First ODI: India defeat New Zealand by 6 wickets, take 1-0 lead
Oct 17, 2016, at 01:52 am
Dharamsala, Oct 16 (IBNS): Riding on the back of Virat Kohli's unbeaten knock of 85 runs, India chased down the target of 191 runs with six wickets to spare against New Zealand in the first ODI, here on Sunday.
Southee's rearguard help Kiwis post 190
Oct 16, 2016, at 10:26 pm
Dharamsala, Oct 16 (IBNS): Following a precarious start by the Black Caps batsmen, where they lost half their side for less that 50 runs on the board, Tim Southee played a breezy innings of 55 runs to save his team the blushes here on Sunday, the first ODI between India and New Zealand.
Ind-NZ: Gambhir departs for 50, India extend lead to 385 runs
Oct 11, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Indore, Oct 11 (IBNS): Riding on Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara's respective half-centuries, India extended their lead to 385 runs against New Zealand here on Tuesday, day four of the third and final Test match of the series.
Ind-NZ: India bowl out Kiwis for 299, extend lead to 276 runs
Oct 10, 2016, at 10:42 pm
Indore, Oct 10 (IBNS): Bowling out New Zealand for 299 runs, the Indian batsmen played out the designated six overs, scoring 18 runs to extend their lead to 276 runs, here on Monday, day three of the third and final Test match of the series.
Ind-NZ: Ashwin's 4 leave Kiwis reeling
Oct 10, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Indore, Oct 10 (IBNS): A resilient opening stand by the Kiwis was followed by a slump as the visitors lost five wickets in the ensuing session here on Monday, day three of the third Test match between Indian and New Zealand.
Ind-NZ: Latham departs post 100-run stand
Oct 10, 2016, at 05:42 pm
Indore, Oct 10 (IBNS): Battered in the first two Test matches, the Kiwi opening pair of Tom Latham and Martin Guptill put up a resilient 118-run partnership before the former was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin here on Monday, day three of the third and final Test match of the series between India and New Zealand.
Kohli hits 211,Rahane shames 188 as India post 557/5 d
Oct 09, 2016, at 11:38 pm
Indore, Oct 9 (IBNS): Strong show by skipper Virat Kohli, who hit a double century, and Ajinkya Rahane helped India put up a massive 557 for five on the scorecard, before declaring their first innings here on Sunday.
Ind-NZ: Virat scores second double ton, unbeaten partnership enters record books
Oct 09, 2016, at 08:05 pm
Indore, Oct 9 (IBNS): Indian skipper and batting mainstay Virat Kohli scored his second Test double hundred, therefore becoming the first Indian Test captain to do so, here on Sunday, day two of the third test match against New Zealand.
Ind-NZ: Kohli, Rahane extend India's dominance
Oct 09, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Indore, Oct 9 (IBNS): Continuing their partnership, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Ajinkya Rahane extended India's dominance over New Zealand here on Sunday, the second day of the third and final Test match of the series.
Oct 08, 2016, at 02:46 pm
Indore, Oct 8 (IBNS): India won toss and opted to bat first in the third Test against New Zealand here on Saturday.
Selectors to meet tomorrow to name team in Paytm ODI
Oct 05, 2016, at 11:52 pm
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IBNS): The meeting of the All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI will be held on Thursday to select the Indian team for the upcoming Paytm ODI Trophy against New Zealand.
Saha, Sharma and Ronchi move up in Test batsmen's rankings
Oct 05, 2016, at 01:10 am
Dubai, Oct 4 (IBNS): Wriddhiman Saha and Rohit Sharma of India, and Luke Ronchi of New Zealand have made notable gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after the second Test in Kolkata which India won by 178 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead and assure itself of the number-one Test team ranking at the end of the three-match series.
Anil Kumble praises Indian team for winning series against NZ
Oct 04, 2016, at 04:26 am
Kolkata,Oct 3 (IBNS): Indian team coach Anil Kumble appreciated Indian team for winning the second Test and clinching the series against New Zealand here on Monday.
Dramatic NZ collapse help India win match, series
Oct 04, 2016, at 12:20 am
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): On the first morning of the Eden Test match, commentator Ravi Shastri spoke about the 'strange' nature of a final session here in the park, where teams tend to lose wickets in heaps. The most famous collapse among all, by an Australia side led by Steve Waugh, a squad who had won 15 Test matches on the trot and was looking to extend their lead.
Ind-NZ: Guptill departs post lunch
Oct 03, 2016, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): Martin Guptill departed for 24 runs post lunch following a 55-run opening stand with Tom Latham here on Monday.
Ind-NZ: India bowled out for 263, Kiwis need 376 runs to win match
Oct 03, 2016, at 04:10 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): The New Zealand bowlers restricted the Indian batsmen for 263 runs in their second innings here on Monday, on day four of the second Test match between the two nations.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picks up five wickets, NZ struggle at 128-7
Oct 01, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled brilliantly as he picked up five wickets to make New Zealand struggle at 128 for seven at the end of the second day of the second Test match of the series here on Saturday.
Ind-NZ: Kiwi's pick up 4 wickets in the last session to even honours
Sep 30, 2016, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): After a barren second session for the New Zealand team, the Kiwi bowlers made a strong comeback in the match by picking up 4 wickets in the ensuing session to even honours with India here on Friday, day one of the second Test match.
Ind-NZ: Bowlers put Kiwis on top with three wickets
Sep 30, 2016, at 06:15 pm
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Following a drubbing in the inaugural Test match of the series, the New Zealand bowlers came back strongly to bowl immaculately and pick up three key Indian wickets to leave the host reeling here on Friday, day one of the second Test match.
Gautam Gambhir, Jayant Yadav to join team India
Sep 28, 2016, at 03:55 am
Mumbai, Sept 27 (IBNS): The BCCI medical team has confirmed that team India opener, KL Rahul has an injury in his right hamstring and he is ruled out for the remainder of the Paytm Test series against New Zealand.
Sachin Tendulkar greets Brendon McCullum
Sep 27, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Mumbai, Sept 27 (IBNS): Former international cricketer and Indian sporting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, on Tuesday greeted fellow athlete Brendon McCullum oh the latter's birthday.
BCCI chief congratulates Indian team after win against NZ
Sep 26, 2016, at 10:12 pm
Mumbai, Sept 26 (IBNS): BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Monday appreciated the Indian team for their performance after they beat New Zealand to win the first match of the series here on Monday.
Coach Anil Kumble praises Team India after Kanpur Test win
Sep 26, 2016, at 09:35 pm
Kanpur, Sept 26 (IBNS): Indian coach Anil Kumble congratulated the team for winning the first Test match of the series against New Zealand here on Monday.
Ind-NZ: India win match by 197 runs, make 500th test a landmark
Sep 26, 2016, at 07:59 pm
Kanpur, Sept 26 (IBNS): Virat Kohli and his men did the inevitable by winning the first Test match against New Zealand by 197 runs here on Monday to set a memorable milestone in the 500th test played by India.
Ind-NZ: Black Caps staring at the end of the barrel, India need three wickets to win match
Sep 26, 2016, at 05:41 pm
Kanpur, Sept 26 (IBNS): Visitors New Zealand are staring at a loss after losing three wickets in the morning session of play as India now need three more to win the match and go up 1-0 in the three match Test series here on Monday, day five of the first match.
India -New Zealand Test: R Ashwin picks up three wickets to leave visitors struggling at 93/4
Sep 25, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Kanpur, Sept 25 (IBNS): R Ashwin picked up three wickets for India as he helped the home side at an advantageous position with New Zealand struggling at 93 for the loss of four wickets on the fourth day of the first Test here on Sunday.
R Ahswin picks up fastest 200 wickets in Tests
Sep 25, 2016, at 10:41 pm
Kanpur, Sept 25 (IBNS): Spinner R Ashwin reached a milestone in his career when he became the fastest Indian bowler in the history of Test cricket to clinch 200 wickets.
Ind-NZ: India set NZ target of 434 runs to win match
Sep 25, 2016, at 08:00 pm
Kanpur, Sept 25 (IBNS): Indian skipper Virat Kohli declared their innings at 377 runs for the loss of five wickets, setting a steep target of 434 runs for New Zealand to chase and win the first of the three match Test series.
Ind-NZ: Kiwis pick up three wickets, India lead by 308 runs
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Kanpur, Sept 25 (IBNS): Resuming on their overnight score of 159 runs, the Indian batsmen added 93 runs in the first session while losing three wickets here on Sunday, day four of the first Test match against New Zealand.
Ind-NZ: Jadeja, Vijay star in India's day of dominance
Sep 24, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Kanpur, Sept 24 (IBNS): Following up the tidy work done by the Indian bowlers earlier in the day, the batsmen played positively to allow the hosts take control of the ongoing match as they now lead by 215 runs here on Saturday, day three of the first Test match against New Zealand.