Sri Lanka claim consolation win
Sri Lanka razed New Zealand’s top order on Saturday to win the third ODI in Auckland by 140 runs and salvage a lone victory in the series.
Sri Lanka razed New Zealand’s top order on Saturday to win the third ODI in Auckland by 140 runs and salvage a lone victory in the series.
New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top-order to win the rain-reduced second ODI in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series.
Matt Henry claimed four wickets and Will Young scored an unbeaten 90 as New Zealand coasted to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI on Sunday.
Kusal Perera cracked a career-best 101 off just 46 balls as Sri Lanka secured a consolation seven-run victory in the third and final T20I against New Zealand in Nelson on Thursday.
Crucial wickets to Jacob Duffy and a rollicking cameo with the bat by Mitchell Hay saw New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to wrap up their T20I series with a game to spare at Mount Maunganui on Monday.
A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.
Hard-hitting New Zealand batsman Bevon Jacobs earned a maiden call-up Monday for their T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Tim Southee says he will never forget his “incredible journey” after the New Zealand great confirmed on Tuesday he had retired fully from international cricket.
New Zealand tore through England’s batting on Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note.
England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand’s advantage.
England’s hopes of a series clean sweep all but evaporated as they capitulated on day two of the third Test to trail New Zealand by 340 runs.
New Zealand failed to capitalise on a rock-steady start to reach 315-9 on day one of the third and final Test against England in Hamilton.
Tim Southee was hailed a New Zealand cricketing “great” by opposing captains as the seamer prepared to take on England in the last Test of a 16-year career.
An aggressive England dominated from start to finish to thrash New Zealand by 323 runs on Sunday in the second Test and emphatically win the series with a match to go.
Jacob Bethell and Ben Duckett were dismissed in the 90s but had put a dominant England nearly 400 runs ahead of New Zealand in the second Test on Saturday.