Sidharth Monga

Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling added 352 in a record sixth-wicket stand, making sure New Zealand were now the only team that could win this Test

Brendon McCullum's 114 and BJ Watling's 52 was part of New Zealand's best sixth-wicket stand in second innings as they took the Test into the fourth day

For the first time on the tour, India began the day in ascendency, and they made the most of it by making giant strides towards a series-levelling win

The much-maligned Ishant Sharma continued to confound his critics by registering personal best of 6 for 51 to help bowl New Zealand out for 192

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington

Karnataka claimed their fifth Irani Trophy after comprehensively beating Rest of India by an innings an 222 runs

India haven't won a single overseas Test out of their last 12; New Zealand have won only three at home over the same period

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor refused to take their collective foot off India bowlers' throats, consigning the visitors to a 4-0 series defeat

India have lost the series, and the No. 1 ranking, but they will want to reacquaint themselves with the winning feeling, something New Zealand will want to deny the visitors

It took its time coming, it tested a few nerves, but New Zealand finally sealed their first series win at home in five years, not counting the ones against Zimbabwe and Bangaldesh

New Zealand have been wary of the Indian batsmen, India of their own bowlers, and all that caginess has added up to closely contested matches so far

On a surreal night that New Zealand kept swinging between spectacular and silly, they just couldn't conjure enough to close the deal against a resilient Indian lower middle order, which snuck a tie to keep the series alive

New Zealand are looking to win three in a row for the first time since 2010; India need to win three in a row to keep their top billing

New Zealand pushed India off the No. 1 position in ODIs with another clinical performance although India's middle order demanded that their bowlers stay at it till the end

New Zealand made it clear that they were going to go hard at India, but the visitors' tenacity could make for an exciting contest

All-round Corey Anderson and Mitchell McClenaghan came good at right times to put New Zealand ahead in the ODI series

New Zealand have a chance to send a message to the bog three of international cricket, and also to IPL teams, but they also need to correct an ordinary recent home record in ODIs

Plays of the day for the 1st T20 between New Zealand and West Indies in Auckland

Luke Ronchi and Brendon MCCullum turned a flagging New Zealand innings around with an unbeaten 85-run partnership in the last 7.1 overs, which gave them a comfortable total to defend given West Indies' batting

The second leg of our correspondent's South Africa tour diary features steel bands, pelvic thrusts, Ethiopian food, and a low-key last innings