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(c)Cricinfo en-gb After bossing New Zealand around in the Tests, Sri Lanka have been slightly deflated with a loss in momentum resulting from defeats in both Twenty20 contests over the past three days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107800/107852.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jesse Ryder's contributions, after being a phantom through the two Tests, had played a big part in putting the smiles back on New Zealand's faces https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107800/107836.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the second Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107800/107837.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder's clinical hitting and Nathan McCullum's teasing offspin were responsible for driving New Zealand to victory and handing Sri Lanka their fourth Twenty20 loss in a row https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107800/107832.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423501 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand snapped their winless streak on tour on Wednesday, and can savour a series victory if they keep their cool on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107751.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having won his first toss of what until this evening had been a disappointing tour, Vettori played a stellar role with the ball to help New Zealand sneak a humdinger at the R Premadasa Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107762.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the first Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107747.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand put a small part of their tour blues behind them by clinching a thrilling three-run win over Sri Lanka in the first of two Twenty20s at the R Premadasa Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107751.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/423026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leading into the first of two Twenty20s at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, neither Kumar Sangakkara nor Daniel Vettori was overly concerned about their previous T20 encounter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107712.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There is little riding on the outcome of two Twenty20 internationals except perhaps the chance to take an edge into the ensuing 50-over tri-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107700/107717.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50% of his match fees for violating ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori didn't have a lot to smile about yesterday, but was hoping to start afresh with the two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka after the defeats in the Test matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107617.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has said despite the 2-0 series win, the hosts were yet to reach their peak https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107648.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New Zealand captain was obviously disappointed, but found the need to sift through the rubble and take the proverbial positive from defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107640.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka had to wait until the 68th over of the day to seal a 2-0 sweep and cement their place at No. 2 in the ICC Test rankings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107647.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just when he looked like getting a hundred in the second innings, Jayawardene put himself into the record books for a reason that left him bittersweet at the end of the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107614.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand began their last innings of this series needing 494 to win or, more realistically, over four-and-a-half sessions to bat out a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107500.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rangana Herath believes that he is good enough to hold down a regular spot in the Sri Lankan side in Test cricket as well as the limited-overs forms of the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107569.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka, polished by an unbroken 68-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, bolstered their grip on the second Test with a lead of 339 and eight wickets in hand - and two days to go https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107594.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422505.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422505.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422505 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jeetan Patel, the New Zealand offspinner, put his effort down to perseverance and his belief in his ability to bowl in the right areas as he triggered a Sri Lankan collapse and helped his team bowl the hosts out for 416 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107540.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422467.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422467.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422467 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107534.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107532.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The only highlight was the New Zealand captain crossing 300 Test wickets, but it seemed that after that landmark New Zealand's intensity dipped https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107497.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422305.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422305.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422305 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka coach has said that his team capitalised on New Zealand's negative bowling to finish on top on the first day at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107502.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori prised out the two wickets he needed to cross 300 Test victims on the first day of the second Test at the SSC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107490.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second Test running Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera batted with a purity of purpose that New Zealand have been unable to produce all tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107500/107500.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There's a buzz that Sri Lanka, after England claimed back the Ashes, are sitting pretty at No. 2 in the Test world. But Kumar Sangakkara is having none of it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107476.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fate of this contest depends on New Zealand's ability to hit back hard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107469.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While New Zealand own a decent record in Sri Lanka - three wins, three losses and five draws - it's the nature of their recent form that leaves a mark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107472.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422062.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422062.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422062 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori and Andy Moles, New Zealand's captain-coach duo, have said being appointed national selectors merely formalises the role they were already playing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/421765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/421765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Richardson has reopened the question over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action by saying that he was convinced many of his deliveries were well beyond the 15-degree allowance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106511.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryl Tuffey and Brendon Diamanti have made it to New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad while Nathan McCullum misses out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106810.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/421441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/421441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and coach Andy Moles have been appointed to the national selection panel after existing selector Dion Nash stepped down due to personal commitments https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97700/97724.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/421436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/421436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori has singled out Tillakaratne Dilshan's ruthless performance with the bat as the key factor behind New Zealand's 202-run defeat in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107300/107310.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421254.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421254.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, has said the amount of pressure that his bowlers built around New Zealand paid off and brought them victory on the final day of the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107300/107342.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Led by Murali and Thushara, Sri Lanka made light work of New Zealand's resistance, romping to a 202-run win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107300/107348.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421028.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/421028.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-421028 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles believed the pitch is still favourable for batting and his side has the wherewithal to combat Sri Lanka's impressive bowling attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101117.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420974.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420974.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420974 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan has said that he will review his experimental role as an opener and decide which batting position is better suited to him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107298.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420972 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was no case of second-time-unlucky for Tillakaratne Dilshan, and a blazing century pushed a tummy-bug-hit New Zealand to the brink as the Galle Test entered its climactic phase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107156.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder have been hit by a stomach bug and have returned to their hotel room at the start of the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has said New Zealand are unlikely to collapse the way Pakistan did last month in Galle because the pitch was yet to dry and break up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107266.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand opener Tim McIntosh is disappointed after missing a second Test hundred on another rain hit day in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107252.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420606.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420606.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420606 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Thushara and Muttiah Muralitharan were Sri Lanka's bowling heroes, while Tim McIntosh, who faced 226 balls for his 69, led the resistance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107252.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera has said his unsatisfactory scores in the previous series against Pakistan motivated him to get a big hundred at the start of the series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107197.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori has said his team fought well to dismiss Sri Lanka for 452 but the real test was to back that with a good batting performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107202.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having seen Thilan Samaraweera strike a magnificent 159 and take Sri Lanka to 452, New Zealand responded strongly in the final session https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107194.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan has said he enjoyed the role of opener after cracking a 72-ball 92 on the first day in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107156.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A wonderfully composed 26th Test century from Mahela Jayawardene and a thrill-a-minute 92 from Tillakaratne Dilshan allowed Sri Lanka to dominate the opening day's play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107100/107169.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-420119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has played down Sri Lanka's tag of overwhelming favourites for the two-Test series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/94900/94991.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has played down Sri Lanka's tag of overwhelming favourites for the two-Test series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106808.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having featured in both Tests in Bangladesh last October the offspinner is likely be an integral part of New Zealand's tactical approach in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106900/106981.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While New Zealand own a decent record in Sri Lanka - three wins, three losses and five draws - it's the nature of their recent form that leaves a mark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101103.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It will be the first time Dilshan will be opening the innings during his 55-match Test career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107046.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419854.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419854.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419854 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's batsmen managed to get an eye in on the final day of the tour game which ended in a tame draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107057.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After hiring the inventor of the doosra coach them, New Zealand have drafted in a teenage bowler, Maurice Holmes, to help them prepare for the Tests against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106869.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a hard day's work in the field for the New Zealanders on the second day at the NCC as they conceded a slender 27-run lead against Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107045.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two half-century partnerships in the lower order lifted the New Zealanders after an unimpressive start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107000/107009.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has returned to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the series against New Zealand after recovering from injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105800/105837.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/419066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nadeera Nawela scored an unbeaten 64 to deny the tourists a win in the tour opener https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106899.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan and Surrey offspinner, has been appointed as spin consultant by New Zealand Cricket for the next 12 months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106872.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418479 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Crucial innings from Daniel Vettori and Ross Taylor put the tourists in control https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand began their tour with a good bowling performance, dismissing Sri Lanka Development XI for 159 on the first day of the three-day tour match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori has said he's aware it is not only Sri Lanka's spinners that his side will they will have to be wary of, but also the quick bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106807.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/418256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Flynn is preparing to face Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis by watching old videos of Stephen Fleming and Mark Richardson batting in Colombo in 2003 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96900/96911.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/417360.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/417360.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417360 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum have admitted signing the national contracts last month had been a difficult decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103200/103218.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/417357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/417357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Martin, the New Zealand seamer, has expressed his desire to team up with Shane Bond and the new ball at the international level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96100/96186.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/415103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/415103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glenn Turner, New Zealand's chairman of selectors, has defended the selection of players without central contracts for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka in August and September https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98200/98217.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/415099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/415099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand will not play the five-match bilateral ODI series in Sri Lanka as originally planned and will just play a short tri-series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/413670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/413670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-413670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryl Tuffey is keen to "make up for lost time" after his two-year break from international cricket as a result of his participation in the ICL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/72500/72550.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-413306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reece Young, the Auckland wicketkeeper-batsman, has said he hadn't expected to be picked in the national squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105600/105634.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-413216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond is set to play his first international matches in nearly two years after being named to tour Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/74900/74985.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/413056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-413056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand will play a triangular series in Sri Lanka ahead of the Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/410589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/410589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT