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New Zealand Helps India Secure Place In WTC Finals
New Zealand helped the Indian cricket team to make its position in the WTC 2023 finals. NZ have been India's major roadblock in International Cricket Council events in the recent past. Be it the 2019 World Cup semi-final, or the World Test Championship final in 2021, but this time tables turned. NZ and Sri Lanka played a thriller on the final day of their first Test of 2-match and lost.
Tags: New Zealand, Cricket Test, WTC 2023, Sri Lanka V/S New Zealand, Indian sports
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Bodies Of 2 Children Found In Suitcase Sold At Auction: New Zealand
The remains of two children aged between five and ten years have been found in a suitcase bought at an online auction in New Zealand’s Auckland. An inquiry has been launched in Auckland, and the storage locker used for storing the suitcases are being probed. The details of the suspects and the cause of death are yet to be revealed.
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, murder, Auction, World news
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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India Confirms First-Ever Medal In Lawn Bowls At CWG 2022, To Play South Africa In Finals
India defeated New Zealand 16-13 in the semifinals of the Women's Fours event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham to secure their first ever Lawn Bowls medal on August 1. With a comeback win in the semis, Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third), and Rupa Rani Tirkey (skip) secured the final position. They… read-more
Tags: Commonwealth Games 2022, India, lawn bowls, New Zealand, semi-finals
Courtesy: Zee news
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Michael Bracewell Scores 24 Runs In One-Over, Make New Zealand Win Against Ireland
New Zealand player Michael Bracewell scored 24 runs in the last over, including a six off the penultimate delivery, on July 11 match. Michael's performance helped New Zealand beat Ireland by one wicket in the opening match of their three-game ODI series. Despite Ireland's 300/9 score, all-rounder Michael Bracewell delivered an unbeaten 127 off 82 balls, creating a new record for most target-run chased in the 50th over of men's-ODI.
Tags: Michael Bracewell, New Zealand, Ireland, ODI series, win
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Ben Swayer Joins Appointed As Head Coach Of NZ Women's Team
Australian Ben Sawyer will coach the New Zealand women's team, confirmed sources on June 6. Ben signed a two-year contract and joined White Ferns. Furthermore, he is also the head coach of the Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred and has previously been head coach of the Sydney Sixers WBBL team. Furthermore, 42-year-old Ben Swayer will assist with two projects, Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the subsequent tour to the West Indies.
Tags: sports, Ben Swayer, head coach, New Zealand, Women's Team
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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Prize Money For ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Doubled
The prize money for the winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will amount to $1.32 million, on February 16. The overall money has seen a rise by 75 % with all the eight teams taking home a share of $3.5 million, which is $1.5 million more than the previous edition. The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will take place from March 4, in New Zealand.
Tags: sports, prize money, ICC, Women's World Cup, New Zealand
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New Zealand Woman Puts Husband For Auction; Bid Reaches £49
A New Zealand woman put her husband on auction on e-Bay Style Site, TradeMe. In the advertisement, Linda McAlister auctioned her husband with some qualities like, will be loyal until fed and watered, six feet tall, beef farmers and easy to handle. Furthermore, the sale with "no return or exchange" disclaimer reached New Zealand $100 (£49). However, due to breach of rules and conditions, TradeMe, took down the sale advertisement.
Tags: New Zealand, Husband for sale, ebay, TradeMe, Auction
Courtesy: Independent
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Ajaz Patel Wins ICC Player Of Month Award For December 2021
New Zealand Cricketer Ajaz Patel on January 10 has been awarded ICC player of the month for December, following his 10-wicket haul against India. Ajaz was nominated for the award, as he became the only third player in test history, to pick 14 wickets in total in that match, including 10 in the first innings. Mumbai-born Ajaz made a fairy-tale comeback in his first-ever India tour with the Test team.
Tags: sports, New Zealand, India, Award, Test Cricket
Courtesy: Free Press Journal
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Bangladesh Beats New Zealand In Test Match For The 1st Time: Cricket
With seamer Edabot Hossain's six wickets, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand for the first time by eight wickets on January 5. New Zealand was dismissed for 169 early on day-five at Mount Maunganui and Bangladesh knocked off forty runs for the victory. "It was a great achievement for us, our first win out of Asia. We stuck to the process. We gave 110%. It feels great," said seamer Taskin Ahmad.
Tags: Cricket, Test Cricket, Bangladesh Cricket, Victory, New Zealand
Courtesy: The Times Of India
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New Zealand Journalist Presents Primetime News With Chin Tattoo
Oriini Kaipara, 37, became the first person to present primetime news at 6 pm on Three with a chin tattoo in New Zealand. Reportedly, the chin tattoo is a tradition of the Maori community and they are reported to be 17% of New Zealand's population. ''It's really exciting...I'm not speechless, but it's a buzz,'' said Kaipara. She had made her anchoring debut on TV in 2019 on TVNZ.
Tags: Chin Tattoo, Primetime News, New Zealand, Maori Community, News Anchor
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