• Latest News
  • Contact Us
Cricket Mood
  • Home
  • News
  • Live ScoreLive
  • Ashes
  • World Cup2023
  • WI vs IND
  • Series
    • Ashes
    • Cricket World Cup
    • WI vs IND
    • IND vs AUS
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Cricket Mood
  • Home
  • News
  • Live ScoreLive
  • Ashes
  • World Cup2023
  • WI vs IND
  • Series
    • Ashes
    • Cricket World Cup
    • WI vs IND
    • IND vs AUS
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Cricket Mood

David Miller criticises semi-final scheduling, backs New Zealand ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 Final

After South Africa's semi-final loss, Miller considers scheduling "not ideal" and hails New Zealand's performance before the Champions Trophy 2025 final.

Senior Writer by Senior Writer
March 6, 2025
in Champions Trophy, Cricket, Cricket news, Featured, New Zealand, News, South Africa, sports
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
0
David Miller criticises semi-final scheduling, backs New Zealand ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 Final

Kane Williamson and David Miller met after New Zealand’s spectacular victory against South Africa guaranteed them a spot in the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Interestingly, Miller had not yet addressed the press, and Williamson had just finished his conference show.

With a cordial embrace and a warm grin, the two parted ways, one walking away triumphantly, the other carrying the sorrow of yet another lost chance. David Miller later acknowledged that he would be supporting New Zealand in the final, demonstrating the depth of that connection. Notably, the Kiwis will now play India in the Champions Trophy grand final, which is set for Sunday, March 9, in Dubai.

Although South Africa and New Zealand have always respected one another, David Miller opinion was probably sparked by their identical tournament attempts and conflicts. By alternating between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, both teams reduced their rigorous travel itineraries. Before heading back to Lahore early on Monday for their semi-final, New Zealand played India in their last group-stage match in Dubai on Saturday. In the meantime, South Africa took a plane from Karachi to Dubai on Sunday in the hopes of making it to the semi-finals, but they returned to Lahore after just 12 hours.

“I’ll tell you the truth. I believe I’ll be rooting for New Zealand. We had to take that flight after a game, even though it was only an hour and forty minutes. We had to take a flight back at 7:30 the following morning after landing at 4 p.m. It wasn’t the best. We didn’t have five hours to recuperate,” Miller said.

I would prefer to have performed poorly and prevailed: David Miller

Miller acknowledged that, despite his animosity, New Zealand was the superior team that day. In celebration of his son’s birth, he scored an undefeated 100* off 67 balls, but he said he would have exchanged it for a South African victory. After winning the toss, New Zealand took advantage of ideal conditions to set a lofty goal of 363 runs. It’s interesting to note that the South African was reluctant to predict the likely victor of the final when asked.

“I would have preferred to have lost and played poorly. Pursuing 360 degrees is not simple. We didn’t get as much purchase from the wicket as they did. Both of them make fantastic teams. India has long been exceptional. “This game is going to be fantastic,” Miller said.

Tags: CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025David MillerKane WilliamsonNew Zealandsouth africa
ShareTweetPin
Previous Post

Sunil Gavaskar disagrees with Gautam Gambhir’s defence of Rohit Sharma’s ‘impact’ in Champions Trophy 2025

Next Post

‘India are an outstanding team, but anything can happen’- Kane Williamson ahead of 2025 Champions Trophy final

Related Posts

[WATCH] IPL 2025: Mitchell Marsh puts Rashid Khan to the sword in 25-run over

[WATCH] IPL 2025: Mitchell Marsh puts Rashid Khan to the sword in 25-run over

May 22, 2025
[WATCH] IPL 2025: Arshad Khan slips twice in one over in GT vs LSG match

[WATCH] IPL 2025: Arshad Khan slips twice in one over in GT vs LSG match

May 22, 2025
IPL 2025: Why is Shardul Thakur not playing in GT vs LSG Match 64?

IPL 2025: Why is Shardul Thakur not playing in GT vs LSG Match 64?

May 22, 2025
Rishabh Pant slams post claiming his release from LSG before IPL 2026 -'Little sense will help, let's be responsible'

Rishabh Pant slams post claiming his release from LSG before IPL 2026 -‘Little sense will help, let’s be responsible’

May 22, 2025
Next Post
'India are an outstanding team, but anything can happen'- Kane Williamson ahead of 2025 Champions Trophy final

'India are an outstanding team, but anything can happen'- Kane Williamson ahead of 2025 Champions Trophy final

Champions Trophy 2025: Ravindra finds the right balance in crucial innings

Champions Trophy 2025: Ravindra finds the right balance in crucial innings

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Top Teams

  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Australia
  • England
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Bangladesh
  • Afghanistan
  • West Indies

Series

  • IPL
  • BBL
  • PSL
  • The Asia Cup
  • T20 World Cup
  • Cricket World Cup

Search

No Result
View All Result

Categories

  • ACC U19 ASIA CUP (3)
  • Afghanistan (379)
  • Afghanistan women (3)
  • AMERICAN PREMIER LEAGUE (1)
  • Article (255)
  • Ashes (104)
  • ASIA CUP (318)
  • Asian Games (2)
  • Auction (48)
  • Australia (1,575)
  • AUSTRALIAN WOMEN (133)
  • Bangladesh (741)
  • BANGLADESH WOMEN (27)
  • BBL (108)
  • BCCI (259)
  • Border-Gavaskar Trophy (574)
  • BPL (5)
  • Canada (17)
  • CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE (50)
  • Champions Trophy (659)
  • COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (62)
  • CPL (40)
  • Cricket (16,008)
  • Cricket news (15,881)
  • Cricket Tips (16)
  • Cricket World Cup (1,207)
  • CSK (568)
  • CWG (150)
  • DC (457)
  • DPL (19)
  • Duleep Trophy (65)
  • England (1,338)
  • ENGLAND WOMEN (45)
  • FANTASY TIPS (3)
  • Featured (10,710)
  • GLOBAL G20 (1)
  • GLOBAL T20 (17)
  • GT (345)
  • ICC (177)
  • ICC T20 WORLD CUP (893)
  • ICC Under 19 (41)
  • ILT20 (48)
  • IND vs AUS (174)
  • IND VS PAK (134)
  • India (5,322)
  • INDIA WOMEN (288)
  • IPL (3,406)
  • IRANI CUP (22)
  • Ireland (111)
  • IRELAND VS INDIA (32)
  • IRELAND WOMEN (24)
  • ISPL (7)
  • Japan (1)
  • KENYA (3)
  • KKR (496)
  • Legends Cricket Trophy (2)
  • LEGENDS LEAGUE CRICKET (25)
  • LILT20 (1)
  • LPL (LANKA PREMIER LEAQUE) (22)
  • LSG (388)
  • Maharaja Trophy (18)
  • MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET (26)
  • Malaysia women (5)
  • MARSH ONE-DAY CUP (7)
  • mi (597)
  • MLC (22)
  • Mood Special (174)
  • MPL (3)
  • NAMIBA (23)
  • NATIONAL T20 CUP (4)
  • Nepal (70)
  • Nepal Women (4)
  • Netherland (89)
  • New Zealand (582)
  • New Zealand Women (67)
  • News (13,863)
  • ODI WORLD CUP (188)
  • ODIs (293)
  • OMAN (21)
  • ONE DAY CUP (24)
  • Pakistan (1,390)
  • PAKISTAN WOMEN (46)
  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA (12)
  • PBKS (405)
  • PCB (108)
  • psl (83)
  • RANJI TROPHY (175)
  • RCB (582)
  • RR (431)
  • SA20 (99)
  • Scotland (35)
  • South Africa (777)
  • SOUTH AFRICA VS AUSTRALIA (19)
  • SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN (69)
  • sports (13,916)
  • SRH (395)
  • Sri Lanka (622)
  • Sri Lanka women (56)
  • SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY (18)
  • T10League (7)
  • T20 Blast (716)
  • T20 World Cup (934)
  • T20I SERIES (491)
  • Test (1,703)
  • Thailand women (7)
  • The Asia Cup (12)
  • THE HUNDRED MEN (60)
  • THE HUNDRED WOMENS (26)
  • TNPL (7)
  • Twitter Reacts (23)
  • U19 World Cup (7)
  • UAE (8)
  • UAE WOMEN (4)
  • UGANDA (14)
  • Uncategorized (159)
  • UPL (6)
  • UPT20 (9)
  • US Masters T10 League (5)
  • USA (92)
  • VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY (17)
  • VITALITY BLAST (6)
  • WBBL (43)
  • WCL (3)
  • West Indies (416)
  • WEST INDIES VS INDIA (64)
  • WEST INDIES WOMEN (28)
  • WI vs IND (82)
  • WOMEN ASHES (8)
  • Women T20 (14)
  • WOMEN T20 WORLD CUP (174)
  • WOMEN'S ASHES (8)
  • Women's Asia Cup T20 (53)
  • women's U-19 T20 (22)
  • WORLD CUP (24)
  • World Test Championship (1,019)
  • WPL (231)
  • WTC (61)
  • ZIM AFRO T10 (10)
  • Zimbabwe (138)

TOP TEAMS

  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • England

TOP PLAYERS

  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • MS Dhoni
  • Rohit Sharma
  • Virat Kohli
  • Hardik Pandya

TOP SERIES

  • Indian Premier League (IPL)
  • Caribbean Premier League (CPL)
  • Pakistan Super League (PSL)
  • Big Bash League (BBL)
  • T20 Blast

MORE

  • Press Release
  • Cricket Interviews
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • FEEDBACK
  • CAREERS
  • ADVERTISE WITH US
  • WRITE FOR US
  • DMCA
  • DISCLAIMER

© 2022 Cricketmood.com - All Rights Reserved.

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyrights Notice
  • Home
  • Schedule
  • Fantasy Tips
  • Series
  • More
No Result
View All Result
TOPICS
  • Featured Section
    • The Asia Cup
  • Series
    • IPL
    • BBL
    • psl
    • The Asia Cup
    • T20 World Cup
    • Cricket World Cup
  • Cricket Fantasy Tips
    • T20 World Cup
  • Cricket Stats
    • Cricket
  • IPL Teams
    • CSK
    • MI
    • RCB
    • GT
    • LSG
    • RR
    • KKR
    • DC
    • PBKS
    • SRH
  • ICC Rankings
  • Interviews
  • Twitter Reactions
  • Cricket Appeal
  • Social Tracker

© 2022 Cricketmood.com - All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

- Select Visibility -