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India’s familiarity with conditions helped as spin quartet put us under pressure: Matt Henry | Cricket News

India’s familiarity with conditions helped as spin quartet put us under pressure: Matt Henry | Cricket News

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry said India’s familiarity with the conditions here helped them pick a suitable bowling unit as their spin quartet, particularly Varun Chakravarthy, kept his side under constant pressure during the Champions Trophy match here. India, who are playing all their matches in Dubai, fielded Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel against the Kiwis here on Sunday during their 44-run victory in the final Group A match. “I think, obviously, the way to have four frontline spinners was a really effective way to play. I think having that luxury of knowing (conditions)…they played to the conditions beautifully. That was probably the challenge for us,” Henry said in the post-match press conference. Story continues below this ad “We knew that they were going to play the four spinners. They bowled beautifully. They read the situation and the conditions well. Yeah, unfortunately, we couldn’t get across the line.” Chakravarthy was the most impressive among the four spinners, taking a five-wicket haul (5/42) as India set up a semifinal clash with Australia. “He …

Emotional RollerCoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Glenn Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit ‘stepping down the track’ needs a rethink | Cricket News

Emotional RollerCoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Glenn Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit ‘stepping down the track’ needs a rethink | Cricket News

Has Varun Chakravarthy powered himself to earning a spot In the semifinal and maybe beyond? Ravi Shastri roared: “What he’s done is that he has put his hand up now for a spot in the semifinal in the playing XI, because the pitches will be the same, he has been outstanding tonight. Well more headaches for the think-tank and selectors.” With his figures of 5/42, Varun has almost definitely sealed his spot to take on the Aussies in Dubai on Tuesday. Earlier though amidst his flipper and top spinner variations, while aiming at the stumps, there was a tiny slice of luck. And he had Michael Gough to thank. When the English umpire gives a decision on field, rarely has it been overturned in recent times. But he made a rare mistake on Sunday in Dubai when he gave Michael Bracewell out LBW against Varun Chakravarthy. He got the tough part right, that the ball first hit the pad and not the bat. But Varun’s delivery was angling away and later, ball-tracking showed it was …

Champions Trophy: Varun Chakravarthy takes 5 wickets as India defeat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up semifinal date with Australia | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: Varun Chakravarthy takes 5 wickets as India defeat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up semifinal date with Australia | Cricket News

Varun Chakravarthy starred with 5 wickets for 40 runs as India defeated New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday and topped the Group A table to set up a semifinal date with Australia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Group B table toppers South Africa will now face New Zealand in the second semifinal in Lahore on Wednesday. Kane Williamson scored a fighting 81 but he was sent back by Axar Patel who along with Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja took 1 wicket apiece. India will be wary of their semifinal opponents who even with a depleted squad pose a threat. The last time these two sides met in an ICC 50-over tournament, Australia had walked out as the ODI World Cup 2023 champions in Ahmedabad. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer produced a composed fifty under pressure but New Zealand, led by pacer Mark Henry, managed to stifle India to an under-par 249 for nine. Story continues below this ad Iyer (79 off 98 balls) shared a well-paced 98 runs alliance with Axar Patel (42 off 61 balls) for the fourth …

ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand pacers flourish on spin-friendly track | Cricket News

ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand pacers flourish on spin-friendly track | Cricket News

Of the three matches played here, the pitch for the India-New Zealand game was by far the toughest the batsmen had encountered. On a pitch that offered 4.5 degrees of turn – the most in the three fixtures so far — India posted the highest total of the tournament at this venue as their game plan against the New Zealand spinners worked. Yet as India walked back with 249/9 on board despite acing their match-up against spinners, picking 5.12 an over, there was a sense of disbelief as to how they didn’t get more. What prevented them from getting a total above par on this surface was the combination of Matt Henry (5/42) and an exceptional fielding performance which saw Glenn Phillips and Kane Williamson convert half-chances into catches that left India stunned. With the surface being on the slower side in the afternoon, Rohit Sharma lost another toss – the last time he won one was in the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup – and were made to bat first. While it definitely …

Champions Trophy: How Matt Henry removed Shubman Gill by targeting his one batting weakness | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: How Matt Henry removed Shubman Gill by targeting his one batting weakness | Cricket News

It’s amazing really how Shubman Gill hasn’t managed to erase that one weakness in his batting for all these years: the slow weight transfer onto the front foot. Sunday afternoon provided yet another iteration of the deja-vu. New Zealand in particular have done it often before; Kyle Jamieson on at least two occasions, Tim Southee and this time it was Matt Henry. Other bowlers too have got him with the same ball — Kagiso Rabada, James Anderson and Mohammad Shami (in the IPL). The television coverage has saturated our minds’ by now about what that good length is: say 6 to 8 metres from the batsman’s stumps. Matt Henry’s delivery landed on a length, say closer to the 8m and skidded in. Anything closer to him, Gill has no issues. Even closer to the 6m mark from his stumps, he has relatively less issues as he lets his wonderful hands do the jailbreak for him. Henry’s delivery skidded in a bit from that length and Gill was on the move, trying to work it around …

PAK vs NZ Tri Series final: Babar Azam becomes joint-fastest player to score 6000 ODI runs | Cricket News

PAK vs NZ Tri Series final: Babar Azam becomes joint-fastest player to score 6000 ODI runs | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Babar Azam became the joint fastest player to get to 6000 ODI runs in the Tri-Series final match against New Zealand. The former Pakistan captain shares the top spot with South Africa’s Hashim Amla with both players needing 123 innings to complete the milestone. Babar reached the landmark after he smashed a boundary off Jacob Duffy in the 3rd ball of the 7th over before going on to make 29 runs. He was then dismissed by Nathan Smith who caught a follow through off Babar’s willow in the 12th over. Pakistan would ultimately post 242 runs with the help of captain Mohammad Rizwan’s 46 and Salman Agha’s 45 with William ORourke taking 4 wickets for the Kiwis. A classy way to get to a landmark figure for @babarazam258 ✨#3Nations1Trophy | #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/2iPV9rICxv — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 14, 2025 Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in a dress rehearsal for both teams ahead of next week’s opening game of the Champions Trophy. Story continues below this ad Pakistan …

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra goes off field injured after getting hit on face with ball in Kiwis win over Pakistan in Tri Series opener | Cricket News

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra goes off field injured after getting hit on face with ball in Kiwis win over Pakistan in Tri Series opener | Cricket News

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered an injury on Saturday in the Tri-Series opener vs Pakistan when a ball hit him straight on the face while fielding. The incident occurred in the 38th over of Pakistan’s chase when Khushdil Shah tried a slog sweep off a Michael Bracewell delivery which went straight to Ravindra. The Kiwi player tried to take the catch but ended up misjudging it and he got hit straight on his face which led to him bleeding and then leaving the field. While leaving, his face was covered with a towel by the physio in order to stop the bleeding. In the match, Glenn Phillips warmed up for the Champions Trophy with his first one-day international century as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 78 runs. A tough moment on the field for Rachin Ravindra as an attempted catch turned into an unfortunate injury. 🤕 Get well soon, Rachin! pic.twitter.com/34dB108tpF — FanCode (@FanCode) February 8, 2025 Phillips smashed an unbeaten 106 off 74 balls, including six boundaries and seven sixes, at a newly renovated …

Champions Trophy 2025: New Zealand announce squad, Mitchell Santner to lead | Cricket News

Champions Trophy 2025: New Zealand announce squad, Mitchell Santner to lead | Cricket News

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Sunday has announced a 15-member squad for next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE. New Zealand will also play a tr-series in Pakistan with South Africa being the third team. New Zealand are placed in Group A alongside India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, with only two sides to progress for the semifinals. They will start their campaign against hosts Pakistan in Karachi on February 19. Mitchell Santner, who will lead New Zealand at a major event for the first time, after being named full-time white ball captain last month. NZ vs SL 3rd ODI: New Zealand players celebrate the wicket of Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka during their one day international cricket match in Hamilton (AP) New Zealand won the tournament in 2000, when they defeated Sourav Ganguly-led India by four wickets in a thrilling final in Nairobi, Kenya. Pace heavy Matt Henry will spearhead the pace bowling attack which is further bolstered by the experienced Lockie Ferguson. The pace trio Will O’Rourke, Ben Sears and Nathan Smith are set …

Matt Henry Replaces David Willey in LSG for IPL 2024

Matt Henry (image: NZC) The New Zealand Cricketer Matt Henry replaces England Seamer David Willey in Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2024 season as the latter pulled out of the tournament due to personal reasons. Matt Henry Replaces David Willey Matt Henry will be joining the LSG squad for his base price of INR 1.25 crores as David Willey Pulls out of the tournament. Willey, who was bought for INR 2 crores by the squad, was pulled out for personal reasons after it was said that he would miss the tournament’s first half. The retired international Cricketer has previously plied his trade for the Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He has featured for New Zealand in 25 Tests, 82 ODIs, and 17 T20Is. The 32-year-old has claimed 151 wickets in 131 T20s with three four-wicket hauls. Before Willer, players Gus Atkinson, Jason Roy, and Mark Wood also withdrew from the tournament from the 17th edition of the tournament. The Knight Riders named Dushmantha Chameera and Phil Salt as replacements for Jason Roy …

David Willey leaves IPL citing personal reasons, Matt Henry joins Lucknow Super Giants | Ipl News

England’s left-arm seamer David Willey has withdrawn from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) due to personal reasons and will be replaced by New Zealand’s Matt Henry at Lucknow Super Giants. Henry will join Lucknow Super Giants at his base price of Rs 1.25 crores. Willey quit international cricket after the ODI World Cup in India last year and missed Lucknow’s IPL opener against Rajasthan Royals last week. Willey joined the Super Giants through the auction last year after representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2022 and 2023. The left-arm seamer had also complained of fatigue after spending more than two months on the road after appearing in other T20 tournaments like ILT20 (Abu Dhabi Knight Riders) and Pakistan Super League (Multan Sultans) earlier this year. Willey is the second England player to leave Lucknow this season following the withdrawal of Mark Wood, who was pulled out by the English cricket board to manage his workload ahead of the T20 World Cup in June. Wood was replaced by West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph. New Zealand …