News | Cricket
15 Feb 2026 8:18
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Sports > Cricket

    Black Caps coach Gary Stead has explained the key to fast bowling success on flatter pitches on the subcontinent ahead of tonight's Champions Trophy opener against Pakistan in Karachi

    Black Caps coach Gary Stead has explained the key to fast bowling success on flatter pitches on the subcontinent ahead of tonight's Champions Trophy opener against Pakistan in Karachi


    Kyle Jamieson will replace the injured Lockie Ferguson in the squad, but won't be available for tonight's fixture as he arrives from New Zealand.

    Stead says other pace options such as Will O'Rourke and Nathan Smith will need to use bounce.



    First ball's at 10pm.

    NEWSTALK ZB's INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COVERAGE WITH RESENE COLOURSHOPS. HELPING YOU DECORATE WITH CONFIDENCE WITH EXPERT ADVICE

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cricket News
     15 Feb: South Africa has cleaned up New Zealand by seven wickets at cricket's T20 World Cup
     14 Feb: An international sporting rivalry is set for another chapter
     14 Feb: Peter Fulton will depart his role as head coach of Canterbury's men's cricket teams at the end of the domestic one-day season to take up an overseas opportunity
     14 Feb: The first upset of cricket's T20 World Cup is in the books..
     13 Feb: Wet weather around the country's forced two no-results in round nine of cricket's Ford Trophy
     12 Feb: A thriller in New Zealand's Group D at cricket's T20 World Cup
     11 Feb: The Black Caps may be watching tonight's T20 World Cup matches with special interest
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders More...


     Today's News

    		 International:
    Palestinians say Israel's new plans for the West Bank kill statehood hopes 8:07

     Rugby:
    The Blues are ruing the one that got away...with the Chiefs scoring three minutes from fulltime to win their Super Rugby contest 19-15 in Auckland 8:07

     International:
    What we know (and don't) about One Nation's rapid rise in the polls 7:57

     Motoring:
    No joy for the Kiwi drivers in the second race of the Jeddah E-Prix double header 7:57

     Entertainment:
    Chris Hemsworth had to "bribe" his daughter with a motorbike to appear in Avengers: Doomsday 7:51

     Health & Safety:
    New efforts to accommodate those recovering from spinal injuries 7:47

     Rugby:
    Ireland has beaten Italy 20-13 in their Six Nations rugby clash in Dublin 7:37

     Environment:
    The weather's intensifying over eastern parts of the North Island - with a potentially hazardous deluge on the cards 7:27

     Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow underwent a treatment to filter toxins from her blood after battling "chronic fatigue" and "brain fog" 7:21

     Law and Order:
    French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse 7:17

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd