Ross Taylor has scored 2580 runs from 51 innings at an average of 69.72 in ODIs since the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Taylor made 137 and Nicholls 124 not out as New Zealand reached 364-4 batting first, highlighting the growing depth of their batting as they work towards the World Cup in England.

"It’s not his job to give (the) action which was shown on TV," said an irate Sarfraz.

Danny Morrison and Shane Bond are the other New Zealand fast bowlers to perform hat tricks in ODIs.

With 17 required off the last over, Ross Taylor (42 not out) and Tim Southee (5 not out) could only get 14 off left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi.

The Black Caps on Wednesday named its team for the match which will be the first pink-ball Test played in New Zealand and the ninth in any country.

Limping and often grimacing in pain, the 34-year old Taylor hit the 19th ODI century of his career, surpassing his highest score of 131 and steered New Zealand to 339/5 with three balls to spare.

The veteran Kiwi batsman was involved in a friendly banter on Twitter with former India opener Virender Sehwag when the latter used Taylor's name as its phonetic resemblance 'tailor', which translates to 'darji' in Urdu.

After Kiwis levelled the T20I series in Rajkot, batsman Ross Taylor once again flaunted his impeccable Hindi skills to his 'good friend' Virender Sehwag.

Taylor said that after fielding for three and half hours in searing heat and unbearable humidity, they needed a good start which Martin Guptill and Colin Munro provided them.

New Delhi: It was the second Test between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA in Perth in 2015 that became a nightmare for bowlers. Both David Warner and Ross Taylor hammered 250+ scores

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor on Saturday said the India versus Australia Group 2 World Twenty 20 match is going to be "probably the game of the tournament".

Perth: Ross Taylor made the highest test score by a visiting batsman in Australia before he was out for 290 on Monday, helping lift New Zealand to a first-innings total of 624 on day four

Harare, Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine blasted Zimbabwe to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international on Sunday.His 130 not out took the host to its target of 304 with an over to

London: Ross Taylor struck an unbeaten 119 and Kane Williamson fell just short of a century as New Zealand smashed 398-5 — its second-highest 50-over total — in the second one-day international against England on

London: New Zealand's top order rode an easy pitch and some luck to finish only 87 runs behind England after bowling out the host for 389 on the second day of the first test at

Napier, New Zealand: New Zealand made an emphatic statement of form Tuesday in its last official limited-overs international before the Cricket World Cup, compiling 369-5 on its way to a crushing 119-run win over Pakistan

Napier, New Zealand: Kane Williamson smashed a century off 80 balls before Ross Taylor made another 100 from 70 deliveries as New Zealand reached 369-5 on Tuesday in the second limited-overs international against Pakistan.Williamson, who

Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand clinched a 4-1 series victory over Sri Lanka by winning Sunday's sixth game of the seven-match one-day series by 120 runs.Kane Williamson made 97, Ross Taylor 96 and Corey Anderson

Dunedin: New Zealand made 315-8 batting first in Sunday's sixth one-day international against Sri Lanka, with Ross Taylor scoring 96 to partly atone for running out Kane Williamson for 97.Taylor, who scored just 65 runs