Henry Nicholls fell agonisingly short of a century on Wednesday as New Zealand eased to a seven-wicket win and sealed victory in their ODI series against Bangladesh

Henry Nicholls has played 54 Tests, 72 ODIs and 10 T20Is for New Zealand, amassing more than 5,000 international runs.

Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.

Aggressive double centuries for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls powered New Zealand's dominance in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Saturday

Sharing his views on Henry Nicholls' dismissal, Sachin Tendulkar joked that in "gully cricket", the non-striker batter would have been declared out.

Jack Leach was left reflecting on a "silly game" after capturing the wicket of Henry Nicholls in bizarre fashion on the opening day of the third Test against New Zealand

On the stroke of tea, Nicholls, who struggled to 19 off 99 balls, drove powerfully at left-arm spinner Jack Leach. The ball deflected off non-striker Daryl Mitchell's bat and then looped gently to Alex Lees

Trent Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to recover in time for five days of Test cricket

Three members of New Zealand's contingent tested positive for COVID-19 in England ahead of their three-match Test series.

New Zealand claimed a rare victory over South Africa on Saturday, wrapping up the first Test by a comprehensive innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch.