New Zealand news

Astle ruled out of Christchurch Test; Sodhi called-up

Mar 28, 2018: No sooner had Todd Astle been grasping a rare opportunity in Test cricket than he has been hit by injury

England in New Zealand 2017-18

England's lower gear, Stokes' focus and Taylor on one leg

Mar 11, 2018: England and New Zealand played out an entertaining series, although the decider was one-sided. What stood out over the five matches?

New Zealand v England, 4th ODI, Dunedin

Limping Taylor belts 181* in epic New Zealand win

Mar 7, 2018: Ross Taylor produced one of the greatest ODI innings - a large part of it on one leg - to help New Zealand level the series 2-2

England in New Zealand 2018

Sodhi returns to New Zealand's ODI squad

Feb 21, 2018: He last played 50-over cricket for his country in May 2017, but has been brought in as back up with fitness concerns over the team's frontline spin options

County news

Sodhi return offers Notts T20 certainty

Jan 25, 2018: Nottinghamshire's T20 batting line-up will look different this year but the overseas pairing of Dan Christian and Ish Sodhi offers stability

Northern Districts v Central Districts, Super Smash final, Hamilton

Devcich seals Northern Districts' second Super Smash title

Jan 20, 2018: The left-handed opener made 51 off 24 balls after taking three middle-order wickets to help Northern Districts chase a target of 100 with more than 11 overs to spare

ICC news

Munro, Sodhi and New Zealand top T20I rankings

Jan 4, 2018: New Zealand regained the No. 1 position as well following the recent 2-0 drubbing of West Indies

Otago v Northern Districts, Plunket Shield 2017-18, Alexandra

Sodhi, Seifert steer Northern Districts to first win

Nov 27, 2017: Tim Seifert's century set up a massive first-innings score of 456 before Ish Sodhi chipped away at Otago to return a match haul of nine wickets, including a five-for on the final day

India v New Zealand, 2nd T20I, Rajkot

New Zealand need strong response to salvage series

Nov 3, 2017: The visitors need to bulk up their middle order and tighten fielding if they are to avoid losing their first T20I series to India in Rajkot

India v New Zealand, 1st T20I, Delhi

Rohit, Dhawan break both records and New Zealand

Nov 1, 2017: Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma hit 80 apiece, putting on the highest opening partnership for India in T20Is, to carry the hosts to 202, a score they defended by 53 runs to register their first T20I win against New Zealand

New Zealand in India 2017-18

Sodhi replaces injured Astle in New Zealand squad

Oct 19, 2017: Astle suffered a groin injury during the New Zealanders' warm-up match against Board President's XI on Tuesday

India A v New Zealand A, 1st unofficial Test, Vijayawada, day 3

Karn, Shahbaz finish with 8-fors as NZ A suffer innings defeat

Sep 25, 2017: The two India spinners shared 16 wickets in the match to wrap the game up inside the first session of play on the third day

How Ish Sodhi learned to stop worrying and love his bowling

Sep 25, 2017: The legspinner talks about the time he spent out of the New Zealand side, and the insights he gained from Anil Kumble

Plunket Shield 2016-17

Auckland's loss hands Canterbury third Shield

Apr 1, 2017: Canterbury clinched their third Plunket Shield title in four years despite suffering a seven-wicket loss to Wellington in Christchurch. The winners were decided after defending champions Auckland conceded a three-wicket defeat to Central Districts in Napi

Plunket Shield 2016-17

Pink-ball trial at Eden Park returns positive feedback

Mar 9, 2017: The visibility of the pink ball when catching was a concern in the Plunket Shield, but Eden Park, the proposed venue for the day-night Test against England next year, was given a positive review

Plunket Shield 2016-17

Otago lower-order heroics deny Wellington

Mar 9, 2017: A round-up form the latest action in the Plunket Shield which featured the first round of pink-ball floodlit matches

County news

Nottinghamshire look to Sodhi for attacking impact

Mar 7, 2017: New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast

South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17

Keeping conundrum tops New Zealand's questions

Mar 5, 2017: Five things that New Zealand need to ponder before the Champions Trophy in England

South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17

Sodhi eager to be a man for all conditions

Feb 20, 2017: The legspinner hasn't had many opportunities for New Zealand this season, but understands his position and is learning to cope with the pressure

The Ford Trophy 2016-17

Wellington top table after Hamish Marshall ton

Feb 8, 2017: A round-up of the Ford Trophy matches played on February 8, 2017