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In the last one-day series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, monsoon rains forced the teams to Dambulla in a bid to ensure that matches were played, but Sri Lanka's only hope in New Zealand is that there is a change in the weather over the next few

Sri Lanka have called up Lasith Malinga as fast-bowling cover for Nuwan Zoysa, who is expected to miss at least the first two games of their five-match one-day series in New Zealand after dislocating his finger during a rain-hit practice match on

Sri Lanka's Nuwan Zoysa is a serious injury concern ahead of Sunday's opening one-day match against New Zealand after dislocating his finger during a warm-up match with Central Districts

As the inaugural ICC Super Series in October 2005 - which will feature the top Test and one-day side taking on a World XI - draws closer, the forthcoming New Zealand-Sri Lanka series will feature an individual duel between two players vying for one

The Sri Lankans were denied valuable practice in the warm-up game at New Plymouth after rain forced the game to be called off

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has given Westpac Park in Hamilton the green light to stage international matches

The pitch at Westpac Park in Hamilton has come under a cloud and there are doubts over whether it will be ready for the Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand's wicketkeeper-batsman, is fit for theirforthcoming one-day and Test series against Sri Lanka

An astounding run-chase by Northern Districts resulted in a one-wicket victory over Central Districts, who had set them 400 to win

There were no surprises in the New Zealand squad for the first three games of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka

Marvan Atapattu was upbeat ahead of Sri Lanka's one-day series against New Zealand and predicted a hard-fought series, which begins later this month

Chris Harris is expected to have his right shoulder in a sling for up to five weeks after having surgery in Christchurch

Chris Harris is expected to have his right shoulder in a sling for up to five weeks after having surgery in Christchurch

Wellington were well placed to beat Otago, but Northern Districts were struggling in their quest for their fourth-innings target of 400

Auckland rocketed to the top of the State Championship table after beating Canterbury at the Hagley Oval by an innings and 60 runs

Stephen Fleming has revealed that he took no issue with Brendon Bracewell's comments criticising his New Zealand side, but he did take issue with how the email was leaked to the media

Kyle Mills ripped apart the Canterbury line-up before Auckland made a solid start to their reply on the first day of the latest NZ State Championship matches

Shane Bond is aiming to return to international cricket in New Zealand's home series against Australia in March

The inaugural Chappell-Hadlee Series was drawn 1-1 after the deciding match at Brisbane was washed out without a ball being bowled

Mark Richardson's decision to retire from all forms of cricket after one more first-class game for Auckland is a direct result of the nature of the itineraries around the world