New Zealand cricket team in Scotland in 2020

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New Zealand cricket team in Scotland in 2020
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Dates 10 – 12 June 2020
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The New Zealand cricket team was scheduled to tour Scotland in June 2020 to play a One Day International (ODI) match and a Twenty20 International (T20I) match. [1] [2] It would have been the first time since 2008 that the New Zealand team have toured Scotland. [3] New Zealand were also scheduled to tour Ireland in the same month to play three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). [4] Originally scheduled to be a one-off ODI match, Cricket Scotland announced the addition of the T20I match in December 2019. [5] [6]

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The COVID-19 pandemic put the tour in doubt. [7] In April 2020, David White, Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket, said that the tour would be "most unlikely" to happen. [8] Later the same month, Gus Mackay, Chief Executive of Cricket Scotland, said that they were willing to host the matches behind closed doors if necessary. [9] However, the tour was postponed on 15 May 2020 as a result of the pandemic. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland set to play home ODI against New Zealand for the first time since 1999". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Scotland to host New Zealand for first time in 21 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Scotland to host Blackcaps for men's One Day International". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Bready bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Scotland to face New Zealand & Australia at The Grange in June". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cricket Scotland announce fixtures against Australia and New Zealand". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand say Scotland and Ireland games 'highly unlikely'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand: Men's tours 'most unlikely', women won't go to Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Scotland willing to host New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Scotland v New Zealand games postponed amid coronavirus outbreak". BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Scotland announces delayed start to the domestic season, cancel regional competitions for 2020". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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