Cricket: 'One of the most perfect moments in my career'
Cricket: 'One of the most perfect moments in my career'
Daniel Vettori's stiff back is "a bit sore but should be fine" for the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday.
2015 Cricket World Cup
Cricket: India or Australia, win or lose, it has been a joy
Cricket: India or Australia, win or lose, it has been a joy
So who will it be in the final - India or Australia?And does it really matter?Can anybody stop New Zealand?
Cricket: How the semi odds shifted
Cricket: How the semi odds shifted
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March 25 - The rollercoaster ride the nation supporting the Black Caps went on last night was reflected with the swinging TAB odds throughout the match.
Cricket World Cup: Tickets still available for final
Cricket World Cup: Tickets still available for final
Fans desperate to get the the Melbourne Cricket Ground to support the Black Caps may be in luck.
Tributes flow as cricket world salutes win
Tributes flow as cricket world salutes win
As the champagne flowed, tributes celebrating the Black Caps victory poured in from around the world -- even Salman Rushdie was swept up in the momentous occasion.
Cricket: Black Caps chasing 298
Cricket: Black Caps chasing 298
South Africa accelerated to a daunting 281 for five at Eden Park in a rain-reduced 43-over World Cup semi-final which, under the Duckworth-Lewis method, amounts to a boosted chase of 298 for New Zealand.
Nervous time for Black Caps' parents
Nervous time for Black Caps' parents
Stu McCullum thought he'd better get some work done today. Photo NZ Herald.
It's not only the players who will wake up with frayed nerves this morning ahead of today's Cricket World Cup semifinal at Eden Park.
There's their families to think about, too.
Cricket: A look at the semi-finals
Cricket: A look at the semi-finals
The semifinals
There are just two games remaining until the Cricket World Cup final at the MCG on Sunday. AAP and the Otago Daily Times break down the semifinal match-ups.
NEW ZEALAND v SOUTH AFRICA
Auckland, today, 2pmLive on Sky Sport 3 and Prime
Cricket: Black Caps' surprise call-up
Cricket: Black Caps' surprise call-up
New Zealand are poised to make a surprise selection and draft Canterbury seamer Matt Henry straight into the playing XI for tomorrow's semifinal.
Cricket: NZ lose Milne to injury
Cricket: NZ lose Milne to injury
Black Caps pace bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of tomorrow's Cricket World Cup semifinal clash against South Africa with an injury.
Cricket: Selflessness key to Black Caps' success
Cricket: Selflessness key to Black Caps' success
New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson cited selflessness as the key reason behind his side's unbeaten run at the World Cup, which sees them play a semifinal against South Africa at Eden Park tomorrow.
Cricket: Guptill storms back into form
Cricket: Guptill storms back into form
Martin Guptill is officially back.
Cricket: NZ sails into semifinals
Cricket: NZ sails into semifinals
The New Zealand cricketers continued resculpting how the game is perceived in this country with their 143-run dismantling of the West Indies in Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal.
Cricket: NZ ride into semis on Guptill double-ton
Cricket: NZ ride into semis on Guptill double-ton
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill sent the ball soaring and the records tumbling by striking a Cricket World Cup record of 237 not out to set up his team's crushing 143-run victory over West Indies in the final quarter-final.
Cricket: Sth Africa sure to up the pace
Cricket: Sth Africa sure to up the pace
New Zealand's ability to play quality pace bowling will be examined by South Africa in their Cricket World Cup semifinal in Auckland on Tuesday.
Cricket: One-handed catch sums up NZ's day
Cricket: One-handed catch sums up NZ's day
If one moment illustrated the unity of purpose in the New Zealand cricket team tonight in Wellington, it was the celebration after Daniel Vettori's catch of Marlon Samuels.
Cricket: Aussies survive wobble to down Pakistan
Cricket: Aussies survive wobble to down Pakistan
Shane Watson scored a half-century after being dropped on four to guide Australia to an emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan in Adelaide and send the co-hosts into a blockbuster World Cup semi-final with reigning champions India.
Cricket: No let-up on the attack - McCullum
Cricket: No let-up on the attack - McCullum
New Zealand will stick with their crash, bang, wallop brand of cricket in tomorrow's World Cup quarter-final against West Indies because it gives them the best chance of winning, captain Brendon McCullum said today.
Cricket: Windies wait on Gayle
Cricket: Windies wait on Gayle
West Indies captain Jason Holder says the team will wait until tomorrow morning to decide whether Chris Gayle will play in their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Wellington.
Cricket: Guptill the key to Cup success?
Cricket: Guptill the key to Cup success?
Let me introduce to you one of New Zealand's most perplexing cricketers, a man who carried his team upon his slightly stooped shoulders to within sight of victory over Bangladesh with an emphatic century.