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Wellington : Centuries from Kane Williamson and BJ Watling put the pressure back on Sri Lanka Tuesday as New Zealand pushed 310 runs ahead in their second innings on day four of the second Test. On a flat Basin Reserve wicket in Wellington, New ...

In the previous Test played at Basin Reserve, a 352-run stand between Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling had turned the tables on India. Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal added 130 in this Test, a momentum-changing partnership that lifted Sri Lanka ...

Wellington: Mark Craig dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne in the final 15 minutes of play to give New Zealand a slight edge in the second Test as Sri Lanka reached 45 for one, chasing 390 for victory, at the close of the fourth day's play on Tuesday. ...

New Zealand's Kane Williamson ground his way to a ninth test century as he combined with BJ Watling to thwart Sri Lanka's push for victory at lunch on the fourth day of the second test at the Basin Reserve on Tuesday.Williamson was on 121 and ...

WELLINGTON Jan 4 (Reuters) - New Zealand will have a fight to ensure they get back into the second test against Sri Lanka on Monday but the wicket was aiding a recovery, according to wicket-keeper BJ Watling. The hosts, who have a 1-0 lead in the ...

Taufeeq Umar of Pakistan is stumped by BJ Watling of New Zealand during Day Two of the second Test at Dubai International Stadium. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images New Zealand's batting tail wagged to take them to 403 in their first innings before they returned to dismiss Pakistan's openers on the second day of the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday. - Scorecard  After frustrating the Pakistani bowlers with his defiant unbeaten 32, Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi spun a ball past Shan ...

BJ Watling congratulates Tom Latham of New Zealand after reaching his century during Day Three of the first Test against Pakistan. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Tom Latham struck his maiden Test century but New Zealand crumbled to 262 all out, conceding a 304-run first-innings lead as well as control of the first Test to Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. - Scorecard  Left-arm pace bowler Rahat Ali claimed four wickets and spinner Zulfiqar Babar dismissed three New Zealand batsmen ...

WELLINGTON — Kane Williamson reached his ninth test century in a 166-run partnership with B.J. Watling to widen New Zealand's lead over Sri Lanka to 190 runs by lunch the fourth day Tuesday and revive the home team's chances of sweeping the ...

At this week's test at Wellington's Basin Reserve, Black Caps stars Kane Williamson and BJ Watling weren't the only standout performers. An eight-blade "octocopter" drone was also turning heads, as it is set to do again when it features in the TV ...