New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls has been charged with breaching the New Zealand Cricket Code of Conduct after he was reported by umpires for tampering with the ball during a local first-class match. The 31-year-old was an experienced player in the long-form format for the Blackcaps.
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“Nicholls was reported for an alleged breach of Rule 3.1, Regulations 1.15 on the third day of the Plunket Shield match between Canterbury and Auckland at Hagley Oval.” Espncricinfo said the statement.
New Zealand Cricket said a top cricket commissioner had been appointed to investigate the allegations. A hearing has not yet been scheduled. Nicholls and New Zealand’s Test team are scheduled to tour Bangladesh later this month, but Nicholls has not responded to the allegations.
Henry Nicholls led Auckland to an eight-wicket win against Canterbury. With Auckland bowled out for 217 in their first innings, with Nicholls leading for 120, Canterbury declared their first innings 413 for nine. Nicholls made a further unbeaten 30, despite losing two wickets, as Canterbury set a winning target of 61.
When Sri Lanka were sent into bat for the first time in the ongoing ODI World Cup, they were bowled out for 171 runs in 46.4 overs. Opening batsman Kusal Perera gave Lankas an early advantage with a powerful half-century. However, other middle order batsmen and top order batsmen were useless in Sri Lanka’s collapse.
Rachin Ravindra (42 runs) contributed to the team’s victory, along with Devon Conway (45) who top-scored with 45 runs, as the New Zealanders hit the target while adding a modest score of 172 runs. I was able to achieve this. . The New Zealand batsmen then emerged in 23.2 overs and increased their net run rate by chasing the target with aggressive play.
Kane Williamson‘s team is likely to face top-flight India in the first semi-final of the 2023 ODI World Cup in Mumbai. It will be a difficult task for Pakistan to defeat the defending champions. England secured a place in the last four of the event by a huge margin.
