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New Zealand
Nickname(s)
Black Caps,[1] Kiwis[2]
Association
New Zealand Cricket
Personnel
Test captain
Tim Southee
One Day captain
Kane Williamson
T20I captain
Kane Williamson
Coach
Gary Stead
History
Test status acquired
1930
International Cricket Council
ICC status
Full Member (1926)
ICC region
East Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings
Current[6]
Best-ever
Test
5th
1st (6 January 2021)[3]
ODI
5th
1st (3 May 2021)[4]
T20I
2nd
1st (4 May 2016)[5]
Tests
First Test
v. England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 10–13 January 1930
Last Test
v. Australia at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 8–11 March 2024
Tests
Played
Won/Lost
Total[7]
470
115/185 (170 draws)
This year[8]
4
2/2 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances
2 (first in 2019–21)
Best result
Champions (2019–21)
One Day Internationals
First ODI
v. Pakistan at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 11 February 1973
Last ODI
v. Bangladesh at McLean Park, Napier; 23 December 2023
ODIs
Played
Won/Lost
Total[9]
824
379/395 (7 ties, 43 no results)
This year[10]
0
0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances
13 (first in 1975)
Best result
Runners-up (2015, 2019)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I
v. Australia at Eden Park, Auckland; 17 February 2005
Last T20I
v. Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 27 April 2024
T20Is
Played
Won/Lost
Total[11]
216
109/90 (10 ties, 7 no results)
This year[12]
13
6/6 (0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances
8 (first in 2007)
Best result
Runners-up (2021)
Test kit
ODI kit
T20I kit
As of 27 April 2024
The New Zealand national cricket team (Māori: tīmi kirikiti a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps (Māori: Pōtae Pango),[13] they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland.[14] They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand are the inaugural champions of WTC which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC CT in 2000. They have played in the CWC final twice and the T20 WC final once.
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^"New Zealand People". New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^"Jamieson takes six as New Zealand scale the rankings summit". ICC. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^"New Zealand climb to top of the ODI rankings in annual update". ICC. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"New Zealand top T20I rankings for first time". ESPNcricinfo. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^"ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
^"Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"Test matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"ODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"ODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
^"Pōtae Pango – te Aka Māori Dictionary".
^Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
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Global Information
England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 10–13 January 1930
Australia at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 8–11 March 2024
Pakistan at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 11 February 1973
Bangladesh at McLean Park, Napier; 23 December 2023
