New Zealand Cricket Team: Match Schedule, Players, Stats
The New Zealand men's national cricket team represents New Zealand in international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps, they played their first Test match against England in 1930, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. They played their first ODI game in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
The Kiwis have produced some top-class international cricketers. The most famous name is Sir Richard Hadlee, who is regarded as one of New Zealand's and the world's best all-rounders. Martin Crowe, Chris Cairns, Craig McMillan, John Wright, Dan Vettori and a host of others have notably served the New Zealand cricket team over the years.
New Zealand National Cricket Team - World Beaters
Stephen Fleming is one name that stands out when it comes to the most successful captains of New Zealand. The team has been quite unlucky with regard to the Cricket World Cup tournaments. They have made it to the semi-finals six times before 2015 but have failed to qualify to the final each time.
In the 2015 World Cup, under Brendon McCullum's inspirational leadership, New Zealand made it to their first-ever final, eventually losing to neighbors Australia. Kane Williamson was given the command of the Kiwi team and the team reached new heights under him. The Black Caps performed superbly in the 2019 World Cup but lost to England in a thrilling final at Lord's. The team will eventually win its first major world title in 2021 i.e. World Test Championship trophy.
New Zealand Cricket Team Current Rankings
As of 22 Sep. 2022, New Zealand Men’s Cricket Team is ranked 5th in Tests, 1st in ODIs and 5th in T20Is rankings.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5th | 1st | 5th |
New Zealand National Cricket Team Players
The below lists all the top active New Zealand cricket team players who have played for New Zealand in recent times. Any New Zealand cricket player who is outside of central contract and not mentioned here may have been selected in the team's most recent New Zealand cricket team squad.
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Williamson | Martin Guptill | Will Young | Finn Allen | Glenn Phillips |
| Henry Nicholls | Daryl Mitchell | Tom Latham | Tom Blundell | James Neesham |
| Devon Conway | Mitchell Santner | Colin de Grandhomme | Tim Siefert | Ish Sodhi |
| Tim Southee | Trent Boult | Neil Wagner | Ajaz Patel | Matt Henry |
| Kyle Jamieson | Lockie Ferguson | Blair Tickner | Michael Bracewell | Dane Cleaver |
| Ben Sears | Mark Chapman | Jacob Duffy | Michael Rippon | Adam Milne |
New Zealand National Cricket Team Schedule
Check out all the New Zealand cricket team schedule and matches of 2022, including T20, ODI, and Test matches along with date, match timings and ground details all in one place!
T20 Tri-Series in New Zealand 2022
Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket team will tour New Zealand for a T20I Tri-Series from 7th to 14th October 2022.
| Match | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1, Bangladesh vs Pakistan | Friday, 7th October | 7.30 PM | Christchurch |
| Match 2, New Zealand vs Pakistan | Saturday, 8th October | 11:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 3, New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Sunday, 9th October | 11:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 4, New Zealand vs Pakistan | Tuesday, 11th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 5, New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Wednesday, 12th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 6, Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Thursday, 13th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| FINAL (1st vs 2nd) | Friday, 14th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
New Zealand Schedule In T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup matches will be played from 16th October to 13th November 2022 in Australia.
| Match | Date | Time(IST) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand vs Australia | Saturday, 22nd October | 12:30 PM | Sydney |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Wednesday, 26th October | 1:30 PM | Melbourne |
| New Zealand vs A1 | Saturday, 29th October | 1:30 PM | Sydney |
| New Zealand vs England | Tuesday, 1st November | 1:30 PM | Brisbane |
| New Zealand vs B2 | Friday, 4th November | 9:30 AM | Adelaide |
New Zealand Cricket Team Tournament Wins
• World Test Championship - New Zealand have won the World Test Championship one time in 2019-21: Winners : 2019-21
• Champions Trophy - New Zealand have have won the Champions Trophy one time in 2000 Winners : 2000
New Zealand Cricket Team Stats
- Test
- ODI
- T20
Fantasy Cricket
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New Zealand Cricket Team - FAQs
Currently, Kane Williamson is the current New Zealand cricket team captain. Tom Latham and Mitchell Santner have occasionally captained New Zealand in absence of Kane.
Luke Ronchi and Dean Brownlie are the two batting coaches while Shane Jurgensen and Graeme Aldridge are the two bowling coaches of the New Zealand cricket team.
Gary Stead is the current head coach of the New Zealand cricket team while Luke Wright and Dion Ebrahim are the current assistant coaches of the New Zealand team.
The New Zealand national cricket team has played in 3 World Cup finals - in 2015, 2019 and 2021. The Black Caps lost to Australia in 2015 by 7 wickets and to England in 2019 on the boundary count. New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup final in 2021 to Australia by 8 wickets.
Updated on : 22 Sep 2022
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