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New Zealand A s Rachin Ravindra posts his maiden century and bags six wickets to beat West Indies A Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Rizwan Mohammad
New Zealand A has wrapped up the West Indies A tour with another impressive victory - after 21-year-old Rachin Ravindra claimed a first-class career-best and maiden bag of 6-89 to go with his first-class century two days earlier in the same match at Saxton Oval.
Touted for the past two years as a star on the rise, off-spinning allrounder Ravindra achieved the rare first-class double in a 101-run victory for the New Zealanders in Nelson, while captain Doug Bracewell finished with seven for the match after his own six-for in the first innings.
West Indies A batsman Shayne Moseley celebrates after reaching a half-century in the second four-day first-class match against New Zealand A on Monday, December 14, 2020, at Saxton Oval in New Zealand.
Half-centuries from the left-handers Nicholas Pooran and Shayne Moseley were undermined by a career-best spell from left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra that sent West Indies A to defeat against New Zealand A in the second four-day first-class match on Monday (Sunday night Caribbean time).
Pooran made a run-a-ball, career-best 69, and Moseley followed up his first innings hundred with a resolute 54 before the visitors were bowled out for 256 in their second innings to go under by 101 runs.
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WELLINGTON: Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has been dropped for the Twenty20 International series against Pakistan, while Kane Williamson and Trent Boult have been recalled after they were rested for last month’s series against West Indies.
Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway, who featured in a Twenty20 International world record 181 partnership for the third wicket against the West Indies last month, have retained their places in the side leaving no room for the 36-year-old Taylor, selector Gavin Larsen said in a statement on Saturday.
“This was, as you’d imagine, a very tough decision as Ross has been a consistent performer for us,” Larsen said. “But unfortunately we just couldn’t find room in the squad for him due to the quality and form of the other batsmen.”