Cricket News, 6 December: India beat New Zealand in Mumbai, more

India beat New Zealand in Mumbai, seal series

India beat New Zealand by 372 runs with five sessions to spare in the second Test to win the two-match series 1-0. In pursuit of an improbable 540, New Zealand resumed Day 4 on 140/5 and were bowled out for 167. They lost their last five wickets for five runs.

Jayant Yadav, on his first Test since 2016/17, took four out of the remaining five wickets on Day 4 to end with 4-49, while R. Ashwin returned 4-34 – and 8-42 in the match.

Yorkshire appoint Gough as interim managing director

Yorkshire appointed Darren Gough as interim managing director of cricket until the end of 2022. Gough will replace Martyn Moxon, one of 16 people to leave the club last week after a report found Azeem Rafiq, the club’s former player, a victim of ‘racial harassment and bullying’.

Gough, who spent 15 years at Yorkshire over two spells, has stepped down from his post as a presenter on radio station Talksport, where he worked since retiring in 2008.

CSA confirms updated India schedule

Cricket South Africa confirmed the updated schedule of the upcoming India’s tour. The first Test match will begin on 26 December at SuperSport Park in Centurion, while Johannesburg and Cape Town will host the remaining two Tests. After that, the first two ODIs will take place at Paarl, and the third ODI in Cape Town, on 23 January.

The initially planned four-match T20I series, however, has been postponed due to the outbreak of the latest Covid-19 variant, Omicron.

Ireland to tour West Indies in January

Ireland will tour West Indies in January for three ODIs and a T20I. The ODIs will be played on 8, 11 and 14 January, and the T20I on 16 January. All four matches will take place at Sabina Park, Jamaica.

The T20I is likely to be the final game for Chris Gayle in international colours.