The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and T20I status. [1] They played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team 26 years until the 1955–56 season to win a Test match, when they defeated West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. [2] They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. They are the joint oldest nation with Australia to play first Twenty20 International in 2005.
New Zealand's win percentage in test cricket is 23.83. As of August 2021, New Zealand have played 449 Test matches; out of which they have won 107, lost 175, while 167 matches have ended as draw. [3]
New Zealand is also one of the most successful ODI team, as they have reached many tournament's semi-finals. As of August 2021, they have played 775 ODI matches, out of which they have won 354, lost 374; 7 matches have ended as a tie, whilst 40 had no result. [4] They have reached six semi-finals at Cricket World Cup which is more than any other, in 1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, and 2011. New Zealand's best performance in world cups came in 2015 and 2019 when they ended as runners-up. In ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand became champions in 2000. They were also the runners up in ICC Champions Trophy 2009 and semi-finalists in ICC Champions Trophy 2006 as well.
New Zealand has shown average performances in Twenty20 Internationals. As of October 2021, New Zealand have played 150 T20I matches and won 73 of them, lost 65, 8 matches ended as a tie whilst 4 matches yielded no result. Their win percentage is 52.73. [5] During 6 ICC World Twenty20 tournaments, New Zealand's best performance came during 2007 and 2016 where they finished as semi-finalists.
As of August 2021, New Zealand has faced nine teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent is England; playing 107 matches against them. [6] However, they have registered most wins against Sri Lanka that is 16 wins, but their best win percentage is 80% against Bangladesh, against whom they have won 12 out of 15 tests. [6] In ODI matches, New Zealand have played against 18 teams; they have played against their continent rivals, Australia most frequently, with a winning percentage of 29.77 in 137 matches. [7] Within usual major ODI nations, New Zealand have defeated Sri Lanka and India on 49 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. [7] The team has competed against 13 countries in T20IS. [8]
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Opponent | 1st Test | Last Test | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
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Afghanistan | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Australia | 29 March 1946 | 3 January 2020 | 60 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 13.33 |
Bangladesh | 26 December 2001 | 9 January 2022 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 |
England | 10 January 1930 | 24 February 2023 | 112 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 11.60 |
India | 6 January 1956 | 3 December 2021 | 62 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 20.97 |
Ireland | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Pakistan | 7 November 1955 | 2 January 2023 | 62 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 22.58 |
South Africa | 27 February 1932 | 25 February 2022 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10.63 |
Sri Lanka | 11 March 1983 | 22 August 2019 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 44.44 |
West Indies | 8 February 1952 | 11 December 2020 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 34.69 |
Zimbabwe | 7 November 1992 | 6 August 2016 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64.70 |
Summary | 1930 | 2023 | 462 | 110 | 182 | 170 | 0 | 23.81 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 March 2023 |
Opponent | 1st ODI | Last ODI | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % Won |
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Afghanistan | 8 March 2015 | 8 June 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Australia | 30 March 1974 | 11 September 2022 | 141 | 39 | 95 | 0 | 7 | 29.10 |
Bangladesh | 28 April 1990 | 5 June 2019 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 |
Canada | 3 March 2003 | 13 March 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
East Africa † | 7 June 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
England | 18 July 1973 | 14 July 2019 | 91 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 51.14 |
India | 14 June 1975 | 24 January 2023 | 116 | 50 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 46.33 |
Ireland | 1 July 2008 | 15 July 2022 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Kenya | 21 February 2003 | 20 February 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Netherlands | 17 February 1996 | 4 April 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Pakistan | 11 February 1973 | 13 January 2023 | 110 | 50 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 47.19 |
Scotland | 31 May 1999 | 17 February 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
South Africa | 29 February 1992 | 19 June 2019 | 71 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 37.87 |
Sri Lanka | 9 June 1979 | 1 June 2019 | 99 | 49 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 54.39 |
United Arab Emirates | 27 February 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
United States | 10 September 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
West Indies | 18 June 1975 | 21 August 2022 | 68 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 49.18 |
Zimbabwe | 10 October 1987 | 7 August 2015 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 74.32 |
Summary | 1973 | 2021 | 775 | 357 | 374 | 7 | 40 | 48.63 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 March 2023. |
Opponent | 1st T20I | Last T20I | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % |
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Afghanistan | 7 November 2021 | 8 June 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Australia | 17 February 2005 | 22 October 2022 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 34.37 |
Bangladesh | 3 February 2010 | 12 October 2022 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82.35 |
England | 18 September 2007 | 1 November 2022 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 38.63 |
India | 16 September 2007 | 1 February 2023 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 46.00 |
Ireland | 11 June 2009 | 4 November 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Kenya | 12 September 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Namibia | 5 November 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Netherlands | 29 March 2014 | 5 August 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Pakistan | 22 September 2007 | 9 November 2022 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37.93 |
Scotland | 6 June 2009 | 29 July 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
South Africa | 21 October 2005 | 17 February 2017 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 |
Sri Lanka | 22 December 2006 | 29 October 2022 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 60.52 |
West Indies | 16 February 2006 | 14 August 2022 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 67.64 |
Zimbabwe | 4 May 2010 | 9 August 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Summary | 2005 | 2023 | 185 | 94 | 78 | 9 | 4 | 53.24 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 March 2023 |
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