New Zealand

Country: New Zealand
Code: NZL
History
Fixtures
Players
Venues

The New Zealand cricket team, fondly known as the Black Caps, emerged on the international cricket scene in 1930, marking its debut as the fifth Test-playing nation. Although their early years were overshadowed by struggles to compete at the highest level, patient and steady progress has since crafted them into a well-respected force in the cricketing world.

Over the decades, the Kiwis have celebrated numerous milestones, with the icing on the cake being their victory in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship in 2021. This triumph was a culmination of years of grit and tenacity, further cementing their reputation following consistent performances in ICC tournaments, notably finishing as runners-up in the 2015 and 2019 ICC Cricket World Cups.

The team has been blessed with a pantheon of extraordinary talents. Sir Richard Hadlee's bowling exploits in the 1980s laid the foundation for New Zealand cricket's resurgence. Fast forward to the past couple of decades, and players like Brendon McCullum, with his aggressive captaincy and free-spirited approach, alongside the elegant yet resolute Kane Williamson, have exemplified the blend of hard graft and flair embedded within the team. Ross Taylor's steady accumulation of runs further enriched the side, while Martin Crowe's aura in the 1992 World Cup still echoes among fans.

Matches against Australia fuel one of cricket's more intense yet often understated rivalries. Known as the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, contests between the trans-Tasman neighbours are fiercer than one might assume from such amicable nations. The 2015 World Cup pool match, a nail-biting one-wicket win for New Zealand, typified this fiery competitiveness.

In terms of playing style, the Kiwis are known for their resourcefully adaptive nature. Instead of brute force, they rely on strategy, with bowlers like Trent Boult swinging the ball prodigiously, while their batsmen carve out innings patient and precise. Their fielding standards set benchmarks globally, often turning matches with athletic catches and decisive run-outs.

New Zealand Cricket fosters a laid-back, inclusive ethos. Cricket here isn't just a game; it’s woven into the cultural fabric, embraced differently from most cricketing nations' fever-pitch passion. The team wears black, symbolising unity and the 'never-say-die' spirit of the All Blacks, their rugby counterparts.

Home games are usually played at the picturesque Basin Reserve in Wellington or Eden Park in Auckland, venues that resonate with history and the beautiful landscapes inherent to New Zealand. The fans, known for their spirited yet respectful enthusiasm, create an atmosphere of genuine camaraderie and sportsmanship, mirroring the values of the Kiwi way of life.

New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Test Series - August 7, 2025
Zimbabwe
125/10 (48.5) & 117/10 (28.1)
New Zealand
601/3 (130)
New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs
Player of the Match
Devon Conway
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Test Series - July 30, 2025
Zimbabwe
149/10 (60.3) & 165/10 (67.1)
New Zealand
307/10 (96.1) & 8/1 (2.2)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Triangular Series Final (Zimbabwe), Final, Tri-Series - July 26, 2025
New Zealand
180/5 (20)
South Africa
177/6 (20)
New Zealand won by 3 runs
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Triangular Series (Zimbabwe), 6th Match, Tri-Series - July 24, 2025
Zimbabwe
130/10 (18.5)
New Zealand
190/6 (20)
New Zealand won by 60 runs
Player of the Match
Ish Sodhi
Triangular Series (Zimbabwe), 5th Match, Tri-Series - July 22, 2025
New Zealand
135/3 (15.5)
South Africa
134/8 (20)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Player of the Match
Tim Seifert
Triangular Series (Zimbabwe), 3rd Match, Tri-Series - July 18, 2025
Zimbabwe
120/7 (20)
New Zealand
122/2 (13.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
Player of the Match
Devon Conway
Triangular Series (Zimbabwe), 2nd Match, Tri-Series - July 16, 2025
South Africa
152/10 (18.2)
New Zealand
173/5 (20)
New Zealand won by 21 runs
Player of the Match
Tim Robinson
Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 3rd ODI, One Day International - April 4, 2025
New Zealand
264/8 (42)
Pakistan
221/10 (40)
New Zealand won by 43 runs
Player of the Match
Michael Bracewell
Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2nd ODI, One Day International - April 1, 2025
New Zealand
292/8 (50)
Pakistan
208/10 (41.2)
New Zealand won by 84 runs
Player of the Match
Mitchell Hay
Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 1st ODI, One Day International - March 28, 2025
New Zealand
344/9 (50)
Pakistan
271/10 (44.1)
New Zealand won by 73 runs
Player of the Match
Mark Chapman
Rachin Ravindra
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 25
Will Young
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32
Kane Williamson
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35
Daryl Mitchell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34
Tom Latham
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33
Glenn Phillips
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 28
Michael Bracewell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 34
Mitchell Santner
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33
Matt Henry
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33
Ben Sears
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27
William O'Rourke
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 24
Nathan Smith
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27
Devon Conway
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34
Jacob Duffy
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31
Kyle Jamieson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30
George Worker
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35
Colin Munro
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38
Ross Taylor
Position: Middle Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 41
Henry Nicholls
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33
Colin de Grandhomme
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39
Tim Southee
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36
Ish Sodhi
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 32
Lockie Ferguson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 34
Trent Boult
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36
BJ Watling
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 40
Martin Guptill
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38
Tim Seifert
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 30
James Neesham
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34
Doug Bracewell
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34
Todd Astle
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 38
Neil Broom
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41
Tom Blundell
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 34
Hamish Bennett
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38
Mark Chapman
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 31
Adam Milne
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 33
Dean Brownlie
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41
Luke Ronchi
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 44
Jeetan Patel
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 45
Finn Allen
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 26
Dane Cleaver
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 33
Blair Tickner
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31
Chad Bowes
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32
Henry Shipley
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29
Cole McConchie
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33
Benjamin Lister
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29
Dean Foxcroft
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 27
Josh Clarkson
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28
Adithya Ashok
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 22
Tim Robinson
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23
Mitch Hay
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 24
Zakary Foulkes
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23
Corey Anderson
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34
Ajaz Patel
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36
Seth Rance
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37
Scott Kuggeleijn
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33
Anaru Kitchen
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 41
Tom Bruce
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 34
Hamish Rutherford
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36
Michael Rippon
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33
Mitchell Hay
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 24
Jeet Raval
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 36
Neil Wagner
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39
William Somerville
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 41
Daryl Mitchell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41
Lou Vincent
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 46
Brendon McCullum
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 43
Peter Fulton
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 46
Scott Styris
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 50
Jacob Oram
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 47
Craig McMillan
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 48
Daniel Vettori
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 46
Shane Bond
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 50
Mark Gillespie
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 45
Chris Martin
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 50
Nathan McCullum
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44
Jesse Ryder
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41
James Franklin
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 44
Ian Butler
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 43
Iain O,Brien
Position: Bowler
Age: 49
Peter McGlashan
Position: Wicketkeeper
Age: 46
Aaron Redmond
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 45
Kyle Mills
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 46
Gareth Hopkins
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 48
Rob Nicol
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42
Ronnie Hira
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 38
Mitchell McClenaghan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39
Grant Elliott
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 46
Stephen Fleming
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 52
Michael Mason
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 50
Daryl Tuffey
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 47
Hamish Marshall
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 46
Jamie How
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44
Luke Woodcock
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 43
Andy McKay
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 45
Ben Wheeler
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33
Nick Kelly
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 32
Muhammad Arslan Abbas
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 21
Rhys Mariu
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

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