Black Caps close in on Sri Lanka total
Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of Sri Lanka on day two of the first Test.
Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of Sri Lanka on day two of the first Test.
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand as the hosts wrestled back the initiative to reach 302-7 at stumps on the first day of the first Test.
New Zealand play Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests in Galle from Wednesday as the visitors look to shake off the frustration of their abandoned match with Afghanistan.
The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days of rain, just the eighth Test in history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand on Tuesday.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand’s white-ball teams, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand hammered Papua New Guinea in Monday’s dead-rubber.
Lockie Ferguson returned the remarkable figures of three wickets for no runs in his maximum four overs as New Zealand bowed out of the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea.
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Already eliminated New Zealand claimed a consolation win against Uganda on Friday.
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Sherfane Rutherford scored 68* in the West Indies’ win in Trinidad on Wednesday.
Sherfane Rutherford rescued the West Indies with the bat and their bowlers contained New Zealand to complete a 13-run victory in Trinidad on Wednesday.
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Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan both took 4-17 in Afghanistan’s convincing win on Friday.