India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka will play tri-series in Sri Lanka this August. After the completion of India Vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2010 in Sri Lanka, New Zealand will be joining them for the ODIs. The total of 7 matches including th finals will pl…

Two very different Twenty20 internationals were played yesterday. In one, two confident sides went hammer-and-tongs at each other in a high-scoring thriller that was settled only after 441 runs had been scored and a super-over played. The other was a …

Auckland, Dec 17(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that he is satisfied with the controversial Umpires Decision Review System, which was used during the three-test series against Pakistan.
The system allows teams to challenge the on-field officials” decision by seeking to have it overturned by the third umpire to ensure fair decisions.
There were 30 [...]

Napier (New Zealand), Dec.7 (ANI): New Zealand middle-order batsman Peter Fulton has paid the price for a poor run of form. He has been dropped from the national squad for the third and final Test against Pakistan.
South African-born batsman B J Watling has been included in the squad in his place and is poised to [...]

Wellington (New Zealand), Dec. 6 (ANI): Pakistan has beaten New Zealand by 141 runs in the second test on day four at the Basin Reserve today to level their three-match series one all.
Needing 405 for victory, New Zealand were dismissed for 263 during the middle session.
Middle-order batseman Ross Taylor top scored in the New Zealand [...]

Bad news for New Zealand: Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan due to a torn abdominal muscle. Bond was the Player of the Match in the thrilling win in Dunedin, where he took eight wickets for the game in what w…

Dunedin (New Zealand), Nov.28 (ANI):  Riding on comeback star Shane Bond’s brilliant match figures of eight for 153, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 32 runs in the first Test here.
Bond, who was declared Man-of-the-match, almost matched his first innings performance by claiming three wickets in the second innings.
Bond was ably supported by [...]

Agencies such as AFP, AP and Reuters refused to sign the PCB’s media accreditation terms and conditions and refused to cover the series after the first day of the Dunedin Test. Though both sides have been in negotiations, with a break in Pakistan for E…

Dubai, Nov.23 (ANI): Following extensive trials, the decision review system (DRS) goes into operation tomorrow with the start of the New Zealand v Pakistan Test series in Dunedin.
With the majority of players and match officials in favour of the system, as well as nine out of 10 Full Members voting for it, it will also [...]

Auckland, Nov 20(ANI): New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond and batsman Peter Fulton have been included in the 13-man squad for the first of Three tests against Pakistan, starting in Dunedin on Tuesday.
This will be the first Test match for Bond after two years, as his career was first stalled by persistent injuries and then [...]

Auckland, Nov 17(ANI): New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has been ruled out of action for at least four months following a shoulder and knee injury.
The 30-year-old will be required to have a surgery on his knee this Friday and an operation to repair a torn rotator cuff in his left [...]

Auckland, Nov 16(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been cleared to take part in the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan.
Vettori had earlier suffered a mild concussion after being struck in the helmet, while batting in the ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
“He is feeling significantly better and will be available [...]

Abu Dhabi, Nov 14(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has regained the No. 1 bowling spot in ODIs following his performance during the 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi this month.
Vettori, who held the top spot last March, replaced teammate Kyle Mills as the world’’s leading ODI bowler, after taking five wickets for [...]

Dubai, Nov.10 (ANI): In order to turn the two T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand into an unforgettable event and attract more people to the stadium to watch the encounter, sports authorities in Dubai have invited renowned Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq and Strings, the famous music band, to perform at both [...]

Abu Dhabi, Nov 10 (ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is a relieved man after securing seven-run win over Pakistan in the third and final one-day international in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan tail enders Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal nearly stole a miraculous victory in Abu Dhabi, with their final-wicket stand of 103, sending [...]

London, Nov. 9 (ANI): New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori is hoping that his inconsistent team performs consistently just one more time to win the third and final one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
“We look for more improvement and will make sure that we head into this final [...]

Auckland, Nov 9(ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has said that it would appoint a new national cricket coach before the home series against Bangladesh in February.
“The prospects would be identified after the exact requirements for the position had been determined. This is an essential first step which needs to be completed [...]

Wellington, Nov 7 (ANI): New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one day international in Abu Dhabi today.
A century by man of the match Brendon McCullum and a three wicket two over burst by Scott Styris helped the Kiwis overcome Pakistani resistance in the match.
McCullum slammed 131 [...]

Abu Dhabi, Nov.6 (ANI): Riding high on the win in the first game of the three match series against New Zealand, Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said that his team has the potential to crush the Black Caps in all the three games.
Pakistan won the first match by a massive margin of [...]