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Jayawardene hails team for 'winning tough moments'

On the second day, Sri Lanka were 50 for 5 in response to New Zealand's 221. Before the third day was done, the Test was finished, and the hosts had won

19-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Herath delivers crushing win for Sri Lanka

New Zealand slumped to a fifth straight Test defeat in conditions far less lethal than their scoreline suggested

19-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

Seamers caught us by surprise - Ford

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said the swing New Zealand's seam bowlers generated caught Sri Lanka by surprise on the second morning in Galle

18-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Dead heat after hard-fought day

The seesaw battle on the second day ensured the series lead would be decided by what is effectively a one-innings shootout

18-Nov-2012•The Report by George Binoy

We needed to bat more positively - McCullum

Brendon McCullum believed an early burst of wickets and tight bowling in the afternoon session from Sri Lanka's spinners cornered the visitors into reticence

17-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Herath five-for gives Sri Lanka control

Under sunny skies on a track good for batting, New Zealand failed to take advantage after winning the toss, allowing a disciplined Sri Lankan attack to first make inroads through pace before capitulating to Herath's left-arm spin

17-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

All-round Auckland crush Wellington

Defending champions Auckland opened their campaign with a comfortable five-wicket win against Wellington at the Westpac Stadium

16-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Aggressive batting recipe to win - Taylor

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor believes attacking Sri Lanka's spinners will give his side a good chance of winning the Test series

16-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Conditions key as New Zealand look to surprise Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

16-Nov-2012•The Preview by Andrew Fernando

Turner, Crowe to be NZC's talent scouts

Former national selector Glenn Turner and Martin Crowe have been recruited by New Zealand Cricket as high-performance talent scouts

15-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Otago hang on for draw in tight chase

Two centuries by Canterbury captain Peter Fulton weren't enough to force a win as Otago hung on for a draw in a tight contest in Dunedin

15-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

All-round Bruce Martin takes Auckland to big win

Seven wickets and a century from left-arm spinner Bruce Martin enabled Auckland to defeat Northern Districts by ten wickets at Eden Park

12-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka 3, Rain 2, New Zealand 0

Rain robbed New Zealand's best chance of sneaking in a win in a one-sided series, after they restricted Sri Lanka to 123 for 8 in Hambantota

12-Nov-2012•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Keenan made New Zealand Women coach

Katrina Keenan, the former fast bowler, has been appointed head coach of the White Ferns, the New Zealand Women's team

12-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

New Zealand's chance to start afresh before Tests

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

11-Nov-2012•The Preview by Andrew Fernando

Bowlers deliver series win for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat in Hambantota, in another rain-marred contest

10-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

New Zealand need bowlers to step up

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Hambantota

09-Nov-2012•The Preview by Andrew Fernando

Ryder assault razes Canterbury

Jesse Ryder smashed an unbeaten 57-ball 90 to help Wellington overhaul Canterbury's total with six wickets in hand in their opening match of the HRV Cup

09-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jesse Ryder fined for dissent

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been fined $750 for showing dissent towards the umpires during a Plunket Shield match

09-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Watling repaying New Zealand's faith

With four half-centuries in five ODIs, Watling is finally demonstrating what team management had seen in him for the past two years

08-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando

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