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Stuff Sports Martin Guptill is annoyed at his dismissal against Pakistan at Seddon Park. Picture: STUFF SPORTS. Aiming to predict which Black Cap will star on Tuesday night is like a fortunate eight-year-old trying to decide which present to open first on Christmas morning. After Tim Seifert top-scored for New Zealand against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday night, the list of players to have made a significant impact for the hosts over the past months simply grew lengthier. Lockie Ferguson, Glen...

Black Caps test squad named: Coach Gary Stead reveals toughest selection 21 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner of New Zealand (L-R) line up for their national anthem. Photo / Getty Images. Black Caps spinner Mitchell Santner has retained his place in the test squad to face Pakistan despite Ajaz Patel being fit enough to play. In a clear indication the selectors are not comfortable with Kyle Jamieson being given all-rounder status...

Blackcaps squad balance key as Santner retains test spot Newshub 21/12/2020 © Image - Photosport, video - Sky Sports / Newshub Mitchell Santner in action Mitchell Santner has retained his spot in the Blackcaps test squad for the opening clash against Pakistan starting Saturday. The left-arm spinning allrounders inclusion in the 13-man squad, means there is no room for the presumed number one spinning option in the country - Central Stags Ajaz Patel. Patel has been recovering from a calf in...

Now in the first two games of the T20 series against the next visitors, we’ve seen debutant Jacob Duffy rip into the Pakistan top-order, Mark Chapman help guide the team to another win and Seifert register scores of 57 and 84 on his last two innings. Among all those contributors ahead of the final game of the T20 series against Pakistan in Napier on Tuesday night, two names are notable omissions – Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill. Between them, the pair have played a staggering 760 games f...

Mitchell Santner Photo: Photosport The all-rounder is the only specialist spinner in the 13-strong squad, with Ajaz Patel overlooked despite having overcome a calf injury. Coach Gary Stead says it was the toughest selection call. "That basically came down to the balance of the side and with the four-strong pace attack going so nicely, we wanted to have a spinning all-rounder as an option for that number seven position," Stead said. "Its really unfortunate for Ajaz, who has overcome his calf-in...

They were three of the more frustrating defeats you will ever see – the one in Hamilton meant a stunning innings of 95 off 48 balls from Kane Williamson went to waste – and it was clear the team had some work to do. Then came the Covid-19 pandemic, the cancellation of a bevy of T20s at the end of the New Zealand summer and over the winter and the postponement of the T20 World Cup in Australia, which brings us to this summer. In the first of three matches against the West Indies, the Blac...

Blackcaps win by nine wickets. Click here for a full wrap and match highlights. Pakistan 163/6 - Hafeez 99no (57), Rizwan 22 (20), Southee 4/21, Neesham 1/10 Blackcaps 164/1 - Seifert 84no (63), Williamson 57no (42), Guptil 21 (11), Faheem 1/19  New Zealand win by nine wickets New Zealand innings A dot ball to start the over. Williamson moves across his stumps and flicks Faheem off his pads.  The man on the square leg boundary and gets a hand on it but cant take the catch and the ball runs ...

Pakistan aim to bounce back in Hamilton Sports December 20, 2020 HAMILTON: Pakistan hope to bounce back in their second T20 International here on Sunday (today), having lost the first without putting up much of a fight on Friday. While Pakistan will be without their regular captain Babar Azam, whose thumb injury is likely to keep him away from action for as long as the end of their first Test, the hosts are bolstered by the return of their captain Kane Williamson, and experienced pacers Tim S...

Blackcaps v Pakistan Second T20: Williamson, Seifert see NZ home - As it happened Newshub 20/12/2020 Blackcaps win by nine wickets. Click here for a full wrap and match highlights. Pakistan 163/6 - Hafeez 99no (57), Rizwan 22 (20), Southee 4/21, Neesham 1/10 Blackcaps 164/1 - Seifert 84no (63), Williamson 57no (42), Guptil 21 (11), Faheem 1/19  Blackcaps v Pakistan Second T20 - Live Replay Video New Zealand innings A dot ball to start the over. Williamson moves across his stumps and flicks...

); }   The man himself admitted he was looking forward to getting a few more hours sleep while back in camp with his team, after what he said was an “incredibly special few days at home”.   “Obviously you get a lot of advice along the way on what to expect and you try to take that into account, but you cant quite expect it, eh,” he said in an interview with the New Zealand Cricket media team.   “It’s just an incredibly special experience to have. It’s really hard to put words...