NEW DELHI: In a rare week of cricket, New Zealand achieved unprecedented success on the worldwide stage, rewriting historical past with two landmark victories. Inside a span of seven days, the Black Caps secured their first-ever Check sequence win in India, whereas the White Ferns claimed their maiden ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup title.
These unbelievable achievements have catapulted New Zealand cricket into the highlight like by no means earlier than.
Black Caps finish 69-year wait with historic Check sequence win in India
The week of glory started on October 20, when New Zealand’s males’s staff ended a 36-year winless streak in India with a commanding 8-wicket victory within the first Check in Bengaluru. It was New Zealand’s first Check win on Indian soil since 1988 and solely their third in historical past. The victory marked the beginning of their first-ever sequence triumph in India in 13 makes an attempt since 1955.
Underneath an overcast situation, India’s batting crumbled underneath the stress, posting simply 46 runs of their first innings – their lowest Check complete in Asia. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry spearheaded the demolition, taking 5 for 15. In response, New Zealand amassed 402 runs, taking management of the match. India confirmed combat of their second innings, with Sarfaraz Khan’s 150 serving to set a goal of 107, however the Black Caps chased it down with ease.
The second Check in Pune was much more dramatic. New Zealand fought again after being bowled out for 259, with Mitchell Santner delivering a match-winning efficiency, taking 7 for 53 to dismiss India for simply 156. New Zealand set India a difficult fourth-innings goal of 359, and regardless of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s blistering 77, India folded for 245, giving New Zealand a 113-run victory and their first-ever Check sequence win in India. This additionally ended India’s 12-year unbeaten run in residence sequence.
White Ferns make historical past with maiden T20 World Cup win
Whereas the lads’s staff was making historical past in India, the New Zealand girls’s staff, the White Ferns, achieved their very own momentous victory by lifting their first-ever ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on the identical day because the Bengaluru Check win (October 20).
Getting into the event as underdogs, the White Ferns surprised the cricket world by defeating India by 58 runs of their opening sport. Regardless of a setback in opposition to defending champions Australia, New Zealand reached the semifinals with wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan. A slender 8-run victory over West Indies within the semifinals arrange a closing conflict with South Africa.
Within the closing, the White Ferns posted a aggressive complete and restricted South Africa to win by 32 runs, claiming their first T20 World Cup and second ICC trophy, following their 2000 Girls’s ODI World Cup win.
Seven days of glory for New Zealand Cricket
In simply seven days, New Zealand cricket achieved historic feats which have redefined their legacy on the world stage. The Black Caps’ first-ever Check sequence win in India and the White Ferns’ maiden T20 World Cup triumph signify the top of New Zealand cricket’s red-letter week, marking a interval of unprecedented success that shall be remembered for years to return.
