Christchurch: New Zealand’s senior batter and former captain Kane Williamson will arrive late to join the team ahead of Thursday’s first cricket Test against Sri Lanka because of the death of his grandmother. Speaking two days ahead of the two-Test series opener at Hagley Oval, captain Tim Southee said Williamson had remained at home in Tauranga. It is a sad time for the Williamson family,” Southee ws quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz in a report. That made the Black Caps just the fourth team in history to win a Test after being asked to follow on in Wellington. Now the team is hoping to continue with the same level of performance against Sri Lanka.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2023 21:00 UTC