The Otago Volts have beaten the Canterbury Kings by five wickets in Super Smash cricket at Hagley Oval.

A second-string Black Caps have lost the first T20 International in Sri Lanka by four wickets on a spinning pitch in Dambulla.

The Black Caps have named Wellington allrounder Nathan Smith and Canterbury wicketkeeper Mitch Hay as the two uncapped players to Sri Lanka

The Black Caps have squared the T20 series with Pakistan after a seven wicket victory in Rawalpindi.