Intermittent rain forced the abandonment of the only T20I between New Zealand and Netherlands at McLean Park in Napier. It was raining around one-and-a-half ...
Netherlands' last T20I against a Test-playing country had come against Sri Lanka during the T20 World Cup last year. But just ten minutes before that, it started raining again, only for the officials to call off play about 20 minutes later. The abandonment of the solitary T20I in Napier resulted in the two captains sharing the trophy.
News from the middle, match abandoned. The umpires have decided play wouldn't be possible in the conditions. Bugger. But not to worry cricket fans, there's ...
New Zealand vs Netherlands, Only T20I Highlights: Rain forced the abandonment of a one-off Twenty20 cricket match Friday between New Zealand and the ...
The team then moved to Qatar to play Afghanistan and though there had been no significant rain for two years, the game was washed out. Rain returned later and the match was called off shortly after 8 p.m. While the rain abated shortly before the start of play, the umpires decided the playing area was in no condition to allow play to begin.
After the lone T20I was abandoned, Mount Maunganui plays host to the first of three critical Cricket World Cup Super League matches.
It's been a long wait for New Zealand in the ODI format, having last played all the way back in March 2021, sweeping Bangladesh at home. Mark Chapman misses out after testing positive for Covid-19, with George Worker, the leading run-scorer in New Zealand's domestic One Day competition, replacing the all-rounder. The Netherlands take on New Zealand for the first time in ODI action since 1996, with the teams needing to pick up valuable points on the way to 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification.
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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. New Zealand takes on the Netherlands in the only T20I of the series. Max OโDowd has scored 1161 runs in 43 T20I at an average of 29.8 and a strike rate of 124.
Covers removal proved just a tease as rain again spoils a cricket international in Napier, leaving groundsman Phil Stoyanoff to sign-off on a sorry note.
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Earlier, the Netherlands took part in three warm-up games (two one-dayers and one T20) to prepare for the New Zealand tour. It's the system that breeds champions. We would love to see Indian players raise their game a notch higher next time they play in a World Cup but that could not be a realistic demand if we don't put an efficient administration and system around them.