New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is set to return from a back injury for the upcoming One-Day International series against Bangladesh, selectors said Saturday.
Guptill was ruled out of the ongoing Twenty20 series against India after aggravating a (...)
India's bowlers laid the foundation before Shikhar Dhawan anchored a straightforward chase to secure the tourists a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first One-Day International here Wednesday.
Opener Dhawan made 75 not out (...)
An unsafe outfield forced the abandonment of the second One-Day International between New Zealand and Australia without a ball being bowled Thursday.
Rain during the morning had left the McLean Park outfield sodden and play was delayed by almost (...)
New Zealand needs to bowl as well as it did at the start of Australia's innings in the first One-Day International in Auckland if it is to wrap up the series Thursday, according to all-rounder Mitchell Santner.
The host reduced Australia to 67 for (...)
Kane Williamson belted 73 off 55 balls as New Zealand cruised to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 match in Napier Tuesday.
New Zealand cut down its 142-run target with two overs to spare as captain Williamson held the innings (...)
Hashim Amla missed out on a 10th century and Morne Morkel had a five-wicket haul as they guided South Africa to a comfortable six-wicket victory over New Zealand in their second One-Day International here Wednesday, sealing the series with a game to (...)
All Blacks winger Hosea Gear scored three tries as the New Zealand Maori rugby team capped centenary celebrations with a 35-28 win over England Wednesday.
The Maori, who had previously beaten the New Zealand Barbarians and Ireland in a three-match (...)
New Zealand defeated Australia by 2 wickets with four balls to spare in the One-Day International here Wednesday.
Chasing 276 for victory Scott Styris, who was included in the squad due to Daniel Vettori's stiff neck, steered the Kiwis to a (...)
Jacob Oram's superb 83 off 40 balls helped New Zealand on its way to a crushing 146-run win over Bangladesh in the first One-Day International.
The all-rounder provided an astonishing late onslaught as the Black Caps posted 336-9 from their 50 (...)
Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf fell 11 runs short of his 25th Test century Monday to ensure the third Test against New Zealand remains intriguingly balanced in Napier.
Openers Imran Farhat (61) and Salman Butt (66) fell early on, but Yousuf saw (...)
centuries from openers Salman Butt and Imran Farhat guided Pakistan close to New Zealand's massive first-innings lead as the visitors ended the third day on 128 without loss in the third and final Test here Sunday.
Butt brushed aside his failure in (...)
run sixth-wicket partnership between New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum marshalled the Kiwis to 346 and put it in the driving seat of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Napier Saturday.
New Zealand started the second (...)
New Zealand was 45 for none at stumps on day one of the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan in Napier.
That was in reply to Pakistan's first innings score of 223, which was anchored by opener Imran Farhat who remained unbeaten on (...)
Vangipurappu Laxman scored his 14th Test century after Gautam Gambhir had batted for almost 11 hours to ensure India secured a draw in the second Test against New Zealand on Monday.
India, forced to follow on after being bowled out for 305, (...)
Gautam Gambhir ground his way to his fifth Test century as India edged closer to saving the second Test against New Zealand by the close of play on the fourth day on Sunday.
The tourists, who won the first match of the three-Test series in Hamilton (...)
New Zealand needs nine wickets in two days to level the series against India after it seized control of the second Test on the third day at McLean Park on Saturday.
India, following on, was 47 for one at stumps in the second innings after Chris (...)
India slumped to 79 for three in reply to New Zealand's mammoth 619 for nine declared led by Jesse Ryder's double century on the second day of the second test at McLean Park on Friday.
Rahul Dravid was on 21 and Sachin Tendulkar was yet to score at (...)
Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder combined for a record 271-run partnership to help New Zealand recover from a disastrous start and reach 351 for four at the end of the first day of the second test against India on Thursday.
Taylor (151) and Ryder (137 (...)
West Indies captain Chris Gayle made a timely return to the century ranks Monday to ensure a final day showdown in the second cricket Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here.
Gayle, unbeaten on 146 – his first century from 24 Tests in three (...)
An unbeaten century by the impenetrable Shivnarine Chanderpaul rescued the West Indies from a disastrous start to the second cricket Test against New Zealand here Friday.
At stumps the West Indies was 258 for six as Chanderpaul assisted by Brendon (...)
England spinner Monty Panesar claimed six wickets to wrap up the deciding third Test against New Zealand just after lunch on the fifth day on Wednesday.
New Zealand, chasing an improbable 553 to win, was bowled out for 431 in its second innings to (...)
Monty Panesar and Stuart Broad sparked a characteristic batting collapse from New Zealand to all but clinch the third Test, and series, after the fourth day's play on Tuesday.
New Zealand, from a seemingly comfortable position at tea with Matthew (...)
England's Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell scored centuries to lead their side to a massive 501-run lead and all but end New Zealand's chances of winning the deciding third Test on Monday.
Strauss, who had not scored a hundred in his last 30 test (...)
England extended its lead to 176 runs at the close of play on the second day of the deciding third Test after Ryan Sidebottom ripped through New Zealand's batting lineup on Sunday.
Sidebottom finished with career-best figures of seven for 47 and (...)
Kevin Pietersen broke out of his recent form slump to rescue England and guide it to 240 for seven at the close on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Pietersen, who had not made a Test score above 50 since August, was (...)
