Auckland – New Zealand blitzed the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Auckland on Sunday with a whirlwind display by Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to set up a nine-wicket win. Martin Guptill was the only wicket to fall in the New Zealand innings, out for 63 off 25 balls with six fours and five sixes © AFP Michael Bradley Munro brought up the winning runs with a six to…
Guptill sets fastest NZ fifty record, Munro breaks it five overs later
New Zealand 147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka 142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © Getty Images An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final…
Munro shatters Guptill's record, NZ crush Sri Lanka
New Zealand 147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © AFP An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final heavy…
Munro's flamingo shot, and Boult's breezy issues
When Trent Boult was undone by the Auckland winds © Getty Images The swirlerEden Park is a well-enclosed ground, but in the fifth over, Tillakaratne Dilshan managed to get a ball into the windswept higher reaches of the stadium. This ultimately worked to his advantage. Spotting a short-of-a-length delivery from Mitchell McClenaghan, Dilshan swung hard across the line and gave up a big top edge. The ball shot up in…
Munro shatters Guptill's record as New Zealand crush Sri Lanka
New Zealand147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © AFP An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final heavy defeat…
Munro shatters Guptill's record as New Zealand win
New Zealand147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © AFP An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final heavy defeat…
New Zealand bowl at Eden Park
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:00 Sri Lanka target positive end to dismal tour Kane Williamson chose to bowl first after winning the toss for the second T20I, in Auckland. Sri Lanka made three changes to the side that lost in Mount Maunganui. Seamers Nuwan Kulasekara and Suranga Lakmal were left out. Left-arm seamer Isuru Udana and fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera…
Australian Pacer Joel Paris Set to Wear Glenn McGrath's No.11 Jersey
Australian pacer Joel Paris has picked up 24 wickets in 13 List A games in domestic cricket. (Image credit: Joel Paris/Twitter) © Twitter Perth: Australia’s rookie pacer Joel Paris is set to don Glenn McGrath’s No.11 jersey when he makes his likely international debut in the first cricket ODI against India on January 12. (Joel Paris Feels India Can be Tamed With Accuracy) Paris, 23, is the same age as…
Twenty20 Will Kill Tests, International Cricket Council Must Step in: Players' Union Chief
The lure of tournaments like Indian Premier League has made the future of Tests bleak, according to FICA CEO Tony Irish. (Image for representational purpose only) © BCCI Melbourne: Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) CEO Tony Irish has warned that the lure of Twenty20 leagues like Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash is jeopardising the future of Test cricket, which will struggle to survive if the ICC does…
Hope, Ottley partnership secures T & T win
Play 02:08 Bishop: Exceptional partnership by Hope, Ottley Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago made it two from two to start the 2016 Nagico Super50 with a nine-wicket trouncing of Barbados at Port-of-Spain on Saturday. Kyle Hope and Kjorn Ottley each finished unbeaten with 70 and 80 respectively in a 162-run second-wicket stand to blow past a Barbados first innings total of 161 with 14.1 overs to spare. Barbados found themselves…