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New Zealand's batting woes exaggerated - Moody

Tom Moody, Sri Lanka's coach, believes New Zealand's batting woes are overstated, and that there is no need to panic ahead of the World Cup

10-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Rain ruins series decider

Rain ruined the deciding ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka as the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled

09-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Cricket returns to Hamilton with series up for grabs

International cricket returns to Hamilton's Seddon Park with the five-match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka evenly poised at 2-2

08-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Fleming dismisses rotation blame

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain, has dismissed the rotation policy as a reason for his side's crushing defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka on Saturday

08-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

SL seamers shred New Zealand

Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play

06-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Fleming returns for fourth one-dayer

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, will return to the side for the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at Auckland on Saturday

03-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Bond backs rotation system

Shane Bond has defended New Zealand's rotation policy for one-day internationals, pointing to Australia's playing depth as proof the system works

02-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

New Zealand clinch a last-ball thriller

James Franklin's calmness under pressure and Michael Mason's last-ball four clinched a nail-biting one-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Queenstown

30-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

'Bowling must improve' - Vettori

Having been spanked to most parts of McLean Park in Napier during the first ODI against Sri Lanka, New Zealand's bowling attack are looking to improve on a bowling performance that saw them give up a hefty target 285 with ten overs to spare.

30-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

McMillan recalled into squad for second ODI

McMillan was dropped from the one-day squad around the same time last year for the four home ODIs against Sri Lanka after a poor performance in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against Australia

29-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayasuriya sizzles in Sri Lanka's win

Sanath Jayasuriya overpowered New Zealand with brutal batting display, crashing 111 off 82 deliveries, and set up an emphatic seven-wicket victory for Sri Lanka in the first match of a five-game series at Napier

27-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Astle cleared to play first one-day

New Zealand and Sri Lanka won a Test and Twenty20 each and the five-match one-day series will decide who takes the winner's position

27-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

O'Brien called up as cover

Iain O'Brien, the Wellington medium-pace bowler, has been called up as cover for Michael Mason and Mark Gillespie during the first ODI against Sri Lanka on December 28

27-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Astle sees New Zealand home

Stuttering, stumbling, bumbling, New Zealand eventually managed to find a way home, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets at Eden Park to ensure that the two match Twenty20 series was shared one-all

26-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Fleming rested for first two ODIs

Stephen Fleming has been rested for the first two one-day internationals against Sri Lanka

23-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka and rain win the day

Sanath Jayasuriya enjoyed a field day at Wellington's Westpac Stadium, picking up three key wickets as Sri Lanka derailed New Zealand's batting onslaught, and then playing a blitzkrieg of an innings to propel his side to an 18-run Duckworth-Lewis victory

22-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Prasanna Jayawardene laid low by appendix surgery

Prasanna Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan wicketkeeper who played in the two Tests against New Zealand, is in a Wellington hospital after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix

21-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Crowe calls for Murali action review

Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand batsman, has called for the ICC to review Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action

21-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Murali spins Sri Lanka to series leveller

Muttiah Muralitharan was the ringmaster, claiming his ninth ten-wicket haul of the year, as Sri Lanka wrapped a series-levelling 217-run victory just before tea on day four at the Basin Reserve

17-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Vettori rested for Twenty20 matches

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand left-arm spinner, has been rested for the two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka at Wellington and Auckland on December 22 and 26

17-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

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