New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka

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The first time Malinga claimed ‘four in four’ was against South Africa during the 50-overs World Cup in 2007. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Lasith Malinga takes 4 wickets in 4 balls against New Zealand

The 36-year-old paceman finished the evening with 5-6 in his four overs.

07 Sep 2019 8:30 AM

$Lockie Ferguson fractured his thumb during the training session. (Photo:AFP)$

Lockie Ferguson fractures his thumb, gets ruled out of T20I series against Sri Lanka

New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday.

02 Sep 2019 12:28 PM

36-year-old Lasith Malinga scalped the wicket of Colin de Grandhomme in the 14th over of the Kiwi innings to achieve the feat. (Photo:AFP)

Lasith Malinga crosses Shahid Afridi to be highest wicket-taker in T20Is

Earlier in the match, the pacer had also dismissed Colin Munro to equal Afridi's record.

02 Sep 2019 12:04 PM

New Zealand faced a six-wicket defeat in the first Test match against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP)

Ross Taylor hoping for New Zealand's comeback against Sri Lanka

The second Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start from August 22.

21 Aug 2019 3:57 PM

Williamson, 29, bowled just three overs during the second innings of the game which Sri Lanka won by six wickets. (Photo: AFP)

Williamson, Dananjaya reported for suspect bowling action

Both players are right-arm off-break spinners and their bowling actions came under scrutiny during the opening Test which ended on Sunday.

20 Aug 2019 11:49 AM

Southee has already surpassed former cricketers AB de Villiers, Sanath Jayasuriya and Ian Botham in the list of most sixes in Test cricket. (Photo: AFP)

NZ pacer Tim Southee equals Sachin Tendulkar's tally of sixes in Test cricket

Southee smashed a six off Dhananjaya de Silva's delivery to equal Tendulkar's tally of 69 sixes in Test cricket.

16 Aug 2019 2:28 PM

New Zealand, with 109 points in Test cricket, are ranked behind India on 113 points, but a 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka will see the Kiwis leapfrog the Asian heavyweights. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand eye whitewash to claim top Test ranking after Sri Lanka series

Test rankings have added relevance with the new, two-year ICC World Test Championship now under way, culminating in a 2021 final at Lord's.

13 Aug 2019 10:11 AM

Sri Lanka recalled former captains Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews on Friday for the first test against New Zealand which starts in Galle on August 14. (Photo:AFP)

Sri Lanka recall Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews for Test series vs New Zealand

Chandimal was dropped from the team due to poor form. Mathews returns to the test side after an impressive performance vs Bangladesh.

09 Aug 2019 3:17 PM

The 29-year-old was fielding for New Zealand in a practice match against Sri Lanka Board President's XI, when he was seen running to a section of fans during a break. (Photo: File)

Watch: Kane Williamson runs off to have birthday cake from Sri Lankan fans

Williamson joined some fans who had brought a birthday cake for him.

09 Aug 2019 1:11 PM

Sri Lanka Cricket have put Rumesh Ratnayake as interim coach for the Test series against New Zealand. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka Cricket names Rumesh Ratnayake as interim coach

Sri Lanka Cricket (slc) president Shammi Silva said that this move was an attempt to correct the mistakes they made in the past.

08 Aug 2019 10:25 AM

New Zealand, known as BlackCaps, in a tweet revealed the numbers. (Photo: Twitter/BLACKCAPS)

New Zealand announce Test jersey numbers for Sri Lanka series

New Zealand on Monday announced Test shirt numbers that the players will wear for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka.

05 Aug 2019 11:59 AM

Kane Williamson's men will wear name and number on the Test jersey as it is an initiative by the ICC to help fans connect with the players. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

New Zealand arrive in Sri Lanka

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on July 29 announced the squad.

04 Aug 2019 1:53 PM

New Zealand finished as runners-up in the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. They lost to England on the basis of boundary countback rule as both 50-over action and super over ended up in a tie. (Photo: Blackcaps/Twitter)

New Zealand to head for Sri Lanka series on Friday

The two Test series, scheduled to be held from August 14 to 26, marks the start of the ICC World Test Championship for the Kiwis.

02 Aug 2019 10:09 AM

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, which marks the start of ICC World Test Championship for the Kiwis. (Kane Williamson/Instagram)

Kane Williamson shares new look in Test jersey; see pics

The name and number on the Test jersey is an initiative by the ICC to help fans connect with the players.

29 Jul 2019 4:36 PM

Santner will be joined by left-armer Ajaz Patel, off-spinner Will Somerville and leg-spinner Todd Astle in New Zealand’s 15-man squad for the Sri Lanka series. (Photo: AFP)

Santner back as New Zealand name 4 spinners for Lanka tests

The left-arm tweaker is a regular in the shorter forms of the game for the Black Caps.

29 Jul 2019 12:20 PM

Sri Lanka team management blames pitch for loss vs NZ

The team management is unlikely to complain to the ICC management.

03 Jun 2019 1:10 PM

Martin Guptill and Colin Munro then struck unbeaten half-centuries to make short work of their modest target. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in World Cup

Henry returned figures of 3-29 and combined with fellow paceman Lockie Ferguson who also took three wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for 136.

01 Jun 2019 8:17 PM

Taylor has been in breathtaking form in recent years in the one-day game, averaging over 60 in ODIs in 2017 and more than 90 last year.

ICC World Cup 2019: Crafty Kiwis plot kill

Kane Williamson has replaced the swashbuckling Brendon McCullum as captain but the core of the team that came so close in 2015 remains.

01 Jun 2019 1:24 AM

If Sri Lanka wants to reach the finals, the duo of Matthews and Malinga must fire. (Photo: cricket world cup official website)

ICC World Cup 2019: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka; DC's Dream11 Prediction

After having beaten India in their first ICC cricket World Cup warm up fixture, the Kiwis faltered at the hands of West Indies’ batsmen.

31 May 2019 5:50 PM

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