Auckland Aces batter Bevon Jacobs has earned his maiden Black Caps call-up for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka, starting at Bay O

Canterbury's Henry Shipley will return from injury when he lines up for New Zealand XI in a one-off T20 warm-up against Sri Lanka on Monday.

The Indian Premier League auction has continued in Saudi Arabia with severlal more New Zealand players picked up and a few surprises.

Dominated for the better part of two days, Auckland turned their Plunket Shield match on its head on day three.

Chad Bowes' explosive start to the domestic cricket season has continued in the red-ball format.