Black Caps

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Black Caps duo make good on pre-match promise (New Zealand Herald)

Two domestic teammates were the top performers in New Zealand's win over the Netherlands.

Having watched the veteran while growing up, Young was now focused on sending him off in style. We tried to set a good platform after that first 10, and then after that looked to take solid options and score off as many balls as possible through those middle overs. "We've had a taste of it over the last 12 or 18 months with Covid - the Black Caps haven't always put out their strongest team," Young said. "When you're chasing a small total like 200-odd, it can be a bit tricky," Young said. Young's 162-run second-wicket stand with Henry Nicholls meant the target of 203 was never in doubt. "I'm actually rooming with him here at Mt Maunganui," the batsman said.

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Young, Tickner guide NZ to win over Dutch (Otago Daily Times)

A maiden ton from Will Young and four wickets on debut for Blair Tickner helped the Black Caps record a predictably comfortable victory over the Netherlands ...

Obviously I can bowl a little bit straighter - there were a few too many wides - but I'm pretty happy with that." Tickner today pressed his case for an elevation up the pace-bowling depth chart, an area in which the Black Caps are hardly lacking in quality. Playing his final international series, Taylor might want to request an elevation up the order in the two games to come in his adopted hometown of Hamilton.

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Michael Rippon bolsters Black Caps hopes by starring for the ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Michael Rippon is keen to play for New Zealand and made a fine impression playing against them for the Netherlands.

“I wouldn’t say I’ve been feeling out of form with the bat, but my decision-making hasn’t been great. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. He was dismissed with two balls remaining in their 50 overs and his sixth-wicket partnership with skipper Pieter Seelar, worth 80, helped the Netherlands to respectability. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. “It was a nice experience,” Rippon said ahead of the second ODI to be played in Hamilton on Saturday. The South African-born 30-year-old has his sights on playing for New Zealand – he first played here in the 2013-14 season, has been a regular for Otago for most of the past six seasons and is eligible to represent the Black Caps, with the ICC allowing players to switch from a lower-tier nation.

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