Kane Williamson

New Zealand abandoned the tour on the day of the opening fixture on Friday citing a government security alert

Disastrous fielding, dismal batting and plan-less bowling were the reasons Pakistan lost 2-0 to New Zealand in Tests

The Kiwi batsman picked Babar’s cover drive and back-foot punch as the shots he would like to emulate

The visitors are still trailing by 307 runs with six wickets in hand at stumps on day three

Both teams are set to take part in a three-match T20I series starting on October 31

Captain scores 102 as Black Caps reach 229-4 against England in first Test

Amla, Williamson are setting new standards for batting in the T20 format

Skipper scores unbeaten 78 as Kiwis finish day two with score of 177 for three in response to Proteas' 308

New Zealand skipper scores unbeaten century to power side to victory over Bangladesh

Skipper scores unbeaten 104 as hosts clinch seven-wicket win

Kane Williamson's men trained for Boxing Day Test on day of festivities

Williamson’s half-century sees hosts claim eight-wicket victory in Christchurch

New Zealand skipper misses training, raising concerns over his fitness for the upcoming match

New Zealand batsman, India leg-spinner within touching distance of summit

30-year-old became first off-spinner to reach milestone in less than 40 matches

Pair added 117 runs for second wicket to take visitors to 152 for one at end of day's play

Hosts last Test series against Black Caps ended in 1-0 away defeat in 2014

Half-centuries from skipper and opener Tom Latham helped visitors put up a challenging first innings score

Coach Mike Heeson believes one needs to find another way on surfaces that aren’t responsive in seam movement

Proteas will start without their captain AB de Villiers and fast-bowler Morne Morkel

Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi finished with seven wickets in the match

New Zealand up against Zimbabwe in first post-McCullum Test.

The 25-year-old is set to replace retired Brendon McCullum to lead the Black Caps

Editor Lawrence Booth praised England for their revival after their embarrassing early exit from the 2015 World Cup

The 2010 champions now meet the winners of Thursday's match between India and West Indies on Sunday

Kiwis become first team to qualify for semis after beating Shahid Afridi's men by 22 runs

At Mohali, Shahid Afridi will face a do or die situation against the undisputed Kiwis

In last five years, the men in green have fallen behind in ODI runs per over among top nine Test playing nations

Right-handed batsman took a nasty blow to the hand in the first innings of the first Test