Captain Kane Williamson and Neil Broom both flirted with centuries as New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their third one-day international to complete a 3-0 series sweep at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.
Sanath Jayasuriya blasted 111 off just 87 balls as Sri Lanka chased down a daunting target of 285 with ten overs to spare in the first one-day international against New Zealand.
Uncapped left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar has joined the test squad from the Pakistan A team currently in Hamilton.
Hamish Marshall and Nathan Astle both made centuries as New Zealand piled on 561, their sixth highest total in Test cricket.
The Australian captain has been ordered to rest because of a slight thigh strain for the fourth ODI against New Zealand.
Overnight storms had left the McLean Park outfield waterlogged with more showers forecast for later in the day and no real prospect of play.
West Indies were 95 for one on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier
Lou Vincent scored a hundred as the Kiwis beat West Indies by 91 runs to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
New Zealand named a virtually unchanged squad for the upcoming ODI series against India, with the selectors keeping faith in players who drew the recent five-match home assignment against the West Indies.
New Zealand were denied a clean sweep of the series against Sri Lanka, losing the final ODI by 20 runs.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has returned to side after recovering from eye surgery in late November and will rejoin the Test team for their two-match series against Bangladesh. Taylor had surgery to remove a pterygium, or growth, on his left eye that had affected his vision after the second Test victory against Pakistan in Hamilton. "It's great to have Ross back," New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen said in a statement on Thursday. "He has a phenomenal record that speaks for itself and he's coming off a terrific hundred in his last Test.
The Sri Lanka captain became just the fourth player to score hundreds against all nine Test opponents.
Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between Afghanistan and New Zealand being played in Napier
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test to win the two-match series 1-0.
Sri Lanka were seven without loss in their second innings, chasing a near-impossible 302 in a session for victory, when play was abandoned after tea because of bad light.
New Zealand led Sri Lanka by 127 runs with eight second-innings wickets in hand after the fourth day of the opening Test.
Hamish Marshall was unbeaten on 133 as New Zealand reached 267 for three wickets on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Muralitharan will resume bowling on March 17 after shoulder surgery while Zoysa is recovering from a knee injury.
Australia crushed New Zealand by 122 runs at Napier on Saturday to complete a 5-0 sweep of their one-day series.
New Zealand pacer Adam Milne has been rendered doubtful for the rest of the ODI series against India after he sustained a side strain during the first ODI of the five-match rubber in Napier.
All-rounders Andre Adams, Chris Harris and Scott Styris have returned to the New Zealand one-day team to play India in the fourth international in Queenstown on Saturday.
Both the skippers slammed the 'drop in' pitch at Auckland that saw both sides struggle to make runs.
New Zealand Cricket appear to be pushing ahead with plans to trial day-night first class matches as they build towards hosting their inaugural pink ball home test against England in 2018.
The New Zealand opener struck an unbeaten 92 to steer New Zealand to a five-wicket win over South Africa in the sixth one-day international.
James Tredwell claimed five wickets for 101 as East Zone were bowled out for 283 in their first innings against England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy.
New Zealand pacemen Trent Boult and Grant Elliott shared seven wickets as the hosts bundled out Pakistan for 210 to win the first one-day international at the pacy Basin Reserve by 70 runs on Monday.
Trent Boult top the most valuable players list with Mohammed Shami hold on to second position
The Kiwis will not have the services of Shane Bond, who is suffering from a side strain.
Also missing from the 12-man party for the games in Auckland and Napier is the evergreen one-day stalwart Chris Harris, who is not fully fit following a shoulder injury.
The Indian squad led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni departed for New Zealand from Mumbai on Sunday for a five-match ODI series followed by a best-of-two Test rubber against the hosts.
"It was a good wicket to bat on and there can be no excuse," the Indian skipper said.
He has had many special memories of Sachin Tendulkar and understandably for Gautam Gambhir the batting legend will always remain a "true role model" whose humility makes him a special person.
The India coach named a formidable team to take on Central Districts in the three-day match, which begins on Friday.\n\n
Napier is a lucky venue for the Kiwi skipper and hopes his team wrap up the ODI series win over Pakistan.
Photos of the Pool B game between West Indies and United Arab Emirates being played in Napier
New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan said his team will look to play aggressive cricket in the ongoing ODI series against India to send a message to the other powerful nations.
The Indian team is still searching for the right middle-order combination with the World Cup just a few months away.
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