New Zealand national cricket team explained

New Zealand
Nickname:Black Caps,[1] Kiwis[2]
Association:New Zealand Cricket
Test Captain:Tim Southee
Od Captain:Tom Latham
T20i Captain:Tom Latham
Coach:Gary Stead
Test Status Year:1930
Icc Status:Full Member
Icc Member Year:1926
Icc Region:East Asia-Pacific
Test Rank:5th
Odi Rank:5th
T20i Rank:5th
Test Rank Best:1st (6 January 2021)[3]
Odi Rank Best:1st (3 May 2021)[4]
T20i Rank Best:1st (4 May 2016)[5]
First Test:v. at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 10–13 January 1930
Most Recent Test:v. at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 8–11 March 2024
Num Tests:470
Num Tests This Year:4
Test Record:115/185
(170 draws)
Test Record This Year:2/2 (0 draws)
Wtc Apps:2
Wtc First:2019–21
Wtc Best:Champions (2019–21)
First Odi:v. at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 11 February 1973
Most Recent Odi:v. at McLean Park, Napier; 23 December 2023
Num Odis:824
Num Odis This Year:0
Odi Record:379/395
(7 ties, 43 no results)
Odi Record This Year:0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Wc Apps:13
Wc First:1975
Wc Best:Runners-up (2015, 2019)
First T20i:v. at Eden Park, Auckland; 17 February 2005
Most Recent T20i:v. at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando; 17 June 2024
Num T20is:220
Num T20is This Year:17
T20i Record:111/92
(10 ties, 7 no results)
T20i Record This Year:8/8
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Wt20 Apps:8
Wt20 First:2007
Wt20 Best:Runners-up (2021)
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The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps (Maori: Pōtae Pango),[6] they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland.[7] They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand are the inaugural champions of WTC which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC CT in 2000. They have played in the CWC final twice and the T20 WC final once.

Tom Latham is the current captain of the team in ODIs and T20Is, Tim Southee is the current test captain as Kane Williamson stepped down as captain in December 2022. The national team is organised by New Zealand Cricket.

The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Blackcaps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team.[8] This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

As of 21 September 2023, New Zealand have played 1472 international matches, out of which they have won 584, lost 654, tied 17 and drew 170 matches while 47 matches ended up as no result.[9] The team is ranked 5th in Tests, 5th in ODIs and 4th in T20Is by the ICC.[10]

As of 2022, the team has participated in all the 29 ICC Men's events taking place from 1975 onwards and have made six final appearances out of which they won two titles. In October 2000 they won the Knockout Trophy by defeating India which was their maiden ICC Title. They defeated South Africa to reach their maiden CWC Final in 2015.[11] In the next edition they reached their second successive Final by defeating India.[12] Then in June 2021 they won the inaugural WTC by defeating India and five months later they reached their maiden T20 WC Final by defeating England.

History

Beginnings of cricket in New Zealand

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand to 1890. The reverend Henry Williams provided history with the first report of a game of cricket in New Zealand, when he wrote in his diary in December 1832 about boys in and around Paihia on Horotutu Beach playing cricket. In 1835, Charles Darwin and called into the Bay of Islands on its epic circumnavigation of the Earth and Darwin witnessed a game of cricket played by freed Māori slaves and the son of a missionary at Waimate North. Darwin in The Voyage of the Beagle wrote:[13]

several young men redeemed by the missionaries from slavery were employed on the farm. In the evening I saw a party of them at cricket.

The first recorded game of cricket in New Zealand took place in Wellington in December 1842. The Wellington Spectator reports a game on 28 December 1842 played by a "Red" team and a "Blue" team from the Wellington Club. The first fully recorded match was reported by the Examiner in Nelson between the Surveyors and Nelson in March 1844.

The first team to tour New Zealand was Parr's all England XI in 1863–64. Between 1864 and 1914, 22 foreign teams toured New Zealand. England sent 6 teams, Australia 15 and one from Fiji.

First national team

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand from 1890–91 to 1918. On 15–17 February 1894 the first team representing New Zealand played New South Wales at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. New South Wales won by 160 runs. New South Wales returned again in 1895–96 and New Zealand won the solitary game by 142 runs, its first victory. The New Zealand Cricket Council was formed towards the end of 1894.

New Zealand played its first two internationals (not Tests) in 1904–05 against a star-studded Australia team containing such players as Victor Trumper, Warwick Armstrong and Clem Hill. Rain saved New Zealand from a thrashing in the first match, but not the second, which New Zealand lost by an innings and 358 runs – currently the second-largest defeat in New Zealand first-class history.

Inter-war period

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945. In 1927 NZ toured England. They played 26 first-class matches, mostly against county sides. They won seven matches, including those against Worcestershire, Glamorgan, Somerset and Derbyshire. On the strength of the performances of this tour New Zealand was granted Test status.

In 1929/30 the M.C.C toured NZ and played 4 Tests all of 3 days in duration. New Zealand lost its first Test match but drew the next 3. In the second Test Stewie Dempster and Jackie Mills put on 276 for the first wicket. This is still the highest partnership for New Zealand against England. New Zealand first played South Africa in 1931–32 in a three match series but were unable to secure Test matches against any teams other than England before World War II ended all Test cricket for 7 years. A Test tour by Australia, planned for February and March 1940, was cancelled after the outbreak of the war.[14] [15] [16]

After World War II

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand from 1945–46 to 1970. New Zealand's first Test after the war was against Australia in 1945/46. This game was not considered a "Test" at the time but it was granted Test status retrospectively by the International Cricket Council in March 1948. The New Zealand players who appeared in this match probably did not appreciate this move by the ICC as New Zealand were dismissed for 42 and 54. The New Zealand Cricket Council's unwillingness to pay Australian players a decent allowance to tour New Zealand ensured that this was the only Test Australia played against New Zealand between 1929 and 1972.

In 1949 New Zealand sent one of its best-ever sides to England. It contained Bert Sutcliffe, Martin Donnelly, John R. Reid and Jack Cowie. However, 3-day Test matches ensured that all 4 Tests were drawn. Many have regarded the 1949 tour of England among New Zealand's best ever touring performances. All four tests were high-scoring despite being draws and Martin Donnelly's 206 at Lord's hailed as one of the finest innings ever seen there.[17] Despite being winless, New Zealand did not lose a test either. Prior to this, only the legendary 1948 Australian team, led by the great Don Bradman, had achieved this.

New Zealand played its first matches against the West Indies in 1951–52, and Pakistan and India in 1955/56.

In 1954/55 New Zealand recorded the lowest ever innings total, 26 against England. The following season New Zealand achieved its first Test victory. The first 3 Tests of a 4 Test series were won easily by the West Indies but New Zealand won the fourth to notch up its first Test victory. It had taken them 45 matches and 26 years to attain.[18]

In the next 20 years, New Zealand won only seven more Tests. For most of this period New Zealand lacked a class bowler to lead their attack although they had two excellent batsmen in Bert Sutcliffe and Glenn Turner and a great all-rounder in John R. Reid.

Reid captained New Zealand on a tour to South Africa in 1961–62 where the five-test series was drawn 2–2. The victories in the third and fifth tests were the first overseas victories New Zealand achieved. Reid scored 1,915 runs in the tour, setting a record for the most runs scored by a touring batsman of South Africa as a result.[19]

New Zealand won their first test series in their three match 1969/70 tour of Pakistan 1–0.[20] This was the first ever series win by New Zealand after almost 40 years and 30 consecutive winless series.[21]

1970 to 2000

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand from 1970-71 to 2000. In 1973 Richard Hadlee debuted and the rate at which New Zealand won Tests picked up dramatically. Hadlee was one of the best pace bowlers of his generation, playing 86 Tests for New Zealand before he retired in 1990. Of the 86 Tests that Hadlee played in New Zealand won 22 and lost 28. In 1977/78 New Zealand won its first Test against England, at the 48th attempt. Hadlee took 10 wickets in the match.

During the 1980s New Zealand also had the services of one of its best-ever batsman, Martin Crowe and a number of good players such as John Wright, Bruce Edgar, John F. Reid, Andrew Jones, Geoff Howarth, Jeremy Coney, Ian Smith, John Bracewell, Lance Cairns, Stephen Boock, and Ewen Chatfield, who were capable of playing the occasional match-winning performance and consistently making a valuable contribution to a Test match.

The best example of New Zealand's two star players (R. Hadlee and M. Crowe) putting in match-winning performances and other players making good contributions is New Zealand versus Australia, 1985 at Brisbane. In Australia's first innings Hadlee took 9–52. In New Zealand's only innings, M Crowe scored 188 and John F. Reid 108. Edgar, Wright, Coney, Jeff Crowe, V. Brown, and Hadlee scored between 17 and 54*. In Australia's second innings, Hadlee took 6–71 and Chatfield 3–75. New Zealand won by an innings and 41 runs.

One-day cricket also gave New Zealand a chance to compete more regularly than Test cricket with the better sides in world cricket. In one-day cricket a batsman does not need to score centuries to win games for his side and bowlers do not need to bowl the opposition out. One-day games can be won by one batsman getting a 50, a few others getting 30s, bowlers bowling economically and everyone fielding well. These were requirements New Zealand players could consistently meet and thus developed a good one-day record against all sides.

Perhaps New Zealand's most infamous one-day match was the "under arm" match against Australia at the MCG in 1981. Requiring six runs to tie the match off the final ball, Australian captain Greg Chappell instructed his brother Trevor to bowl the ball underarm along the wicket to prevent New Zealand batsman Brian McKechnie from hitting a six. The Australian umpires ruled the move as legal even though to this day many believe it was one of the most unsporting decisions made in cricket.

When New Zealand next played in the tri-series in Australia in 1983, Lance Cairns became a cult hero for his one-day batting. In one match against Australia, he hit six sixes at the MCG, one of the world's largest grounds. Few fans remember that New Zealand lost this game by 149 runs. However, Lance's greatest contribution to New Zealand cricket was his son Chris Cairns.

Chris Cairns made his debut one year before Hadlee retired in 1990. Cairns, one of New Zealand's best all-rounders, led the 1990s bowling attack with Danny Morrison. Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's most prolific scorer, led the batting and the team into the 21st century. Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan also scored plenty of runs for New Zealand, but both retired earlier than expected.

Daniel Vettori made his debut as an 18-year-old in 1997, and when he took over from Fleming as captain in 2007 he was regarded as the best spinning all-rounder in world cricket. On 26 August 2009, Daniel Vettori became the eighth player and second left-arm bowler (after Chaminda Vaas) in history to take 300 wickets and score 3000 test runs, joining the illustrious club. Vettori decided to take an indefinite break from international short form cricket in 2011 but continued to represent New Zealand in Test cricket and returned for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

On 4 April 1996, New Zealand achieved a unique world record, where the whole team was adjudged Man of the Match for team performance against 4-run victory over the West Indies. This is recorded as the only time where whole team achieved such an award.[22] [23] [24]

21st century

See also: History of cricket in New Zealand from 2000–01.

New Zealand started the new millennium by winning the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy in Kenya to claim their first ICC tournament. This was a knockout tournament where teams were seeded according to their performance in Cricket World Cup 1999, the top five teams from that world cup gained direct entry to quarter-finals and while remaining six teams had to play the pre-quarter finals. New Zealand gained direct entry to quarter-finals where they faced Zimbabwe against whom they had recently lost an ODI series, after a nervy start they pulled things back and romped to a crushing 64-run victory to get through to the semis. In semis they faced Pakistan, a team who had managed to knock New Zealand out from last World Cup at this very stage. New Zealand beat Pakistan this time in a thrilling run-chase to enter the final. In the final, they faced India who had knocked out world champions Australia and defending champions South Africa. New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl but the decision seemed to backfire as India romped to a 141 run opening partnership in 27 overs, New Zealand somehow managed to pull things back but the target was a daunting 265, and in reply they struggled for the most part of their innings but in the end, it was a 122-run partnership between Chris Cairns and Chris Harris that took them close the target before Cairns finished the game with two balls to spare as New Zealand won its first-ever ICC event.

Shane Bond played 18 Tests for NZ between 2001 and 2009 but missed far more through injury. When fit, he added a dimension to the NZ bowling attack that had been missing since Hadlee retired, taking 87 wickets at an average of 22.09.

The rise of the financial power of the BCCI had an immense effect on NZ cricket and its players. The BCCI managed to convince other boards not to pick players who had joined the rival Twenty-20 Indian Cricket League. NZ Cricket lost the services of Shane Bond, Lou Vincent, Andre Adams, Hamish Marshall and Daryl Tuffey. The money to be made from Twenty-20 cricket in India may have also induced players, such as Craig McMillan and Scott Styris (from Test cricket) to retire earlier than they would have otherwise. After the demise of the Indian Cricket League Bond and Tuffey again played for New Zealand.

Vettori stood down as Test captain in 2011 leading to star batsman Ross Taylor to take his place. Taylor led New Zealand for a year which included a thrilling win in a low scoring Test match against Australia in Hobart, their first win over Australia since 1993. In 2012/13 Brendon McCullum became captain and new players such as Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Doug Bracewell, Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham emerged as world-class performers. McCullum captained New Zealand to series wins against the West Indies and India in 2013/14 and both Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2014/15 increasing New Zealand's rankings in both Test and ODI formats. In the series against India McCullum scored 302 at Wellington to become New Zealand's first Test triple centurion.

In early 2015 New Zealand made the final of the Cricket World Cup, going through the tournament undefeated until the final, where they lost to Australia by seven wickets.[25] In 2015 the New Zealand national cricket team played under the name of Aotearoa for their first match against Zimbabwe to celebrate te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).[26]

In mid-2015 New Zealand toured England,[27] performing well, drawing the Test series 1–1, and losing the One Day series, 2–3. From October to November 2015, and in February 2016, New Zealand played Australia in two Test Series, three and two games respectively. With a changing of an era in the Australian team, New Zealand was rated as a chance of winning especially in New Zealand. New Zealand lost both series by 2–0[28]

In February 2016, Kane Williamson was appointed as the captain of the team after Brendon McCullum's retirement after playing his 101st test against Australia at Christchurch. Williamson's first international series as the full-time captain was Men's T20 World Cup 2016 in India in which the team won all four of its group games but lost to England in the semi-final at Delhi. After the annual rankings update on 4 May 2016 the team was awarded the No. 1 ranking in T20Is. The team then got into a rough patch after the T20WC where they would go onto lose away series to South Africa, India and Australia. In their home season they managed to beat Pakistan for the first time in a test series after 32 years, whitewashed Bangladesh across formats, won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against Australia but went onto lose to South Africa in T20I, ODI and Test series.

New Zealand started the 2017 international season with a tri-series involving hosts Ireland, and Bangladesh as a preparation for upcoming Champions Trophy in England. New Zealand managed to win the tri-series as they finished at the top of the points table but the Champions Trophy turned out to be a disastrous campaign as they got knocked out by Bangladesh and ended the tournament without a single win, the worst performance for them in an ICC Event. After that the team had to wait four months for their next tour which was to India in which both the ODI and T20I series were closely contested but New Zealand lost both by a scoreline of 2–1. The home season started with whitewash of the West Indies across formats followed by whitewash of Pakistan in the ODI series but after that New Zealand lost the T20I series to Pakistan and in the process lost their No. 1 ranking in T20Is. Then they took part in the first ever T20I tri-series involving full-members the Trans-Tasman T20I Tri-Series in which they ended up runners-up to Australia and England finished third. Then they played England where they lost the ODI series but then managed to win the test series. This was their first test series win against England after 19 years and 4th overall in their 87 year old rivalry.

New Zealand played no matches in the 2018 season. In 2018–19 they began with a tour of UAE in Oct–Dec 2018 to play Pakistan. The tour started with New Zealand suffering a whitewash in the T20I series but they drew the ODI series, 1–1. New Zealand produced a stunning act of resilience to register their first away test series win against Pakistan after 49 years. This put New Zealand 3rd on the test rankings table. After this in their home season they beat Sri Lanka across formats, lost to India in the ODI series before managing to beat them in the T20I series and lastly they beat Bangladesh across formats and consequently they climbed to No. 2 spot in Test rankings.

New Zealand started the 2019 season with the Cricket World Cup in England & Wales. New Zealand had a terrific start to their World Cup campaign as they remained unbeaten and top of the table for their first six games. Their formed dipped after that initial burst as they managed to lose their next three group games convincingly and only just managed to get through to the semi-finals on net run-rate. In the semi-final, they stunned favourites India on the reserve day to reach a second consecutive final. In the final, the scores were tied after 50 overs and again after the Super Over. England won by having hit more boundaries. This boundary countback rule was criticised and a couple of months later ICC abolished the rule.

In December 2022, captain Kane Williamson stepped down as test captain and was replaced by Tim Southee. Williamson will remain the white-ball captain.

International grounds

See main article: List of cricket grounds in New Zealand.

Listed chronologically in order of first match. Neutral fixtures such as World Cup and World Cup Qualifier games are included.

Venue City Representative team Capacity Years used Test ODI T20I
Current venues
Wellington 11,600 1930–2023 67 30
Auckland 42,000 1930–2022 50 79 25
Napier 19,700 1979–2022 10 44 5
Hamilton 10,000 1981–2023 27 39 12
Wellington 34,500 2000–2021 31 15
Queenstown 19,000 2003–2023 9 1
Dunedin 6,000 2008–2023 8 11 2
Nelson 6,000 2014–2019 11 2
Christchurch 18,000 2014–2022 12 16 9
Tauranga 10,000 2014–2023 4 11 10
Former venues
Christchurch 38,628 1930–2011 40 48 4
Dunedin 29,000 1955–2004 10 21
New Plymouth 1992 1
Taupo 15,000 1999–2001 3
Whangarei 5,500 2012–2017 2
Lincoln New Zealand Academy 2014 2
As of 8 April 2023[29]

Current squad

New Zealand Cricket released the list of their 2023–2024 national contracts on 8 June 2023.[30] 20 players received contracts.

This is a list of every active player who is contracted to New Zealand Cricket, has played for New Zealand since March 2023 or was named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Last updated: 1 March 2024

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleDomestic teamFormsNo.CCaptaincyLast TestLast ODILast T20I
Batters
Right-handed T20I 16 Y 2023 2024
Left-handed Test, ODI 86 Y 2023 2023 2021
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 22 Y 2024 2023 2024
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 32 Y 2024 2023 2024
All-rounders
Left-handed 4 Y 2023 2023 2023
Left-handed ODI, T20I 80 Y 2023 2024
Right-handed ODI, T20I 26 2023 2024
Right-handed Test 68 2024 2017 2021
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 75 Y 2024 2023 2024
Left-handed ODI, T20I 50 2017 2023 2023
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 23 Y 2024 2023 2024
Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodoxTest, ODI, T20I 8 2024 2023 2024
Left-handed Test, ODI, T20I 74 Y T20I (VC) 2024 2023 2024
Wicket-keepers
Right-handed Test, ODI 66 Y 2024 2023 2021
Left-handed Test, ODI, T20I 88 Y 2024 2023 2024
Left-handed Test, ODI 48 Y Test, ODI (VC) 2024 2023 2023
Right-handed T20I 43 2019 2024
Pace Bowlers
Right-handed ODI, T20I 18 2022 2023 2024
Right-handed ODI 27 2023 2023
Right-handed ODI, T20I 69 Y 2019 2023 2024
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 21 Y 2024 2023 2024
Right-handed Test 12 Y 2024 2023 2023
Right-handed ODI, T20I 20 Y 2023 2024
Right-handed Test, ODI 2 2024 2023
Right-handed Test, T20I 14 2024
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 38 Y Test (C) 2024 2023 2024
Spin Bowlers
Right-handed ODI 1 2023 2023
Left-handed Test 24 2023 2021
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 61 Y 2023 2023 2024

Coaching staff

PositionName
Team managerMike Sandle
Head coachGary Stead
Batting coachLuke Ronchi
Bowling coachJacob Oram
Fielding coachJames Foster
PhysiotherapistTommy Simsek
Strength and conditioning coachChris Donaldson

Coaching history

Team colours

PeriodKit manufacturerSponsor (chest)Sponsor (sleeves)
1980–1989Adidas
1990DB Draught
1991
1992ISC
1993–1994Bank of New Zealand
1995–1996DB Draught
1997Bank of New Zealand
1998CanterburyTelstraClear
1999Asics
2000WStarTelstraClear
2001–2005National Bank of New ZealandTelstraClear
2006–2008
2009Dheeraj & East Coast
2010Canterbury
2011–2014Ford
2015–2016ANZ
2017ANZ
2018–2024
2024Castore

New Zealand's kit is manufactured by Canterbury of New Zealand, who replaced previous manufacturer WStar in 2009. When playing Test cricket, New Zealand's cricket whites feature logo of the sponsors Gillette on the left of the shirt, the ANZ logo on the left sleeve and on the middle of the shirt and the Canterbury logo on the right sleeve. New Zealand fielders may wear a black cap (in the style of a baseball cap rather than the baggy cap worn by some teams) or a white sun hat with the New Zealand Cricket logo in the middle. Helmets are also coloured black (although until 1996, they used to be white with the silver fern logo encased in a black circle).

In limited overs cricket, New Zealand's ODI and Twenty20 shirts feature the ANZ logo across the centre, with the silver fern badge on the left of the shirt, Canterbury logo on the right sleeve and the Ford logo on the right. In ODIs, the kit comprises a black shirt with blue accents and black trousers, whilst the Twenty20 kit comprises a beige shirt with black accents and black trousers. In ICC limited-overs tournaments, a modified kit design is used with sponsor's logos moving to the sleeve and 'NEW ZEALAND' printed across the front.

In ODI, New Zealand wore Beige and brown between 1980 World Series Cricket and 1988 World Series Cricket. The 1983–1984 version was made popular by the Black Caps supporter group Beige Brigade, who sells the version of this uniform to the general public together with a "moral contract" which explains the expectations that come with being a Beige Brigadier. and was also worn in the inaugural Twenty20 international between New Zealand and Australia. Between 1991 and 1997 grey or silver (with some splashes of black or white) was worn instead. Until 2000, the ODI uniform was teal with black accents.

Previous suppliers were Adidas (World Series Cricket 1980–1990), ISC (World Cup World Cup 1992 and 1996, World Series 1993–97) Canterbury (1998–1999), Asics (who supplied all the 1999 Cricket World Cup participating teams) and WStar (2000–2009).

Previous sponsors were DB Draught (1990–1994 in the front, 1995–1997 in the sleeve), Bank of New Zealand (1993–94 and 1997–99 in the front), Clear Communications, later TelstraClear (1997–2000 in the front, 2001–2005 in the sleeve), National Bank of New Zealand (2000–2014) and Dheeraj and East Coast (2009–2010),[31] since 2014 ANZ is the current sponsor, due to National Bank's rebranding as ANZ. Amul became the new sponsor in May 2017 for the ICC CT.

ICC World Cup 2023 started on 5 October 2023.[32] They have ended their journey to this tournament by getting defeated to India by 70 runs in the semi-final.

In December 2023, there had been a six-year deal with Castore to manufacture their kits starting from October 2024. [33] [34]

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup[35]

ICC Cricket World Cup record
Host(s) & YearFirst RoundSecond RoundSemi FinalFinalPosition
2/4 3 2 1 0 0 4 colspan="7" rowspan=5 Lost to WI by 5 wicketsDid not qualify 4/8
2/4 3 2 1 0 0 8 Lost to ENG by 9 runs 4/8
3/4 6 3 3 0 0 6 Did not qualify 5/8
3/4 6 2 4 0 0 8 6/8
1/9 8 7 1 0 0 14 Lost to PAK by 4 wickets Did not qualify 3/9
3/6 5 3 2 0 0 6 Lost to AUS by 6 wickets Did not qualify 7/12
3/6 5 3 2 0 0 6 4/6 3 1 1 0/1 2 5 Lost to PAK by 9 wickets Did not qualify 4/12
3/7 6 4 2 0 0 16 5/6 3 1 2 0 4 8 Did not qualify 5/14
1/4 3 3 0 0 0 6 3/8 6 4 2 0 2 10 Lost to SL by 81 runs Did not qualify 3/16
4/7 6 4 2 0 0 8 Beat SA by 49 runs Lost to SL by 5 wickets 4/14
1/6 6 6 0 0 0 12 Beat WI by 143 runs Beat SA by 4 wickets (DLS) Lost to AUS by 7 wickets 2/14
4/10 9 5 3 0 1 11 colspan="7" rowspan=2 Beat IND by 18 runs Lost to ENG by 9 boundaries 2/10
4/10 9 5 4 0 0 10 Lost to IND by 70 runs Did not qualify 4/10
TBD
2031

ICC T20 World Cup

See main article: New Zealand at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

ICC T20 World Cup record
Host(s) & YearFirst RoundSecond RoundSemi Final FinalPosition
T T
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 22/4 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 Lost to PAK by 6 wickets Did not qualify 4/12
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3/4 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 Did not qualify5/12
1/3 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 3/4 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 5/12
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 4/4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 7/12
Qualified to the Super 10 3/5 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 6/16
on ICC Men's T20I Rankings1/5 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 Lost to ENG by 7 wickets Did not qualify 3/16
Qualified to the Super 12 2/6 5 4 1 0 0 0 8 Beat ENG by 5 wickets Lost to AUS by 8 wickets 2/16
on ICC Men's T20I Rankings1/6 5 3 1 0 0 1 7 Lost to PAK by 7 wickets Did not qualify 4/16
3/54220004Did not qualify10/20
Qualified on ICC Men's T20I Rankings
Qualified as co-hosts
TBD

ICC World Test Championship

EventLeague stageFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Rank
2019-21
D 1–1

L 0–3

W 2–0

NR

W 2–0

W 2–0
2
W 8 wickets
2021-23
L 0–1

D 1–1

D 1–1

L 0–3

D 0–0

W 2–0
6Did not advance6
2023-25
D 1–1

W 2–0

L 0–2



3TBDTBD

ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut)

ICC Champions Trophy record
Host(s) & YearGroup stageSemi FinalFinalStage
3/3 2 1 1 0 0 0.030 2 Did not qualify Group
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1.603 2 Group
2/4 3 2 1 0 0 0.572 4 Lost to by 34 runs Did not qualify Semi Final
1/4 3 2 1 0 0 0.782 4 Beat by 5 wickets Lost to by 6 wickets Runners-up
3/4 3 1 1 0 1 0.7773 Did not qualify Group
4/4 3 0 2 0 1 −1.058 1 Group
Qualified
ICC KnockOut Trophy record
Host(s) & YearPre-Quarter finalsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalStage
Beat by 5 wickets Lost to by 5 wickets Did not qualify Quarter Final
Beat by 64 runs Beat by 4 wickets Beat by 4 wickets Winners

Austral-Asia Cup

Austral-Asia Cup record
Host & YearGroup stageSemi-finalsFinalPosition
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 5.330 2 Lost to by 8 wickets Did not qualify SF
2/3 2 1 1 0 0 4.240 2 Lost to by 62 runs SF

Commonwealth Games

Honours

ICC

Others

Result summary

See main article: New Zealand national cricket team record by opponent.

Test matches

OppositionSpanSeriesMatches
1946–2020 21 2 14 5 0.14 9.52 66.67 23.80 60 8 34 18 0 0.23 13.33 56.66 30.00
2001–2023 9 6 0 3 66.66 0.00 33.33 19 14 2 3 0 7.00 73.68 10.52 15.78
1930–2023 39 6 24 9 0.25 15.38 61.53 23.07 112 13 52 46 0 0.25 11.60 46.42 41.96
1955–2021 21 6 12 3 0.50 28.57 57.14 14.28 62 13 22 27 0 0.59 20.96 35.48 43.54
1955–2023 22 5 10 7 0.50 22.72 45.45 31.81 60 14 25 23 0 0.56 22.58 40.32 37.09
1932–2024 18 1 13 4 0.07 5.55 72.22 23.52 49 7 26 16 0 0.26 14.28 53.06 32.65
1983–2023 17 8 4 5 2.00 47.05 23.52 29.41 38 18 9 11 0 2.00 47.36 23.68 28.94
1952–2020 18 8 6 4 1.33 44.44 33.33 22.22 49 17 13 19 0 1.30 34.69 26.53 38.77
1992–2016 7 5 0 2 71.42 0.00 28.57 17 11 0 6 0 64.70 0.00 35.29
Summary 1930–2024 172 47 83 42 0.56 27.32 48.25 24.41 468 115 183 170 0 0.62 24.57 39.10 36.32
Last updated: 16 February 2024 Source:ESPNCricInfo
* Only bilateral series wherein a minimum of 2 matches were played have been included here. One-off matches are not credited as a bilateral series.

ODI matches

OppositionSpanSeriesMatches
2015–2019 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1974–2022 17 3 10 4 0.30 17.64 58.82 23.52 141 39 95 0 0 0 7 29.10
1990–2021 9 7 2 0 3.50 77.77 22.22 0.00 38 28 10 0 0 0 0 73.68
2003–2011 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1975–1975 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1973–2019 18 7 8 3 0.87 38.88 44.44 16.66 91 43 41 2 0 1 4 51.14
1975–2023 17 6 9 2 0.66 35.29 52.94 11.76 116 50 58 1 0 0 7 46.33
2007–2022 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2007–2011 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1996–2022 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1973–2023 20 11 7 2 1.57 55.00 35.00 10.00 110 50 56 1 0 0 3 47.19
1999–2022 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1992–2019 10 2 8 0 0.20 20.00 80.00 0.00 71 25 41 0 0 0 5 37.87
1979–2019 15 8 3 4 2.66 53.33 20.00 26.66 99 49 41 1 0 0 8 54.39
1996-1996 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2004-2004 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
1975–2022 12 5 6 1 0.83 41.66 50.00 8.33 68 30 31 0 0 0 7 49.18
1987–2015 9 6 2 1 3.00 66.66 22.22 11.11 38 27 9 1 0 0 1 74.32
Summary 1973–2023 129 57 55 17 1.03 44.19 42.64 13.18 797 366 382 7 0 1 42 48.94
Last updated: 24 January 2023. Source:ESPNCricInfo
* Only bilateral series wherein a minimum of 2 matches were played have been included here. One-off matches are not credited as a bilateral series.

* "Tie+W" and "Tie+L" indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over").

* The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

* Forfeited matches are not included.

T20I matches

OppositionSpanSeriesMatches
2021–2021 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2005–2021 2 1 0 1 50.00 0.00 50.00 16 5 10 0 1 0 0 34.37
2010–2022 3 2 1 0 2.00 66.66 33.33 0.00 17 14 3 0 0 0 0 82.35
2007–2022 4 1 3 0 0.33 25.00 75.00 0.00 23 8 13 0 0 1 1 38.63
2007–2023 8 3 5 0 0.75 40.00 60.00 0.00 24 10 11 1 0 2 0 47.91
2009–2022 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2007-2007 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2021-2021 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2014–2022 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2007–2022 7 3 3 1 1.00 42.85 42.85 14.28 29 11 18 0 0 0 0 37.93
2009–2022 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2005–2017 3 0 2 1 0.00 0.00 66.66 33.33 15 4 11 0 0 0 0 26.66
2006–2019 6 3 1 2 3.00 50.00 16.66 33.33 20 11 7 0 0 1 1 60.52
2006–2022 7 4 1 2 4.00 57.14 14.28 28.57 19 10 4 0 1 2 2 67.64
2010–2015 2 2 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
Summary 2005–2023 45 22 16 7 1.57 48.89 35.55 15.56 185 94 78 1 2 6 4 54.41
Last updated: 1 February 2023. Source:ESPNCricInfo[36] [37]

* Only bilateral series wherein a minimum of 2 matches were played have been included here. One-off matches are not credited as a bilateral series.

* "Tie+W" and "Tie+L" indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over")

* The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

Records

See main article: List of New Zealand Test cricket records, List of New Zealand One Day International cricket records and List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket records.

World records

Notable

See also

External links

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