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New Zealand A bowled themselves into a position of control on the third day of the second unofficial Test, making Zimbabwe A follow-on, and then picking up four second-innings wickets to leave the hosts struggling

Rubel Hossain ripped through the New Zealand top order and then came back to nip out the final wicket in a tense finish as Bangladesh made it 4-0 in front of a delirious crowd

Greater challenges lie ahead for New Zealand, with a tour of India starting next month, and any further humiliation augurs badly for a full series in tougher conditions

New Zealand A were the more motivated and determined team on day two of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A, surging powerfully ahead with some excellent late-order batting to declare at 526 for 8

New Zealand's Northern Knights will boast an envious roster after signing Herschelle Gibbs, Brad Hodge and David Warner for this summer's domestic Twenty20 tournament

New Zealand A's batsmen dominated the opening day of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A on another benign pitch, this time at the Country Club in Harare

Shakib Al Hasan did not raise his bat to acknowledge the cheers for his fifty - here was a man who knew his job was not yet done. He went on to defy oppressive conditions and take his side to a historic series win

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has admitted that his side was outplayed by Bangladesh, after conceding the five-match ODI series 0-3 with one game to go

A domineering all-round performance from Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a historic series win in Mirpur, their first against a top-flight opposition

History beckons Bangadesh's cricketers, who on Thursday could record their first series win against top-flight opposition

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh stand-in captain, has said that his team will look to improve its performance as Bangladesh aim for a clean sweep in the ongoing one-day series against New Zealand

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has expressed disappointment after his side's second successive defeat against Bangladesh, giving the hosts an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series with two games to go

After days of rain, the weather in Mirpur improved to allow a full one-day international and it was Bangladesh's spinners who shone, dismissing New Zealand cheaply to secure a seven-wicket victory

Lively scoring rates and sporting declarations were not sufficient to generate a result in the first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and Zimbabwe A in Harare

If Bangladesh win the third ODI against Mirpur, they will have not lost an ODI series against major opposition for the first time ever

The second one-day international between Bangladesh and New Zealand was washed out without a ball being bowled in Mirpur

While they are capable of the occasional flash of brilliance, Bangladesh's problem has been their inability to build on the winning momentum

Ricky Ponting has been picked to the lead the World ODI team of the year by a specially-appointed selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd

New Zealand have been honoured with the Spirit of Cricket Award at the ICC Awards in Bangalore

McCullum's unbeaten 116 against Australia in Christchurch in February this year was singled out as the best among five nominations