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Toss Sri Lanka chose to field vs New Zealand Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first under cloudy skies in Hamilton, after rain delayed the start of the second ODI by two-and-a-half hours. The match will now be a 37-overs-a-side contest, with the first powerplay eight overs long, and two bowlers allowed

On a blustery Wellington day, an Antarctic chill blowing in with the southerly, New Zealand’s home advantage may have played a role in their victory. This is what Matt Henry thinks, after his 4 for 19 led the demolition of Sri Lanka’s batting order. Bowling first on a green pitch, New Zealand rolled Sri Lanka

New Zealand opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The substantial covering of grass on the pitch, which is likely to assist the seamers early, had prompted that decision from New Zealand’s new

Jacob Duffy‘s international career has been a stop-start one. Since making his T20I debut in December 2020, he has largely been on the bench, with Tim Southee ahead of him in the pecking order. Till 2023, he did not play more than four T20Is in a calendar year. But in 2024, he was given more

Toss New Zealand opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first in the final T20I in Nelson. The hosts have already wrapped up the series having won the first two games, and are looking to secure a 3-0 sweep. Having batted first in the first two games,

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs New Zealand Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bowl for a second game in a row, as they seek a crucial win at Mount Maunganui to stay alive in the three-match T20I series. New Zealand had won the first game on Saturday in dramatic fashion.

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs New Zealand Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the first T20I at Mount Maunganui. This is the first of three T20Is, which will be followed by an ODI series. With conditions at the Bay Oval expected to offer plenty of seam

Dubai has been confirmed as the venue for all matches of the Champions Trophy 2025 involving India, including one of the semi-finals and possibly the final, too, if India get there. The schedule, officially released by the ICC on Tuesday, specifies that “semi-final 1 will involve India if they qualify” and will be played in

Hard-hitting middle-order batter Bevon Jacobs has been handed his maiden New Zealand call-up by being picked for the upcoming three-match home T20I series against Sri Lanka. Jacobs was part of the New Zealand XI side that took on Sri Lanka in a 10-overs-a-side tour match in Lincoln on Monday, although he did not get a

Mitchell Santner has been named New Zealand’s new white-ball captain, taking over from Kane Williamson who stepped down after the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Santner has previously captained in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and his first series in the full-time role will come against Sri Lanka from late December. The first major

“It’s a nice way to, I guess, fade off after what has been an incredible journey,” Tim Southee said in the indoor nets at Seddon Park. New Zealand had just claimed a hearty win against England, the margin of 423 runs equalling their largest in history. It might have only been a consolation, with England

Ben Stokes was forced to leave the field during day three of England’s third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park after a recurrence of a left hamstring injury. He will undergo a scan this evening to understand the full extent of the injury. England’s captain pulled up after the second ball of the 56th

Bella James, the Otago Sparks top-order batter, has earned a maiden call-up to the New Zealand squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia in Wellington next week. Injuries have, however, ruled opener Georgia Plimmer and fast bowler Lea Tahuhu out of the series. James has represented Otago 137 times across formats since her debut

Big picture: Threat of 3-0 overshadows Southee fanfare From whitewash to whitewash? It would be quite a humbling for New Zealand, after their exploits in India – though there is still time to salvage some pride. While they have been blanked at home by Australia on several recent occasions, those have tended to be two-Test

Joe Root isn’t the No. 1 Test batter in the world anymore. The man he said was “far and away the best player in the world at the minute”, Harry Brook, has gone to the top of the pile following his 123 and 55 in the second Test in New Zealand, which came on the

Devon Conway will miss New Zealand’s third and final Test against England this week ahead of the birth of his first child. New Zealand coach Gary Stead said the team supported Conway’s decision. “Family comes first in this environment and we’re all really excited for Dev and his wife Kim to welcome their first child,”

Ben Sawyer has been reappointed head coach of the New Zealand women’s team for two years. Sawyer, who oversaw New Zealand’s first-ever T20 World Cup win earlier this year – they beat South Africa in the final – will remain at the helm until December 2026. This period includes the women’s ODI World Cup in

Ben Stokes has credited England’s “more dominant cricket” for securing their first series win in New Zealand since 2008, with Black Caps captain Tom Latham ceding his side were unable to cope with the pressure they were put under by the tourists. England needed just three days to secure a 2-0 lead in the three-match

England 280 and 427 for 6 dec (Root 106, Bethell 96, Duckett 92, Brook 55) lead New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) by 582 runs England batted on for 6.3 overs before declaring their innings closed on the third morning at Basin Reserve. That was enough time for Joe Root to notch his 36th

Lunch England 280 and 82 for 1 (Duckett 39*, Bethell 34*) lead New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) by 237 runs England stamped their authority on the second Test against New Zealand, stretching their lead beyond 200 during another fast-forward session at Basin Reserve. After Gus Atkinson had become the first bowler in history

Harry Brook has hailed his 123 on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington as the best of his eight Test hundreds, eclipsing the 317 he scored against Pakistan two months ago. Brook’s 115-ball innings – including a century from 91, his second-fastest in Tests – has put England in

Big picture: The Basin revisited Twenty-one months later, there’s still so much to unpack from that last extraordinary contest between New Zealand and England at Wellington. A packed crowd at the Basin Reserve had been invited in for free to witness one of the most extraordinary finishes in Test history – one that left even

Ben Stokes has asked the ICC to revisit its over-rate thresholds and criticised them for not engaging with players, after both New Zealand and England copped over-rate penalties from their first Test in Christchurch. Both teams were docked three World Test Championship (WTC) points with 15% match fee fines across the board last week at

Craig Cumming, the former New Zealand batter, has been appointed as head coach of the Blaze for their first season affiliated to Nottinghamshire as part of the Tier 1 women’s domestic structure. Cumming has enjoyed success in his home country with Otago Sparks, leading them to two 50-over Hallyburton Johnstone titles in four years. He

Tom Latham, New Zealand’s Test captain, dismissed the notion that his team need to work on their catching after a litany of errors contributed to a chastening eight-wicket defeat in the first Test against England. The hosts dropped a staggering eight catches in the tourists’ first innings, with Harry Brook the lucky recipient of five

Ben Stokes suffered an injury scare on day four of the first Test against New Zealand after aborting a spell with the ball midway through his fifth over, but played it down as “more management than anything else” and declared himself fit for the second Test. England’s Test captain opened the bowling with himself on

Gavin Larsen is to step down as Warwickshire’s performance director after 18 months in the role, the club have announced. Larsen moved to the UK from New Zealand in early 2023, taking over in a new role after Paul Farbrace’s departure as sporting director. Larsen had previously spent eight years as New Zealand selector. The

Tom Latham, New Zealand’s Test captain, has signed as one of Warwickshire’s overseas players for the 2025 season. With little overlap between New Zealand’s schedule and the English summer – they could still qualify for the World Test Championship final, to be held at Lord’s in June, and will tour Zimbabwe in July-August – Latham

England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs New Zealand England won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first Test at Christchurch, on a green-tinged pitch but under clear skies, with the prospect of a hot day in the field if New Zealand can negotiate the early movement against the

Since Ben Stokes became Test captain in 2022, he has made a note of addressing his England squad ahead of each series. His first that summer was an array of individual chats which took place St George’s Park, England’s national football centre, where the team had gathered for medical screenings, outlining his vision. Ever since,