New Zealand Cricket Team

Captain: Brendon McCullum

Coach: Mike Hesson

New Zealand Biography

Despite being primarily a Rugby-mad area, New Zealand have come a long way since being the also-rans of cricket in the world war years. They had its first taste of victory over two decades after their first Test appearance when they beat West Indies Auckland in 1955-56.

Since then, the Black Caps (a name they have acquired from the national rugby side) have gone on to gift some of the most illustrious names in the game s history, though none of them has been greater than Richard Hadlee even if one keeps in mind stalwarts like John Reid and Bert Sutcliffe and, in later days, Daniel Vettori.

In Martin Crowe and Stephen Fleming New Zealand have also produced two captains with exceptional tactical acumen. Crowe s innovative tactics in the 1992 World Cup by opening the innings with a pinch-hitter and handing the ball to a spinner in the first over have stood the test of time.

New Zealand carved out their identity since the 1992 World Cup, and ODI cricket has often brought the best out of them. Despite not winning the ICC World Cup, they have an impressive track record with six semi-final appearances.

The simultaneous retirement of several quality had crippled the Kiwis in the mid-2000s, but they seem to be on their way back again.

New Zealand Biography

New Zealand players

Corey Anderson

28 years old

Left-hand bat

Ross Taylor

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Brendon McCullum

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Kyle Mills

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Tim Southee

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Nathan McCullum

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

BJ Watling

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Kane Williamson

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Jesse Ryder

34 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Tom Latham

27 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Matt Henry

27 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Martin Guptill

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Hamish Bennett

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Trent Boult

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Doug Bracewell

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Neil Broom

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Anton Devcich

33 years old

Left-hand bat

Slow left-arm

Grant Elliott

40 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Andrew Ellis

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Peter Fulton

40 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Jimmy Neesham

28 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

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Upcoming Matches : New Zealand Cricket Team

Match 25: New Zealand vs South Africa at Edgbaston, Birmingham - Wed, Jun 19, 2019

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Match 29: West Indies vs New Zealand at Old Trafford, Manchester - Sat, Jun 22, 2019

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Match 33: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham - Wed, Jun 26, 2019

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recent results : New Zealand Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, Match 18: India vs New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Thu, Jun 13, 2019

Match abandoned without toss due to rain

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Live Cricket Score, Match 13: Afghanistan vs New Zealand at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton - Sat, Jun 8, 2019

New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, Match 9: Bangladesh vs New Zealand at The Oval, London - Wed, Jun 5, 2019

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 2 wickets

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latest news : New Zealand Cricket Team

Cricket World Cup 2019: Latest points table updated after South Africa-Afghanistan match
CricketCountry StaffJune 16, 2019 2:21 AM IST
With the huge win South Africa have now jumped two spots and occupy the seventh position in the ten-team table with three points from five
NZ players have the option to go elsewhere with their families during break: Gary Stead
Press Trust of IndiaJune 14, 2019 1:58 PM IST
For some teams, accompanying families can be a distraction in a major tournament but not for New Zealand.
Cricket World Cup 2019: Latest points table updated after India-New Zealand match
CricketCountry StaffJune 13, 2019 11:24 PM IST
India are at the third spot with five points from three games, while defending champions Australia are at No. 2 with six points from four
India, New Zealand look to move beyond Trent Bridge dampener
Aditya BhattacharyaJune 13, 2019 9:26 PM IST
New Zealand have a six-day gap before they play South Africa at Edgbaston, while India head to Manchester to face arch-rivals Pakistan.
Match highlights, India vs New Zealand Match 18: Match called off without a ball bowled, points shared
CricketCountry StaffJune 13, 2019 9:10 PM IST
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Latest Features : New Zealand Cricket Team

Vijay Shankar could well be the solution to India’s No. 4 fix
Aditya BhattacharyaJune 13, 2019 8:27 AM IST
Shankar has the composure to rotate strike in the middle overs and can provide a sense of calm in India's middle order.
India vs New Zealand at World Cups: The story so far
Aditya BhattacharyaJune 12, 2019 5:29 AM IST
While India boast a better record overall, New Zealand lead 4-3 in World Cups.
Neesham ticks away another checkpoint in resolute road to redemption
Aditya BhattacharyaJune 9, 2019 11:35 AM IST
Neesham went from having not played an ODI for 15 months to picking New Zealand's first five-wicket haul of the World Cup 2019.
World Cup Countdown: A history of the 1999 World Cup
Jamie AlterMay 18, 2019 11:37 AM IST
The best Test team in the world was crowned ODI champion, the first time since in 16 years.

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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : New Zealand Cricket Team

We have to move on, South Africa next on the agenda for us: Gary Stead
CricketCountry StaffJune 14, 2019 1:30 PM IST
NZ coach Gary Stead said it would have been lovely to play India but now they are already looking forward to their next match.
Our fielders are willing to risk injury just to save one run: R Sridhar
CricketCountry StaffJune 14, 2019 12:24 PM IST
Fielding coach Ramakrishnan Sridhar praised his Indian side saying they are highly committed on the field, even willing to risk injuries just to save a
ICC World Cup 2019: Rain a threat as unbeaten India, New Zealand and fans pray to the rain gods
CricketCountry StaffJune 13, 2019 9:16 AM IST
It could be a cracker of a match between India and New Zealand but there's a big if – forecast for Thursday in Nottingham is
IN PICS: Afghanistan vs New Zealand, Match 13
CricketCountry StaffJune 9, 2019 3:10 AM IST
Relive all the action in pictures from Taunton where Kane Williamson and James Neesham led New Zealand to a convincing seven-wicket victory against Afghanistan.
IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Match 9
CricketCountry StaffJune 6, 2019 2:43 AM IST
Relive all the action from a thrilling finish at the Kennington Oval in London where New Zealand pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over a
IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Match 3
CricketCountry StaffJune 1, 2019 7:33 PM IST
New Zealand started their World Cup 2019 campaign in a ruthless fashion with a one-sided 10-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka in Cardiff

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West Indies vs Bangladesh - Match 23

West Indies

Match begins at 15:00 IST (09:30 GMT)

West Indies vs Bangladesh - Match 23

17 Jun, 2019 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
England vs Afghanistan - Match 24

18 Jun, 2019 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT

Old Trafford, Manchester
New Zealand vs South Africa - Match 25

19 Jun, 2019 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT

Edgbaston, Birmingham
Australia vs Bangladesh - Match 26

20 Jun, 2019 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
England vs Sri Lanka - Match 27

21 Jun, 2019 15:00 IST | 09:30 GMT

Headingley, Leeds

Sri Lanka vs Australia - Match 20

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs
England vs West Indies - Match 19

England beat West Indies by 8 wickets
India vs New Zealand - Match 18

Match abandoned without toss due to rain
Australia vs Pakistan - Match 17

Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - Match 16

Match abandoned without toss due to rain

UPCOMING MATCHES

NZ vs SA

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 25

Wed, Jun 19, 2019 (15:00 IST) at Edgbaston, Birmingham

WI vs NZ

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 29

Sat, Jun 22, 2019 (18:00 IST) at Old Trafford, Manchester

NZ vs PAK

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 33

Wed, Jun 26, 2019 (15:00 IST) at Edgbaston, Birmingham

RECENT RESULTS

IND vs NZ

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 18

Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Match abandoned without toss due to rain

AFG vs NZ

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 13

Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets

BAN vs NZ

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, Match 9

Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at The Oval, London

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 2 wickets