WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Black Caps fans are bracing themselves for an emotional journey when the Twenty20 World Cup begins next month in the United States and West Indies, looking forward to the tournament with a mixture of hope and fatalism. That mixed outlook, leaning towards pessimism, is based on New Zealand’s experience of cricket’s limited-overs World Cups, many of which have taken fans on an emotional roller-coaster before ending in disappointment. New Zealand reached the final of the 2021 T20 World Cup, losing to Australia in the United Arab Emirates, and the semifinals of the 2016 and 2022 tournaments. The Black Caps reached the final of the 50-overs Cricket World Cup in 2015 and 2019 and the semifinals in 2007, 2011 and 2023. In total the Black Caps have reached the ICC World Cup semifinals seven times. But New Zealand’s only win in a major limited-overs tournament came at the ICC Knockout Trophy in Kenya in 2000. |
3 cops die in road mishap amid dense fog in north IndiaUncertainty, anxiety loom over 2024 U.S. presidential electionLawsuits, protests call on U.S. gov't to halt support for IsraelSri Lankan navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen for poaching161 confirmed dead, 103 missing in Japan's quakeAlaska judge finds correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutionalNicolai Hojgaard goes from late thirdAfrica Energy Indaba highlights prospects of South Africa161 confirmed dead, 103 missing in Japan's quake12 feared killed as boat capsizes in India