Latham replaces Southee as Black Caps captain
Tim Southee has stood down as New Zealand captain in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
Debutant spins Sri Lanka to series win
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets to seal Sri Lanka’s first series win against New Zealand in 15 years.
Sri Lanka scent Test series victory
Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday.
Black Caps stumble after Kamindu’s milestone
New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances.
Chandimal century powers Sri Lanka
Dinesh Chandimal’s century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
New Zealand aim to bounce back
Coach Gary Stead says New Zealand must adapt to the tricky Galle surface if they are to avenge their hard-fought Test loss to Sri Lanka this week.
Jayasuriya bowls Sri Lanka to victory
Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle.
Sri Lanka take upper hand against New Zealand
Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand.
Black Caps close in on Sri Lanka total
Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of Sri Lanka on day two of the first Test.
Mendis century rescues Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand as the hosts wrestled back the initiative to reach 302-7 at stumps on the first day of the first Test.
Frustrated New Zealand meet confident Sri Lanka
New Zealand play Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests in Galle from Wednesday as the visitors look to shake off the frustration of their abandoned match with Afghanistan.
Test abandoned without ball being bowled
The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days of rain, just the eighth Test in history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
No Afghanistan-NZ play after ‘huge mess’
Ground staff used electric fans in a desperate bid to dry the pitch in the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand on Tuesday.
Williamson quits Black Caps captaincy
Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand’s white-ball teams, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
Highlights: New Zealand vs PNG (T20 World Cup)
New Zealand hammered Papua New Guinea in Monday’s dead-rubber.
