02/01Result
2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Jan 3 2006
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
Upul Tharanga
Upul TharangaSri Lanka
02/01Result
2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Jan 3 2006
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (12b rem)
Player of the Match
Upul Tharanga
Upul TharangaSri Lanka

Match Day

2370dAndrew McLean

Bags more common sense needed

Andrew McLean gives a fan's eye view of the bag checks issue at Christchurch and suggests how to improve matters

2044dCricinfo staff

Astle's exclusion part of long-term plans, says Bracewell

Nathan Astle, dropped from the New Zealand squad for the remaining two matches of a five-match series against Sri Lanka, was told that the controversial move was in keeping with the side's `long-term planning'

2044dCricinfo staff

Cairns edging close to unique double

Chris Cairns requires just 80 runs to complete the unique double of 5000 one-day runs and 200 one-day wickets, and he will be eyeing this achievement as the third one-day match against Sri Lanka begins at Wellington on Friday

2370dCricinfo staff

Mixed reaction to tighter security

Trouble is brewing after some fans reacted angrily to tough regulations on alcohol introduced by New Zealand Cricket during the ODI at Christchurch

2370dPedro Borren

'Treating cricket fans as criminals'

Pedro Borren attended the ODI at Queenstown at the weekend and sent us his view of the new security measures implemented by New Zealand Cricket