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Annabel Sutherland on Saturday continued her good form with the bat, registering her second consecutive ODI century against New Zealand in Wellington. Sutherland, who had scored a match-winning ton against India last week, pulled Australia out of trouble once again with an unbeaten 105 off 81 balls. Her effort carried the visitors to to 7-291 after they were put into bat in the second Rose Bowl ODI. The 23-year-old was given a lifeline on 67 in the 48th over and capitalised, hitting 33 runs from the next 11 balls she faced to bring up a 78-ball century.

Venue : Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand Women squad - Brooke Halliday, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Suzie Bates, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Sophie Devine, Bella James, Izzy Gaze, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas, Molly Penfold, Rosemary Mair Australia Women squad - Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt New Zealand Women vs Australia Women Match Details 2nd ODI of Australia Women tour of New Zealand, 2024 between New Zealand Women and Australia Women to be held at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington at 03:30 AM.

FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major to...

New Zealand are yet to cement their place at next year's 50-over World Cup, with the Kiwis currently sitting in sixth place on the Women's Championship standings with 21 points after no result was achieved at Basin Reserve on Thursday.

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Boxing Day Test between India and Australia is set to take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26, marking one of the most iconic fixtures in world cricket. As the series between the two teams is currently tied at 1-1, this test holds significant importance, not just for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but also in the context of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. A win for India will give them a 2-1 lead and strengthen their bid for a place in the WTC final.

The timing is not shocking; Ashwin is 38 years old. The space is not unusual; Ashwin misses more Tests than he plays in countries such as Australia. But time and space taken together as one construct, the basis for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity – which Ashwin the engineer will only be too familiar with – ensure that there will be more questions than answers, in this case. The conspiracy theorists will insist that it was the insult of being repeatedly left out of the Test team that pushed Ashwin over the edge. The pragmatists will point to the fact that Washington Sundar’s emergence has ensured that his senior colleague isn’t even an automatic second choice spinner when playing in Australia, England, South Africa or New Zealand. The inner circle in cricket will remind the world that only a player truly knows when he or she is finally done.

Rohit Sharma before his surprise international retirement, refusing to let anyone else write his script after 14 years of service to the game. It is understood that retirement was on his mind after the home series against New Zealand, which India shockingly lost 0-3. He had made it clear to the team management that if he was not guaranteed a place in the playing eleven during the Australia series, he would not even travel Down Under. India played Washington Sundar ahead of Ashwin in Perth before the veteran returned for the pink ball Test, at Rohit's insistence. Ravindra Jadeja played in the Brisbane Test and as Rohit stated after the drawn third Test in Gabba, nobody knew how the squad would shape up for the remaining two games in Melbourne and Sydney.

Day 4 Highlights : New Zealand vs England Live Score: FOUR! Coming in from around the wicket, bowled back of a length, nips away. Jacob Bethell guides it off the full face of the bat past gully and picks up another boundary. New Zealand vs England Live Score: England Ollie Pope 5 (12) Jacob Bethell 62 (89) New Zealand Mitchell Santner 1/40 (7) New Zealand vs England Live Score: Full and outside off, drifting in.

Kane Williamson registered his 33rd Test century in the third Test against England at Hamilton, New Zealand on Monday. The modern-day great scored 156 runs before being dismissed by spinner Shoaib Bashir. His innings included 20 fours. The hosts have extended their lead past 600 on a rain-affected third day.

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee will retire from Test cricket at the end of the ongoing third match against England at Hamilton. The legendary pacer received a guard of honor from the England team when he walked out to bat in New Zealand's first innings on the opening day of the game. The 36-year-old announced his retirement from Test cricket before the start of the series against England. He also said that he would make himself available for selection if New Zealand qualifies for the World Test Championship final. However, the Black Caps are unlikely to qualify for the WTC 2025 final.

Japanese and Australian shares declined and equity futures for Hong Kong signaled losses after selling on Wall Street hit stocks and government bonds Thursday. The Nasdaq 100 slid 0.7% while the S&P 500 fell 0.5% as traders weighed higher-than-expected jobless claims against too hot producer price data.

The Active Investor Plus Visa that historically lured rich individuals to New Zealand and raked in an average NZ$1 billion ($580 million) a year has languished after rule changes in 2022. Just 35 applications have been fully approved in the past two years, equating to NZ$352 million of nominated investment funds, according to data from Immigration New Zealand. ALSO READ: 7 reasons to pick New Zealand as Australia tightens rules for international students

Foreign exchange markets moved on the news, with the yuan falling about 0.3% to 7.2803 per dollar and China-sensitive currencies such as the South Korean won and New Zealand dollar slipping.

inflation that could provide clues on the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The Australian dollar sagged near a four-month low after a dovish tilt to the central bank's policy outlook a day earlier. That also weighed on New Zealand's kiwi, which languished near a one-year trough.

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Virat Kohli took to the field as the Test captain for the first time ever during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, marking a start of perhaps country's golden period in Test cricket, which witnessed plenty of records broken, on-field confrontations and aggression and the long-format cricket at its very best, which marked a massive paradigm shift in the way India played its cricket in white clothing. The first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval saw a 25-year-old donning the captain's blazer for the first time ever, due to MS Dhoni's unavailability due to an injury.

Day 2 Highlights : New Zealand vs England Live Score: FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Back of a length from over the wicket, around middle, Joe Root walks down the crease and pulls it hard to cow corner for a boundary. First one of the morning.

Mohammed Shami is set to compete in the last two Tests of the ongoing series against Australia with his playing kit already headed Down Under and the fitness clearance from the NCA's medical team being a «matter of formality». While the Brisbane Test (from December 14) could be touch and go for the Bengal veteran, it is a foregone conclusion that he will be seen in Melbourne on Boxing Day (December 26) in the fourth Test. A source close to the cricketer said that the NCA «fitness certificate» will come very soon. «Shami's India kit has already been dispatched to Australia. He will complete Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 assignment and then leave,» the source told PTI.