Misfiring openers under focus as NZ eye quick turnaround

When you think of Colin Munro and Martin Guptill, you think of aggression, power and runs arriving at a scorching rate. You think of opening bowlers being put under pressure. You think of fours and sixes. You think of one of the best T20 opening pairings in the world. Unfortunately for New Zealand however, their white-ball openers have been foundering in both 50-over and 20-over cricket this year. And with each low score, each early wicket surrendered, the question of how long their struggles can go on comes into ever sharper focus.

Both players continued their poor run of form in the