NZ are on fire, DC get away with their sloppy bowling mistakes, & The Hundred is leaning on its new owners for recruitment.

• New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the Champions Trophy opener. ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool writes about the Kiwis’ ability to get the basics right, which lays the foundation for spectacular moments.

• DC beat UPW by 7 wickets in the WPL. Our team analysed the biggest talking points, including an unimpressive UPW half century, DC’s sloppy bowling during the powerplay and death overs, UPW’s Aussie issue, & more!

• ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller reports that Hundred teams are already leaning on their owners’ global connections to recruit players.

• Sport and Crime’s Alex Holt Evans lays out the details in the Middlesex drama with their former CEO Richard Goutley and a missing £100,000.

• A report on Indian Internet usage shows that searches for Women’s cricket have gone up 103% in the last year.

Rohit’s impact for IND at ICC tournaments, the coaches who could revive BAN, & the cricket ball manufacturers’ strike in 1914.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando asks if Rohit Sharma is India’s best contemporary ODI batter at ICC tournaments, Mohammad Isam thinks the Phil Simmons-Mohammad Salahuddin coaching duo could revive Bangladesh, & Fernando says that Nahid Rana is at the forefront of Bangladesh’s new seam traditions.

• Cricverse’s Derek Pringle remembers his playing days with Jack Russell – the picky eater, the ever-painting artist, and the wicketkeeper who wasn’t scared of anything or anyone.

• Old Ebor has an incredible (and looong) story about the English cricket ball manufacturers’ strike in 1914!

• ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando wonders whether a boycott of the Men’s team would improve conditions for Afghani women.

Chinelle Henry on her WPL opportunity, & new rules for WI’s cricket administrators.