New Zealand

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.

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

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.

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. 

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.