PROTEAS SMELL BLOOD

THE Proteas may be fully focused on edging ahead in the third T20 at Eden Park at 8.15am today, but the hosts could be slightly distracted by a potential player strike on the horizon.

- BY ZAAHIER ADAMS

PULLS NO PUNCHES: Rachin Ravindra

The five-match series is tied at 1-1 after Keshav Maharaj's span won the opener at The Bay Oval before the Black Caps struck back at Seddon Park on Tuesday.

The Kiwis though are currently involved in a player dispute while New Zealand Cricket's board decide on the future of the country’s domestic T20 competition.