henry and Duffy, respectively. Duffy was on a hat trick when he dismissed Linde and Kwena Maphaka off successive balls but No. 11 Lungi Ngidi survived the hat-trick ball before Henry finished off the game by having Gerald Coetzee caught at mid-wicket. Robinson and Jacobs revive Black Caps New Zealand's top order crumbled against short balls as Devon Conway's (9) return to T20s after three years lasted only seven balls before he top-edged Maphaka (2-38). Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Hay both fell for single digits while James Neesham got his seventh duck in T20s when he pulled Maphaka to deep square leg and was caught by Corbin Bosch. But Robinson and Jacobs revived the Black Caps with their 103-run partnership and got the perfect finish by scoring 63 runs off the last five overs. Robinson completed his half-century with a six against Coetzee, who came back to international cricket after a nine-month injury layoff and conceded 19 runs in the final over to finish with 1-39. ___ AP cricket:
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England docked points and players hit with £1,500 fine after dramatic 22-run win at Lord's - but India go unpunished
England's energy-sapping win over India at Lord's this week has come at a cost after they were docked two World Test Championship points for a slow over rate. In addition to the sanction that sees Ben Stokes ' team drop from a win percentage of 66.67 to 61.11, and therefore relinquish outright second place to Sri Lanka, the players have been fined £1500 each, one-tenth of their match fees. India, meanwhile, escaped scot-free despite bowling only 83 overs on the opening day of the 22-run defeat. In all, 32 overs were lost from the first three days due to a succession of stoppages caused by multiple checks on balls going soft and players being treated on-field for injuries, such as Rishabh Pant being struck on the left hand or Shubman Gill receiving a massage. With all things considered, match referee Richie Richardson imposed the sanction after the charge was levelled by umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoulah, supported by fourth umpire Graham Lloyd. England captain Stokes submitted a guilty plea to avoid a formal hearing, but the punishment follows 22 points of deductions in the previous WTC cycle that finished earlier this year. Without such penalties, England would have finished third in the standings instead of fifth. It is undoubtedly an area that they need to improve, but one thing that cannot be bettered is Joe Root's standing in the Test batting rankings. Just as he did when he lost the No 1 spot last December, Root has returned to the summit just a week later, having struck his 37th Test hundred in England's 387 and followed up with a top score of 40 in the second innings. Yorkshire team-mate Harry Brook, who displaced the 34-year-old last week, has slipped to third behind New Zealand's Kane Williamson. Meanwhile, Ashes rivals Australia now have five bowlers in the top 10 after Scott Boland, chosen ahead of Nathan Lyon for the pink-ball Test in Jamaica, took a hat-trick as West Indies were routed for 27 on the third day.
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Gloucestershire re-sign seamer Miles from Bears
Gloucestershire have re-signed seam bowler Craig Miles from Warwickshire on a three-year deal which will begin at the end of the 30-year-old will play out the remainder of his contract with the Bears before linking up with his new club on 1 standout season for Warwickshire came in 2021 when he took 37 wickets at an average of 21.81 to help the Bears win the County Championship then took 5-28 against Lancashire at Lord's to help secure the Bob Willis Trophy and complete a league and cup double that is yet to feature for Warwickshire in the County Championship this season but has appeared six matches in the T20 Blast, taking five spent eight seasons with Gloucestershire, before his move to Edgbaston in 2019, and will have the chance to add to his 313 wickets for the county."I'm absolutely buzzing to be coming back to Gloucestershire," Swindon-born Miles told the club website., external"The chance to wear the shirt again and represent the club that played such a massive part in my journey was something I simply couldn't turn down."Head Coach Mark Alleyne added: "I very much look forward to welcoming Craig back to Bristol."He left as a precocious talent and returns with a strong body of work on the first-class stage. As an all-format player, he will add great quality across the seasons to come."
