Cricket News

Otago Volts completed their victorious run in the Champions League T20 with their third comprehensive win, against Sunrisers Hyderabad

An explosive surge from Kusal Perera gave Sri Lanka A a slender advantage against New Zealand A on day three in Pallekele

The ability to play more games and shoulder more responsibility played a key role in Ryan ten Doeschate's decision to join Otago Volts

Former Test cricketers Richard Hadlee, Martin Snedden and Geoff Allott have been elected in the New Zealand Cricket board of directors

Heavy skies interfered again in Pallekele, but there was enough time for Kaushal Silva to complete another first-class hundred in a fine year for the right-hand batsman

Ryan ten Doeschate's bruising 64 from 32 broke the back of a mediocre Kandurata Maroons total, and all but secured Otago Volts' place in the Champions League proper

Sri Lanka A finished the rain-affected first day of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A on 115 for 3

A menacing opening burst from Otago Volts' fast bowlers and a well-measured mauling from Brendon McCullum delivered them an eight-wicket victory over Faisalabad Wolves, who failed to compete in any discipline

A look at the four qualifying teams of the Champions League T20 2013

The opening batsman Anton Devcich has been named in New Zealand's limited-overs squad to tour Bangladesh next month

India A completed a clean sweep in the one-dayers over New Zealand A though they faced much stiffer competition in the final game

Former Test cricketers Richard Hadlee, Martin Snedden and Geoff Allott are among eight recommended people likely to be voted in as NZC's new board of directors

Ashok Menaria's all-round efforts took India A to a series win against New Zealand A in the three-match unofficial ODI series

India will kick off their New Zealand tour in January with an ODI in Napier. Auckland and Wellington will host the two Tests later in February and have also been given an ODI each

A 114-ball 103 from Robin Uthappa helped India A beat New Zealand A by six wickets in the first unofficial ODI in Visakhapatnam

Daniel Vettori has said that legspinner Ish Sodhi was one of the most promising bowlers he had seen, and that he could have a bright international career

The uncapped legspinner Ish Sodhi and batting allrounder Corey Anderson have been named in New Zealand's Test squad to tour Bangladesh next month

Half-centuries from New Zealand A captain Tom Latham and Carl Cachopa ensured the second unofficial Test against India A ended in a draw

Manprit Juneja's fifth first-class century helped India A end the third day of the unofficial Test in Visakhapatnam within a touching distance of New Zealand A's first-innings total

Doug Bracewell and Ish Sodhi, Nos 9 and 10, defied India A with a 162-run partnership that stretched the New Zealand A innings to 437 on the second day of the second and final unofficial Test in Visakhapatnam