Black Caps batsman Finn Allen tests positive to Covid-19 on arrival in Bangladesh
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Getting snapped up in the IPL could thwart his hopes of being picked though with RCB s season beginning April 10 – leaving a tight turnaround with regard to travel and preparation time with his new team. Black Caps selector Gavin Larsen confirmed coach Gary Stead was in talks with the IPL clubs about when players were required to arrive in India. Allen could potentially be available for selection against Bangladesh if the timing worked, Larsen said.
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Finn Allen enjoyed a dream first season with the Wellington Firebirds, culminating in an IPL T20 deal. “We re having that discussion at the moment because we ve got a number of guys involved in the IPL and there is a cutover period. We re just working through that now.
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Two skippers with contrasting fortunes in the Twenty20 series: Australia’s Aaron Finch and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
Australia’s cricketers are rallying around their struggling captain Aaron Finch as he tries to save his spot and avert a trans-Tasman rarity: three straight defeats to New Zealand. After Martin Guptill burst out of his form slump in spectacular fashion in Dunedin, and Finch’s continued, the sides reconvene at Wellington’s Sky Stadium for game three on Wednesday night with a Black Caps Twenty20 series win beckoning. With the Black Caps up 2-0 after Christchurch and Dunedin sellouts, NZ Cricket reported 13,000 tickets issued, and were hopeful of a capital crowd near the 20,495 who watched the 2016 ODI against Australia - the biggest Wellington turnout since the 2015 World Cup.