Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20

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Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2019–20
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Dates 24 – 29 March 2020
Twenty20 International series

The Australia cricket team were scheduled to tour New Zealand in March 2020 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] New Zealand Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour in June 2019. [3] [4] However, on 14 March 2020, the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6]

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T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

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