Kenya have appointed former Zimbabwe cricket coach Robin Brown as head of its national elite programme to oversee the development of the game from the grassroots to the top level.

The global sale of tickets for this year's World Twenty20, to be held in Sri Lanka, started on Friday and would be available for as cheap as USD 0.25 for group games and between USD 2.50 and USD 45 for the final.

A stunning 5-ball 20 from Kane Williamson saw New Zealand over the line in Hamilton, as the hosts chased down Zimbabwe's 201 in Hamilton, with five wickets and two balls to spare.

Martin Guptill overcame a groin strain to score an unbeaten 91 from 54 balls as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in their opening Twenty20 international on Saturday, staying unbeaten against the tourists in all forms of the game.

Having blasted past Zimbabwe in the ODI series, hosts New Zealand look to extend their dominance in the T20 version. The two teams play their first of two T20s on Saturday.

A violent opening stand and a superbly-paced Brendon McCullum ton handed New Zealand their third huge win in as many one-dayers, as Zimbabwe fell 202 runs short of their gargantuan target of 374.

New Zealand would like to stage a whitewash against Zimbabwe as the two teams meet for the third time in the ongoing ODI series. The men in red though will be keen on salvaging pride and putting up a solid performance that is worthy of securing the visitors, the elusive win.

New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the first one-day international on Friday as poor batting by the tourists undermined a creditable bowling effort.

Alan Butcher, the Zimbabwe coach, has said his players were embarrassed by their loss inside three days to New Zealand in Napier. Zimbabwe were bowled out twice on the third day of the Test, and lost by an innings and 301 runs, slumping to their lowest Test total, 51, in the process.

Chris Martin, who claimed career-best figures of 6 for 26 against Zimbabwe in Napier, has said New Zealand's success in the Test had much to do with a four-pronged pace attack.