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Black Caps

plural noun

  1. the Black Caps
    the international cricket team of New Zealand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Black Caps1

C20: so named because of the players' black caps
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Bracewell struck three fours and two sixes in hitting 53 off 40 balls late on, but the Black Caps' total never felt enough.

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Ravindra's swift scoring meant the Black Caps could afford for Williamson to make a relatively slow start, confident he would be able to catch up.

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Spin continued to do the trick for the Black Caps, with Ravindra getting Aiden Markram caught and bowled before Phillips and Michael Bracewell also picked up wickets with their off-spin.

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The Black Caps opted to bat first in Lahore and posted a tournament-record 362-6 in a superbly paced one-day innings.

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In comparison, New Zealand batter Kane Williamson's figure was 57.5% when the Black Caps were chasing 250 to beat India at the same ground on Sunday.

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