Conway reached his half-century off 43 balls, including six fours, then hit the winning runs immediately afterwards, while Banton was near unstoppable and hit seven sixes. New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne suffered against the duo after a tidy start, and conceded 35 off his three overs.
Black Caps T20 star Glenn Phillips produced an outrageous shot for six for Gloucester. Phillips continues to take the T20 Blast by storm, with successive innings of 94 not out for Gloucestershire, against Glamorgan and Sussex at the weekend. He has scored more than 200 runs in his past three innings without being dismissed, after an unbeaten 41 off 25 balls against Kent.
Daily Times
June 10, 2021
New Zealand wicket-keeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second Test against England at Edgbaston after failing to overcome a sore back, team management have announced.
Watling’s withdrawal was made public less than half an hour before Thursday’s scheduled touch, with Wellington Firebirds wicket-keeper/batsman Tom Blundell taking the gloves and batting at six in his 11th Test. “The injury has troubled Watling in the past and although it has improved in the past 24 hours, it hasn’t improved enough to be confident of him getting through a full Test behind the stumps,” a New Zealand Cricket statement said. Watling had previously announced he would retire from all cricket following New Zealand’s appearance in next week’s inaugural World Test Championship final against India at Southampton. It was not immediately clear from Thursday’s statement, however, if the 35-year-old Durban-born gloveman would be fit for that match.
Eng vs NZ, 1st Test: Devon Conway makes debut for BlackCaps
ANI
02 Jun 2021, 20:55 GMT+10
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): Wellington Firebirds batsman Devon Conway on Wednesday made his debut for Kane Williamson-led New Zealand for the first Test against England, being played at the Lord s Cricket Ground.
Conway becomes New Zealand s Test cap number 281 and he will be opening the batting with Tom Latham, after captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat under sunny skies in London.
At the time of the toss, New Zealand skipper Williamson said: There s always a few things to consider here. Looks like a reasonable surface. We ve gone with Santner and de Grandhomme as two all-round options. It s been mixed in terms of the weather. The guys have been working really hard. The focus is on this series. We know how strong this England side is. It s about trying to stick to our plans as best we can. On the other hand, England captain Joe Root said: We would have batted as well bu
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