Jacob Duffy Breaks Richard Headlee’s 40 Years Old Record: The last match of the 3-match Test series between West Indies and New Zealand was played at Mount Maunganui. In the fourth innings of this match, New Zealand’s fast bowler Jacob Duffy took five wickets for 42 runs, giving New Zealand a big win by 323 runs on the fifth day of the third Test. With this, New Zealand won the three-match series 2-0. West Indies had a huge target of 462 runs to win. On the morning of the fifth day, the Caribbean team progressed its second innings by 43 runs without losing any wicket, but the entire team was reduced to 138 runs.

Jacob Duffy breaks Richard Hadley’s record

Jacob Duffy broke Richard Hadlee’s record by taking 80 wickets for New Zealand in a calendar year. In this series, he took a total of 23 wickets at an average of 15.4 and took five or more wickets in an innings thrice. Duffy made his Test debut for New Zealand against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on 7 August 2025 and has taken 25 wickets in just four Test matches in 2025.

What did Duffy say after breaking Hadley’s record?

Jacob Duffy said, ‘At lunch time I saw the list in which the names of many great players were there. It is very special to be included in this list. Duffy was voted the best player of the series because he performed brilliantly despite injuries to some important fast bowlers and played a big role in New Zealand’s victory. The first Test between the two teams was a draw while New Zealand won the second Test by nine wickets.

Record of 1439 runs made in a test match

In the third Test against West Indies, New Zealand had declared at 575 runs for eight wickets in the first innings, in response to which West Indies were able to score 420 runs. New Zealand declared the second innings after scoring 306 runs for two wickets. Captain Tom Latham and Devon Conway scored centuries in both the innings of this match. After West Indies were all out for 138 runs in their second innings, a total of 1439 runs were scored in four innings, which is also the best score in any Test match between the two teams.

NZ vs WI Test Series: In the second Test played in Wellington, New Zealand defeated West Indies in just three days. With this, the Kiwi team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Right from the opening day, the Kiwi team seemed to dominate the match and the strong performance of the bowlers won the entire game. New Zealand kept West Indies under pressure in both the innings and easily achieved the modest target in the end.

Paved the way to victory in the first innings

The decision to choose bowling after winning the toss proved to be a masterstroke for New Zealand captain Tom Latham. Kiwi bowlers troubled the West Indies batsmen from the very beginning. Blair Tickner took 4 wickets and Michael Ray took 3 wickets, due to which West Indies collapsed for 205 runs.

In reply, New Zealand batted intelligently. Brilliant half-centuries from Devon Conway (60) and Mitchell Hay (61) took the team to 278. The important lead of 73 runs gave the Kiwi team a strong hold in the match. After scoring 278 runs for 9 wickets, New Zealand declared the innings, which proved to be a great strategy in the future.

Duffy’s havoc, Windies collapsed in the second innings

In the second innings, West Indies’ hopes were that the team would make a comeback and leave a difficult target for New Zealand. However, Jacob Duffy’s lethal bowling broke all hopes. Duffy put West Indies on the backfoot by taking 5 brilliant wickets. Michael Ray also supported him again by taking 3 wickets. Due to the bowling of these two, the result was that West Indies were reduced to just 128 runs.

Kavm Hodge scored 35 runs and Brandon King and Justin Greaves scored 22 and 25 runs respectively, but these efforts could not even take the team to a respectable score. No batsman could stand against the accurate bowling of New Zealand.

It didn’t take long to chase the target

New Zealand achieved the target of 56 runs in just 10 overs. New Zealand did lose one wicket in the beginning, but after that Kane Williamson (16*) and Devon Conway (28*) finished the match without any pressure. Jacob Duffy was chosen player of the match for his brilliant bowling of 5 wickets.

In the third consecutive ODI against New Zealand, England collapsed on a small score. In the first ODI, England was all out for 223 runs and in the second for 175 runs. Today in the third ODI too, England’s innings, batting first, was reduced to 222 runs. From Joe Root to Harry Brook, all were huge flops. Today, Jamie Overton (68) and Brayden Carse (36) played important innings and took England beyond 200, otherwise today would have been the lowest score of the series.

In the third ODI, England’s opener Jamie Smith was out after scoring 5 runs, followed by the most experienced batsman Joe Root after scoring 2 runs, then Ben Duckett also returned to the pavilion on the score of 8. England got the fourth blow in the form of captain Harry Brook, he scored 6 runs.

Shameful record in the name of England

In the third ODI, the top-4 wickets of the England team fell in 6.3 overs, the total score of all four batsmen was 21 runs. However, this is not the story of this match only, but the situation was similar in the last two matches of the series and that is why this shameful record was registered in the name of England.

In the first match, England’s top-4 batsmen together scored only 6 runs. In the second match all four had scored 57 runs. That means, in the 3 ODI series, the top 4 batsmen of England have scored only 84 runs.

In the history of ODI cricket, the unwanted record of least runs scored by top-4 batsmen of any team in a series or tournament has now been registered in the name of England. Earlier this was in the name of Bangladesh, whose top-4 batsmen had together scored 89 runs in the Asia Cup 1988.

havoc of New Zealand bowlers

In the first match of the series, England captain Harry Brook played a brilliant inning of 135 runs, although he came at number 5 in that match. Earlier, Zachary Foulkes had taken 3 out of the first 4 wickets. Foulkes took a total of 4 wickets in this match. In the second ODI, the brilliant bowling of Blair Tickner was seen, who took maximum 4 wickets for New Zealand. He was chosen the best player of the match. In the third match also, Blair Tickner took maximum 4 wickets, Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets.

By winning the first two matches, New Zealand has already won the series. Today the third ODI is being played at Wellington Regional Stadium. England, batting first, set a target of 223 runs for New Zealand.

ICC Bowling Rankings: The ICC has released its latest bowling rankings. In this, different bowlers in all three format tests, ODIs and T20s have become the world’s number-1. Jasprit Bumrah of India, Keshav Maharaj of South Africa and Jacob Dafi of New Zealand are currently at the top. Let’s know which bowler in which format is number 1.

Jasprit Bumrah dominates in Test cricket

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has currently become the number-1 bowler of Test cricket. He has 889 rating points. Bumrah’s career-Best is 908 ratings, which he achieved in the Sydney Test against Australia in 2025. Bumrah is known for his unique bowling style and accurate yorker. He has won India by changing the attitude of the match several times with his spell. Especially his performance on foreign pitches proves to be a big power for Team India.

Keshav Maharaj of South Africa in ODIs

South African spin bowler Keshav Maharaj is at number-1 in the ODI rankings. He currently has 671 rating points. His career-Best has been a 741 rating, which he achieved against Australia in 2023 in Kolkata. Maharaj is famous for his stubborn bowling and the art of pressurizing batsmen. In ODI cricket, he has given the team an edge in many important matches with his accuracy and restraint.

New Zealand’s Jacob Dafi in T20 Number 1

New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Dafi has secured first place in T20 International’s bowling rankings. He has 717 rating points in his account. Dafi has a career-Best 750 rating, which he achieved in Harare against South Africa in 2025. Dafi is known for his fast bowling, swing and ability to control death overs. The diversity in his balls has proved to be very effective in confusing batsmen.

Shreyas iyer nominated icc player of the month: ICC Player of the Month is going to be announced for the month of March very soon. Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer enrolled for this list is Shreyas Iyer. Iyer, the Champions Trophy was the highest run -scorer for India in 2025. He scored a total of 243 runs in 5 matches of the tournament. At the same time, in three very pressure matches, he scored 172 runs at an excellent average of 57.33. These figures make him a big contender for the ICC Player of the Month Award.

These players collide

Shreyas Iyer competes with Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Dafi of New Zealand in the race for ICC Player of the Month Award. Ravindra was the highest run -scorer in the Champions Trophy tournament. He scored 263 runs in 4 matches. During this, he also played 2 century innings. At the same time, Jacob Dafi, Pakistan’s recent T20 series appeared in amazing rhythm. He took 13 wickets in 5 T20 matches against Pakistan at a good bowling average of 8.38.

Jacob Dafi has become the number-1 bowler in T20 cricket thanks to this great performance. At the same time, in March, Dafi took 2 wickets in an ODI against Pakistan. In this way, he took a total of 15 wickets in the month of March. Talking about Shreyas Iyer of India, he has retained his rhythm in IPL 2025.

Iyer is leading Punjab Kings in IPL 2025

Shreyas Iyer has upheld his magnificent rhythm in IPL 2025. Iyer is the highest run -scorer for Punjab Kings in the current season. He has scored 159 runs in 3 matches so far and has so far put 2 fifty. Under his captaincy, Punjab Kings have registered 2 wins in 3 matches.

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Nz vs pak 2nd odi: The top batsmen of Pakistan cricket team continued in the second ODI against New Zealand. Chasing 293 runs, Pakistan, including Babar Azam, lost 3 wickets on a score of just 9 runs. Babur became a victim of Jacob Dafi by scoring just 1 run. On the score of 32, Pakistan received the 5th shock as captain Mohammad Rizwan.

Abdula Shafiq and Imam ul Haq started the Pakistani innings. After a slow start, Pakistan got the first blow on the fourth ball of the third over. Shafiq (1) was dismissed by Will Oraurke. After this, Babar Azam, who came to bat at number three, was dismissed on his third ball. He was caught by Jacob Dafi at the hands of Henry Nichols.

Pakistan got a third shock in the sixth over. Dafi caught Imam ul Haq to Deril Mitchell. The Imam scored 3 runs in 12 balls. At this time, Pakistan’s score was 3 wickets for 9 runs.

Jacob Duffy’s Extra Bounce Undoes Babar Azam, Who Edges to Nicholls at Second Slip.

Two wickets in four balls Rock Pakistan Early in Their Chase of 293 pic.twitter.com/vyf5qvn7m1

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Fifth wicket fell at 32

Pakistan’s fourth wicket fell for 31 runs, Aga was caught out by Salman Ben Sears. He scored 9 runs in 15 balls. After this, captain Mohammad Rizwan also became a victim of Sears. Rizwan scored 5 runs in 27 balls.

New Zealand scored 292 after losing 5 wickets at 132

After the fast start, the New Zealand cricket team also stumbled. Their 5 wickets fell for only 132 runs, after which the team was able to score 292 thanks to the brilliant innings of Muhammad Abbas and Mitchell. Abbas scored 41 runs in 66 balls. Michelle is 1 run away from his century, he scored an unbeaten 99 in 78 balls with the help of 7 sixes and the same fours.

New zealand beat Pakistan in 4th t20: New Zealand cricket team defeated Pakistan by 115 runs in the fourth T20 match. After the bang of Tim Safart (44), Finn Alan (50), captain Michael Bracewell played a better finish by playing an innings of 46 runs. Pakistan had a target of 221 runs to win but the entire team collapsed for 105 runs. New Zealand won a big win by 115 runs and has taken an unbeatable lead of 3–1 in the 5-match T20 series.

Pakistan captain Aga Salman won the toss and decided to bowl first. Tim Safart and Finn Alan gave New Zealand a starting debut. Both added 59 runs in 4 overs for the first wicket. Safart scored 44 runs in 22 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. Finn Alan scored 50 runs in 20 balls, in which he hit 3 sixes and 6 fours.

Mark Chapman played 20 in 16 balls and Deril Mitchell played an important role in the middle order by scoring 29 runs in 23 balls. In the end, captain Michael Bracewell played a rage of 46 runs in 26 balls. In this innings, he hit 2 sixes and 5 fours. New Zealand gave Pakistan a big target of 221 runs to win.

Pakistan’s batting collapse

Half of Pakistan’s team returned to the pavilion inside the powerplay. Opener pair Mohammad Haris (2) and Hassan Jawaj (1) flopped. Captain Salman Ali Aga also returned to the pavilion after scoring 1 run. Shadab Khan (1) and Khushdil Shah (6) also disappointed. Abdul Samad scored the most runs for the team, who scored 44 runs in 30 balls.

Jacob Dafi match Jitau Sple

Dafi gave New Zealand a great start by making Pakistan’s top batsmen a victim. He took 4 wickets as opener Hassan Nawaz (1), captain Aga Salman (1), Irfan Khan Niazi (24) and Haris Rauf (6). He conceded just 20 runs in his 4 overs spell.

Zakari Falcus gave 25 runs in 4 overs spells and took 3 wickets. Apart from him, James Neesham, Ish Sodhi and Will Oraurke took 1-1 wickets.