Prabath Jayasuriya picked six wickets to bowl out New Zealand to 88 and gave Sri Lanka a defining 514-run lead in the first innings of the second Test match in Galle on Saturday. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva picked five good catches to contribute to Sri Lanka's impressive bowling performance.
In-form batters Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis registered brilliant centuries to help Sri Lanka post their biggest-ever Test innings total of 602 against New Zealand. Kamindu also entered the history books with his 5th Test century to dominate Day 2 of the second Test in Galle on Friday.
Kane Williamson scored a brilliant fifty in the first innings and added 30 runs in the second innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka to become New Zealand's all-time leading run-getter in international cricket on Sunday.
Batting in his only 11th Test innings, Kamindu Mendis smashed his fourth Test century to set a new record for Sri Lanka in the first match against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. Kusal Mendis also scored a fifty as Sri Lanka managed to reach a 300-plus total on Day 1.
The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was scheduled to commence on September 9 at Greater Noida. But there is no play possible still despite only one spell of rain since Monday morning and the poor facilities here have raised a lot of eyebrows.
The women's T20 World Cup is set to be played in the UAE from October 3 to 20 and it will be the last as captain for Sophie Devine in the format. She has so far led the White Ferns in 56 T20Is and will be keen on leading the team to the trophy.
Devon Conway will not be available for the six white-ball games that the Blackcaps are slated to play against Sri Lanka at home in January 2025. He will instead ply his trade in the third season of the SA20 in South Africa.
George Worker made his ODI debut for New Zealand against South Africa at Potchefstroom on August 23, 2015. He could only play 10 ODIs and was then left out of the squad by the Kiwi selectors.
New Zealand's home summer will get underway with a three-match Test series against England, starting November 28 at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Right-arm speedster Adam Milne has joined Kane Williamson and fellow pacer Lockie Ferguson in the list of Kiwi players who have declined a central contract. Left-arm seamer Trent Boult had declined a central contract earlier.
New Zealand ended their T20 World Cup campaign on a high with a solid win over Papua New Guinea on Monday (June 17). They have been knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage itself. After the match, Williamson was asked about his future in T20Is and this is what he responded.
New Zealand were knocked out from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 race after Afghanistan's big win over Papua New Guinea on Friday. New Zealand will conclude their campaign in the last game against PNG in Tarouba on June 17.
Bernadine played for New Zealand and South Africa in her international cricket. She made her debut in 2014 for the Proteas Women before making a move to play for the White Ferns. However, she has now decided to call time on her career to focus on her work.
New Zealand and England will be involved in the three-match Test series part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle later this year. The Kiwi will also host Pakistan and Sri Lanka later in the summer while Women's team will play against Australia and Sri Lanka.
The star batter Kane Williamson bagged the Test Cricketer of the Year award while the in-form Daryl Mitchell won the Men's ODI Player of the Year. Young all-rounder Amelia Kerr claimed the Women's Cricketer of the Year 2024 award.
Pat Cummins took one wicket in the second innings against New Zealand in the ongoing Test match against New Zealand on Friday and completed 100 Test captain to set a major milestone. Nathan Lyon also bagged four wickets to surpass Courtney Walsh in a huge record.
Australia became the first team to concede 200-plus runs in four consecutive T20 games as New Zealand batters Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra registered brilliant fifties to help the Kiwis post 215/3 in the first T20I in Wellington.
Veteran cricketers Kane Williamson and Tim Southee are set to make their 100th Test appearance during the second match against Australia in Christchurch starting on March 8. Daryl Mitchell is also included in the squad after missing the last Test against South Africa due to injury.
The incident happened in the sixth over of the innings when Will Young of Central Districts was looking good in the chase of 148 runs in the ongoing Super Smash, the T20 tournament in New Zealand. Even though they won the match, Troy Johnson's exceptional effort remained the talking point.
After suffering a 0-3 defeat against Australia, the Pakistani cricket team takes on New Zealand in the five-match T20I series starting at Eden Park, Auckland on January 11. The Kiwis have won two of the last three T20I encounters against Pakistan and are favourites on Thursday.
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