Cricket News

In what might be the shortest turnaround between completely separate series, New Zealand farewell the Sri Lanka side they have dominated, and rejoin battle against Pakistan, who had tested them, across formats, in the UAE

Kumar Sangakkara mounted a sleek 21st ODI hundred on Tillakaratne Dilshan's foundation, to shepherd Sri Lanka toward a consolation victory in Wellington

Little-known TC Bruce, playing his first competitive game at domestic level, slammed 88 off 65 balls to propel Central Districts to a 49-run victory against Otago in New Plymouth, and set up a finals clash against Auckland on February 1

With the series wrapped up 4-1 before the seventh ODI in Wellington, New Zealand will be looking to rest their key players and test the strength of their wider squad

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes New Zealand's World Cup 2015 squad has "more strength" in both the batting and bowling departments that it did in previous editions of the tournament, giving them a greater chance of success

In the fifth episode of Contenders, a special ten-part buildup to the 2015 World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith discuss co-hosts New Zealand's chances

Martin Guptill will return to Derbyshire for the early part of next season ahead of New Zealand's tour to the UK. He will be available for the opening six County Championship matches and three T20s.

Ross Taylor had not scored a fifty during Sri Lanka's visit until his 96 in Dunedin on Sunday, but despite a string of mediocre scores, the batsman said he had never been out of form

Michael Pollard's mammoth 153 off 132 balls was pivotal to New Zealand Board President's XI's second win over the touring Pakistanis in Lincoln

Technical malfunction prevented Sri Lanka from reviewing an lbw decision against Martin Guptill in the fourth over of the sixth ODI in Dunedin, causing significant displeasure among the fielding team

A 117-run third-wicket stand between Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor was the centrepiece of New Zealand's imposing 315 for 8, which founded a 120-run victory against an ailing Sri Lanka

A round-up of the two preliminary finals of the 2014-15 Ford Trophy

New Zealand are leading 3-1 and a victory on Sunday in Dunedin will give them the series against Sri Lanka

The game-changing 267-run stand that sent records tumbling was born of enjoyment and good vibes, protagonists Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott said, after the pair was instrumental in earning New Zealand a 3-1 lead in the series against Sri Lanka

Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott put on a world record stand of 267 runs for the sixth wicket to lift New Zealand from 93 for 5 to 360 for 5, a total that was 108 runs beyond Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka are playing a double-header in Dunedin and need victory in both games to have a chance of winning the series against New Zealand

A wrap of the final round of league matches in the Ford Trophy

New Zealand clawed back from difficult situations, with the bat and ball, to claim a tense four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI in Nelson

A summary of how the 2015 World Cup quarterfinal venues have been allocated

England Women welcome back Rebecca Grundy and Laura Marsh for their tour of New Zealand next month.