Jamie Alter

New Zealand seek to replicate Twenty20 form

Sri Lanka and New Zealand will attempt to kick-start the Compaq Cup on Tuesday though the weather threatens to be a dampener

07-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

McCullum upbeat despite defeat

Daryl Tuffey's performance and a chance to give other limited-overs recruits playing time were the bright spots McCullum pointed to in the warm-up defeat

06-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Limp batting leads to New Zealanders' defeat

A Sri Lanka A side fielding eight players with international experienced outclassed the New Zealanders in a low-scoring practice game

06-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Captains reflect on reversal of fortunes

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

05-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

The one that got away

He was perhaps the best wicketkeeper Sri Lanka produced; but five Tests was all he played

05-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter

Vettori thrilled with turnaround

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

04-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A scoop, some pain, and Bond's revenge

Plays of the day for the second Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

04-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Clinical New Zealand seal series

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

04-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter in Colombo

Buoyant New Zealand seek encore

New Zealand snapped their winless streak on tour on Wednesday, and can savour a series victory if they keep their cool on Friday

03-Sep-2009•The Preview by Jamie Alter in Colombo

Relieved Vettori praises team work

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

02-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Hand of Kulasekara

Plays of the day for the first Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand

02-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Fighting NZ overcome Dilshan blitz

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

02-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter in Colombo

We're confident but also wary of NZ - Sangakkara

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

01-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

New Zealand hope Bond return will change fortunes

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

01-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

The Sangakkara edge

Sri Lanka's captain has begun to infuse his side with his own brand of competitiveness, and the results seem to already be starting to show

01-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter

Vettori hopes for improved showing on limited-overs leg

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

31-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Naive NZ struggle to find the plot

As the team looks back at a one-sided series, there is more to ponder than just a spirit-sapping defeat. In the last five years New Zealand won just 12 Test wins from 40

30-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Vettori lauds last-ditch effort

The New Zealand captain was obviously disappointed, but found the need to sift through the rubble and take the proverbial positive from defeat

30-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath five-for hands Sri Lanka clean sweep

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

30-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

'Two nineties are disappointing, I'll take the runs' - Jayawardene

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

29-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

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