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Jayasundera dismissal causes another DRS stir

Sri Lanka were cost the wicket of Udara Jayasundera after third umpire Richard Kettleborough wrongfully adjudged him out due to an optical illusion in the DRS replays he saw

20-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton

Williamson takes NZ closer, but SL keep fighting

Kane Williamson is batting on 78 not out with New Zealand needing another 47 runs to win the Hamilton Test, but Sri Lanka kept the contest alive with a few late wickets

19-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

SL close in on lead after Chameera's five

Dushmantha Chameera's bouncers punched massive holes in the New Zealand batting line-up and left Sri Lanka with a great chance of securing a first-innings lead in Hamilton

18-Dec-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Taylor signs up for Sussex stint

Sussex have signed New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor as their overseas signing for the first half of the 2016 season, a move made possible by Steve Magoffin's application for a UK passport

18-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Clawed our way back in last half hour' - Southee

A change in atmospheric conditions as rain closed in on the ground may have played a role in New Zealand's late surge, Tim Southee has said

18-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton

Late wickets puncture SL's aggression

New Zealand put Sri Lanka in on a green pitch but the visitors combated the tough conditions with aggression, as a succession of batsmen played their shots against wayward bowling

17-Dec-2015•The Report by George Binoy

'Our seamers will also get assistance' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka captain, expects the pitch at Seddon Park to help his seam attack as much as New Zealand's

17-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton

Swing could be bigger factor than seam - Williamson

The grass on the Seddon Park surface promises plenty of seam movement, but it is swing through the air that may define the match, Kane Williamson has said

17-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton

Green pitch set to test inexperienced SL

New Zealand are unbeaten in their last 12 home Tests, and Sri Lanka will need to produce a special performance in Hamilton to upset that record

17-Dec-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hamilton

Hamilton pitch 'understandably doctored' - Jayaratne

Despite a history of help for the spinners at Seddon park, a verdant surface has caused interim head coach Jerome Jayaratne to abandon those expectations

16-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mascarenhas praises luckless Bracewell

Bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas has said Doug Bracewell was "probably the best bowler" in New Zealand's ranks in the first Test, although his recent numbers haven't shown it

16-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Boult rested; Nicholls earns maiden call-up

In an effort to manage workloads, New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has been rested for the first three of the five ODIs against Sri Lanka starting on Boxing Day

14-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Batsmen respected NZ a lot more than expected - Mathews

Loose bowling on day one, and cautious batting on days two and three paved Sri Lanka's path to defeat, said Angelo Mathews after the 122-run loss in Dunedin

14-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Had to declare early to force a result - McCullum

Brendon McCullum described New Zealand's victory in the first Test in Dunedin as "bloody hard work", on a surface that flattened out after the second day

14-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Wagner paves way to NZ's 122-run victory

Neil Wagner led the attack for New Zealand, breaking a fluent stand between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal on the fifth morning, after which two more wickets fell

13-Dec-2015•The Report by George Binoy

Nicol, McClenaghan hand Auckland fourth T20 title

A match-winning knock from Rob Nicol, followed by a triple strike from Mitchell McClenaghan set up Auckland's 20-run win against Otago, as they lifted the Georgie Pie Super Smash title in New Plymouth

13-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

New Zealand push for win on rain-hit day

Rain and hail halted play three times at University Oval, and at stumps Sri Lanka had seven wickets left and 296 runs to get, with a better forecast for the final day

12-Dec-2015•The Report by George Binoy

Nicol takes Auckland into summit clash

A combined bowling effort ensured Auckland beat Canterbury by two runs in a rain-affected fixture in New Plymouth to set up clash against Otago in the final of the Georgie Pie Super Smash 2015-16

12-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

New Zealand pull away with 308-run lead

The third day in Dunedin was overcast, cold and windy - conditions that were as familiar to New Zealand as they were foreign to Sri Lanka, and the visitors struggled to cope

11-Dec-2015•The Report by George Binoy

Otago through after preliminary final washed out

Otago qualified to the Georgie Pie Super Smash final, by virtue of being table toppers in the domestic season, after their first preliminary final against Auckland was washed out in New Plymouth

11-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

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