Black Caps all rounder James Franklin believes his days of opening the bowling are over.

New Zealand settled into their World Cup campaign with a 32-run win over Ireland in their opening warmup game at Nagpur yesterday.

Black Caps management has cleared player Tim Southee of alleged lewd behaviour on a flight from Sydney to Dubai.

A passenger on an Emirates flight says a Black Caps player has been involved in an incident with a woman on a flight between Sydney and Dubai.

A century from Tim McIntosh has helped Auckland set Otago a mammoth total of 341 to earn a spot in the domestic one day final.

Expect a hardline attitude from New Zealand in their two warmup games for the cricket World Cup in India.

Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson will not leave on today's flight with the team to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Catch ball-by-ball action of the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan at Eden Park.

Ahmed Shehzad hit his maiden one-day international century to guide Pakistan to a 41-run win over New Zealand in the 5th one-day international.

NZ's ambition to put their strongest XI on to Seddon Park for a game they must win against Pakistan today might be scuppered by injury.

Chopping and changing the starting lineup is not going to stop the Black Caps current form slump, says a former NZ player and commentator.

There are a couple of key injury concerns for the Black Caps ahead of tomorrow's must win fifth ODI against Pakistan.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori blasted the top order's performance as "unacceptable" after the 4th ODI against Pakistan.

Pakistan can wrap up their ODI series against New Zealand with victory in Hamilton tomorrow after a topsy-turvy, two-wicket win last night.

Misbah ul-Haq made a career-best unbeaten 93 to steer Pakistan to a thrilling two-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day cricket international.