After the completion of the T20I series against Australia, New Zealand head coach Rob Walter confirmed that the former skipper Kane Williamson will be available for the upcoming home summer for the Blackcaps.
Ahead of the series opener against Australia, star New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series after suffering an injury.
After winning the Player of the Series award at his home ground despite losing the series against Australia, New Zealand seamer Matt Henry said that that it is always nice to play at the hometown of Christchurch, where the wicket has seam and bounce.
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee has admitted that he is not sure to captain New Zealand's next set of Test matches, which will be played in the subcontinent against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and India later this year.
Australian seamers Josh Hazelwood and Mitchell Starc's exceptional performance bundled out New Zealand for 162 runs on Day 1 of the second Test of the two-match series at Hagley Oval on Friday.
New Zealand's leading Test run-scorer Kane Williamson and their second-highest wicket-taker in the format Tim Southee donned their 100th Test cap on Friday, 8 March, in the ICC World Test Championship series against Australia in Christchurch.
Australia's near-perfect day was marred by loss of early wickets as Blackcaps skipper Tim Southee ended his side's poor day with the wickets of Steve Smith (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (2).
Green cemented his place as Australia's No. 4 with a superb century against New Zealand's all-out pace assault to help his team post 279/9 on boards at the time of stumps.
Acknowledging that his side came up short in all three aspects against bitter trans-Tasman rivals Australia after the latter swept the three-match T20I series on Sunday, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner said the hosts were not able to soak up the pressure during their turn with the bat.
Following a 72-run victory over New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner issued an update regarding wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway who suffered a thumb injury during the second T20I of the three-match series at Eden Park on Friday.
Following a 72-run victory over New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday, skipper Mitchell Marsh opined that Australia have been backed in the corners in the last 12 months and they have found a way to get out of such situations.