The future of New Zealand’s Indoor Cricket is in safe hands.
New Zealand claimed World Cup victory in both the Men’s & Women’s U22 grades at the Indoor Cricket World Cup over the weekend.
NZ U22 Women edged out their Australian counterparts in a closely contested match, only one run deciding NZ as eventual winners (89-88).
The U22 Men accomplished a comprehensive victory in their final, winning 95 – 56 against the championship defending Australians.
The Trans-Tasman challenge continued in the Open grades, Australia proving their class by defending their titles in both the Men’s & Women’s grades.
Australian Women proved their class throughout the tournament, winning all their matches throughout pool play, before edging out New Zealand by just 6 runs in a hard-fought final.
New Zealand Men were unable to complete their unbeaten tournament streak, losing to a spirited Australian side in the final.
Check out tournament statistics here, or watch the live streamed matches on YouTube here.
The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
