Todd Duncan Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the New Zealand national cricket team. Astle began his cricket career as an opening batsman,representing New Zealand in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,but over time playing first-class cricket for Canterbury,he morphed into a bowling all-rounder. He made his Test cricket debut for New Zealand in 2012 in Sri Lanka,but did not play another international match until 2015. He represented New Zealand in all three forms of the game,but was unable to keep a consistent place in the team in any format because of regular injury problems and competition with other spin bowlers. In January 2020,Astle retired from first-class cricket to focus on limited-overs cricket. In February 2023 he retired from all forms of professional cricket.
Timothy Grant Southee,is a New Zealand international cricketer who has captained New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets,he was one of the country's youngest cricketers,debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield,Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson,who was rested for that game. The Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs. Southee was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. Southee currently has the highest (international) test batting strike rate among the batsmen with a minimum of 2000 test runs. His (batting) career strike rate is 83.12. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.
Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket,and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket,he represents Yorkshire,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.2 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction. He is regarded as one of the best English spinners of all-time.
Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera,popularly as Thisara Perera,is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who played all formats for the national team. He also captained the team in limited-overs formats. Domestically he plays for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the Premier Trophy and Premier Limited-Overs Tournament,and the Jaffna Stallions in the Lanka Premier League. Perera has played franchise T20 cricket all around the world for numerous leagues. Primarily a bowling all-rounder,he is an aggressive left-handed batsman who can hit big sixes in death overs and is a useful right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Yasir Shah SI is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He plays as a bowler,and is the joint-second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets,as well as also being the fastest to pick up 200 wickets,having broken the previous record set by Australian bowler Clarrie Grimmett.
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel,also spelled as Axar Patel,is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game as a All-rounder. He also plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was an integral part of the Indian squad which won the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Inderbir Singh"Ish" Sodhi is a New Zealand cricketer who represents the New Zealand national cricket team in all formats,and Canterbury in domestic cricket. He bowls right-arm leg spin,and bats right-handed. He reached the no.1 ranking for T20I bowlers in January 2018,jumping from no.10 at the end of the previous year. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Matthew James Henry is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury,and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.
Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian international cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spinner,he plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was an integral member of the Indian team that won the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
Mitchell Josef Santner is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays all forms of the game. Domestically,he plays for Northern Districts cricket team. He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed,and bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin. He has been involved in the highest 7th wicket partnership for New Zealand in Tests. Occasionally he plays,golf as well. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Kyle Alex Jamieson is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2020 against India. In May 2020,New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract,ahead of the 2020–21 season. Jamieson was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship,where he picked up 5 wickets in the first innings during the final.
Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva,better known as Wanindu Hasaranga,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited over internationals and a former T20I captain. He plays for the Sri Lanka cricket team in white ball cricket as a Bowling All rounder.
Glenn Dominic Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer who represents the New Zealand national cricket team and plays for Otago domestically. He made his international debut for New Zealand in February 2017. In December 2015,he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2017,his younger brother,Dale was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
The New Zealand cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates between October and December 2018 to play three Tests,three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches against Pakistan. Originally,the tour was scheduled to have three Tests,five ODIs and one T20I match.
Benjamin Vincent Sears is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021.
The New Zealand cricket team toured India in November and December 2021 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In September 2021,the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour.
The Australian cricket team toured India in September 2022 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches as a preparatory series before 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They later returned in February and March 2023 to play four Test and three One Day International (ODI) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.
In cricket,a ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either a single innings or across both innings of a two-innings match. The phrase ten wickets in a match is also used.
