New Zealand Cricket
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BLENHEIM — A run-a-ball 76 from Pakistan Under-19 opener Ahmad Shahzad set his side up for a three-wicket win over New Zealand to clinch their three-match series ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.
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New Zealand Cricket and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association have commenced formal negotiations on a new Master Agreement.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Expectations of a big crowd means Central Districts Cricket will open the gates at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, an hour earlier than normal for tomorrow night’s HRV Cup game between the Central Stags and the Northern Knights.
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BLENHEIM — The Pakistan Under-19 team has levelled its three-match series against New Zealand U19 with a six-wicket win at Blenheim today [Tuesday 5 January].
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BLENHEIM — New Zealand’s Under-19 squad has made a strong start to its preparations for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup later this month, with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Pakistan U19s.
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MT MAUNGANUI — New Zealand’s new-look Twenty20 cricket competition, the HRV Cup, got off to an outstanding start in Mount Maunganui today with a bumper crowd, queues at the gates, a nail-biting finish and superb cricket action featuring some of the country’s star players.
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Australian side the Victoria Bushrangers will have the services of BLACKCAPS batsman Ross Taylor as a guest player in their KFC Twenty20 “Big Bash” competition opener tomorrow (Monday 28 December).
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AUCKLAND — Auckland’s Craig Cachopa has been named captain of the New Zealand Under-19 side to play in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup next month.
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BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori has confirmed he will make a guest appearance for the Queensland Bulls in the Australian 2009-10 KFC Twenty20 “Big Bash” competition.
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BLACKCAPS fast bowler Shane Bond has announced his retirement from Test cricket – but will remain available for New Zealand in one-day and Twenty20 internationals.
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New Zealand Cricket has initiated a Code of Conduct hearing into comments made by Central Districts coach Dermot Reeve, in relation to allegations of ball tampering by Auckland Aces player, Ravi Bopara.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand Cricket has today [Tuesday 22 December] announced a commercial partnership with Action Indoor Sports – the country’s largest indoor cricket network.
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MVP in full swing With big centuries and plenty of five wicket bags, competition for top spot on the Mitre 10 MVP tables is getting tough.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Canterbury have won the National Under-19 championship for 2009/10 after beating Auckland by six wickets in the final today.
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AUCKLAND — Canterbury and Auckland will face each other for the second day in succession when they meet in the final of the 2010 National Under-19 championship in Auckland tomorrow.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the New Zealand Under-19 team to participate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010, to be held in New Zealand throughout January.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Auckland has won the National Women’s Development Tournament for the second year in a row.
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AUCKLAND — Canterbury remain the only unbeaten team at the National Under 19 tournament in Auckland, beating Central Districts today to extend their lead over Auckland – who suffered their first loss at the hands of Otago.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Auckland remains unbeaten after securing a tight win over Central District in the tight top of the table clash today.
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New Zealand Cricket today launched the new-look playing kit for the inaugural HRV Cup Twenty20 competition.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Auckland are the form team, recording their third crushing victory of the National Women’s Development Tournament and sending a signal to the others that they are the team to beat.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland’s Jimmy Neesham staked his claim for a place in the national Under 19 World Cup squad with an unbeaten 116 today – his second century in three days – as his side despatched Wellington in round three of the National Under 19 competition.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Big wins for Canterbury, Central Districts and Auckland ensured all three teams are undefeated and in a strong position after two rounds of the National Women’s Development Tournament at Ilam Playing Fields in Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND — Canterbury and Auckland consolidated their hold on the top two placings after day two of the National Under-19 tournament in Auckland – with Canterbury edging ahead after a comfortable win over Wellington.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland and Canterbury recorded comfortable wins in the opening round of the National Under 19 tournament in Auckland today, with two players scoring centuries.
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NAPIER — Iain O’Brien’s BLACKCAPS team mates have paid tribute to the 33-year old medium pace bowler, who retired from international cricket today.
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CANTERBURY — Auckland and Central Districts recorded big wins, while Canterbury came out on top in a tight encounter in the first round of the Women’s Development Tournament at Ilam Fields, Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND — The country’s best young cricketers will be battling for both provincial honours and international recognition at the National Under-19 tournament in Auckland this week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The best of New Zealand’s young women’s cricketers will be in action in Christchurch next week for the 2009 National Women’s Development Tournament.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — BLACKCAP Jacob Oram has told the next generation of young New Zealand cricket talent that self-belief and intense desire to do well will carry them to the top of the game.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Several cricket dignitaries attended a dinner celebrating the twenty year partnership of the Gillette Cup and New Zealand Cricket in Palmerston North last night.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Cricket legend and one of the original organisers of the Gillette Cup Finals, Alec Astle, celebrates 20 years with the tournament today at Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Christchurch Boys High School, with a 143-run win, and Palmerston North Boys High, who romped to a nine-wicket victory in their game, were the big winners on day one of the 2009 Gillette Cup tournament.
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TAUPO — New Plymouth Girls’ High School will be looking for a seventh successive win to extend their outstanding record at the New Zealand Community Trust Girls’ Cricket Cup tournament in Taupo this week.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — New Zealand’s top eight secondary school cricket teams will vie for the prestigious Gillette Cup this week in Palmerston North.
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NAPIER — New Zealand Cricket has announced the BLACKCAPS squad for the third Test against Pakistan, starting in Napier on Friday 11 December.
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BLACKCAPS bowler Iain O’Brien is to retire from all international cricket at the end of the current Test series against Pakistan.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — New Zealand Cricket and Nestlé New Zealand celebrate ten years of the MILO national primary school cricket championships next week, with the tournaments under way in Palmerston North on Monday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — This week the Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve is hosting its 50th test – and one Wellington-based nonagenarian has seen every one of those 50 games.
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WELLINGTON CITY — BLACKCAPS bowler Daryl Tuffey has been confirmed in the playing 11 for the second Test against Pakistan, starting today at Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve, Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Members of the BLACKCAPS and Pakistan teams will be wearing red ribbons on the first day of the second Test in Wellington today (Thursday 3 December) to mark international cricket's global HIV/AIDS initiative.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand Cricket has congratulated Wellington’s historic Basin Reserve cricket ground on reaching a unique milestone.
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After three rounds of the Plunket Shield the Mitre 10 MVP competition is starting to take shape.
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Northern Districts pace bowler Tim Southee has been brought in to the BLACKCAPS squad for the second Test against Pakistan.
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New Zealand Cricket has advised that BLACKCAPS strike bowler Shane Bond will not be available for the second and third Test matches in the current National Bank Series against Pakistan.
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BLACKCAPS bowler Iain O'Brien is expected to be available for the second Test against Pakistan, starting in Wellington on Thursday.
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The six Major Associations have confirmed their squads for the Women’s domestic cricket competitions in 2009/10.
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In response to recent media comment, Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond have today acknowledged that they were charged with Serious Misconduct by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) while in Chennai, India on tour with the New Zealand A team in August.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the BLACKCAPS squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan, with the first Test starting in Dunedin next Tuesday [24 November].
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MARLBOROUGH — New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that the New Zealand and Pakistan Under 19 national sides will play a three-match One-Day International series in Blenheim in early January 2010.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand’s leading Under 19 cricketers begin their preparation for next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup with a series against a Sri Lanka development side in Christchurch starting this weekend.
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WHANGAREI — New Zealand Cricket has congratulated Northern Districts and BLACKCAPS wicketkeeper Peter McGlashan on achieving a world record for the most catches in a first class match.
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The USA Cricket Association (USACA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced the commencement of formal discussions with the intention of establishing a strategic partnership agreement between the two national cricket boards in the near future.
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New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) will be used in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.
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More than 50,000 New Zealand children have participated in a unique cricket programme over the last ten years – with many more lined up to enjoy another summer of the sport.
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BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori has been cleared to play in the three-match Test series against Pakistan beginning on 24 November.
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QUEENSTOWN — New Zealand Cricket has announced the New Zealand Invitation XI team to play Pakistan in the opening tour match at Queenstown prior to the three-test series.
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The BLACKCAPS have confirmed 11 players are fit and available for the second Twenty20 International against Pakistan in Dubai tonight (Saturday morning NZ time).
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The BLACKCAPS will be without two members of the squad for first Twenty20 International against Pakistan in Dubai.
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The BLACKCAPS’ seven-run victory over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi this morning (NZ time) has secured the side’s first ever away series win against Pakistan in one-day internationals.
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The BLACKCAPS have named an unchanged 12 for the third and deciding one-day international against Pakistani in Abu Dhabi.
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New Zealand Cricket is confident a new BLACKCAPS coach will be named by the end of the year – and in place in time for the Bangladesh home series starting in February.
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Cricket’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award will start its second season with a new sponsor – Mitre 10 – and for the first time will include women’s and international cricket.
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Cricket tradition and history will take centre stage this summer as New Zealand Cricket reintroduces the Plunket Shield as the trophy for the men’s domestic four-day competition.
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Andy Moles has resigned as coach of the BLACKCAPS in the best interests of New Zealand cricket.
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This is to advise that NZC will make no further comment today on the situation regarding BLACKCAPS coach Andy Moles, and the ongoing BLACKCAPS review process.
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New Zealand Cricket has released its 115th Annual Report today, reporting a surplus of $6.84m after distributions.
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BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori is the 2009 National Bank Player of the Year, and has also picked up the Winsor Cup for first class bowling and the JR Reid Best All-Rounder Trophy.
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Long-time Auckland cricket stalwart Denis Currie has been named as the new President of New Zealand Cricket.
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New Zealand Cricket has confirmed Andy Moles' position as BLACKCAPS coach.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the BLACKCAPS squad for the limited-overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in November.
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Jacob Oram has announced his retirement from Test cricket – but remains committed to representing the BLACKCAPS in limited-overs internationals.
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OTAGO — The Twenty20 format has revolutionized the way the world looks at cricket.
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New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company of New Zealand have formed a new commercial partnership which links the global car manufacturer with all levels of the game in New Zealand.
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BLACKCAPS bowler Kyle Mills has taken the world number one ODI bowling ranking after his outstanding performance at the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
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Yesterday a number of news outlets worldwide, including several in New Zealand, reported a story sourced from the Ahmedabad Mirror, claiming that the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) was investigating possible match-fixing arising from Pakistan's loss to New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC Champion's Trophy.
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New Zealand Cricket has paid tribute to the fighting character of the injury-hit BLACKCAPS team at the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa.
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New Zealand Cricket has announced the nominees for its 2009 Annual Awards.
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BLACKCAPS top order batsman Martin Guptill has capped a stunning debut year with his selection in the International Cricket Council's World One Day International Team of the Year for 2009.
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New Zealand Cricket has called up all-rounder Scott Styris to cover for the injured Grant Elliott at the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
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The New Zealand cricket team was named as the recipients of the Spirit of Cricket Award at the LG ICC Awards celebration in Johannesburg tonight.
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The trans-Tasman rivalry between the White Ferns and the Australian womens team is set to intensify this summer, with the announcement of a second leg of the Rose Bowl series between the two sides, in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Cricket has advised that pace bowler Iain O'Brien has been called in to the BLACKCAPS squad for the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, replacing the injured Daryl Tuffey.
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BLACKCAPS batsman Aaron Redmond will travel to South Africa today [Monday 28 September] to replace the injured Jesse Ryder at the ICC Champions Trophy.
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BLACKCAPS coach Andy Moles confirmed that Jacob Oram and Ian Butler have been ruled out of tonight’s opening ICC Champions Trophy match against South Africa Oram damaged his hamstring in training and will under go a scan once to assess the damage.
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Half centuries from Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill and Neil Broom helped set up a 103 run win over India in the BLACKCAPS final ICC Champions Trophy warm up match in Potchefstroom.
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The BLACKCAPS top order got some valuable batting practice in their ICC Champions Trophy warm up match against the Warriors at LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria.
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Home ventilation specialist, HRV, has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with New Zealand Cricket for the men’s domestic Twenty20 competition, which will be known as the HRV Cup.
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The BLACKCAPS were outplayed by India who sealed their spot in the Compaq Cup final with a convincing six wicket win at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
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Sri Lanka have opened the One Day International Tri-Series with an emphatic win over the BLACKCAPS in Colombo.
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Cricket fans will see more Test cricket this summer than in any previous season – with the BLACKCAPS set to face Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 2009/10 National Bank summer of cricket.
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A five-wicket bag from pace bowler Daryl Tuffey was not enough to see the BLACKCAPS to victory against a Sri Lanka A side in a tour match at Colombo today [Sunday].
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The BLACKCAPS have completed a clean sweep of the Twenty20 Internationals against Sri Lanka with a convincing 22-run win at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram have steered the BLACKCAPS to a stunning come from behind win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 International at Colombo this morning (New Zealand time).
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Eight New Zealand cricket identities are in the running for the world’s top cricketing honours of 2009.
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BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori has become only the eighth player – and the second from New Zealand – to achieve 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket.
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BLACKCAPS skipper Daniel Vettori goes into today’s second Test against Sri Lanka with one world-beating record under his belt – and another within his sights.
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New Zealand A has closed its India campaign with an emphatic 146-run victory over a local side strong on international talent.
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Spin twins Tarun Nethula and Nathan McCullum have bowled New Zealand A to a 72-run win over Baroda in their final match at the Buchi Babu All India Invitation tournament in Chennai today [Sunday 23 August].
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New Zealand Cricket has confirmed the BLACKCAPS squads for the Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, the One Day International tri-series with Sri Lanka and India, and the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa.
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