New Zealand national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see New Zealand women's national cricket team.
"Black Caps" redirects here. For other uses, see Blackcaps.


New Zealand
Nickname(s)Black Caps (Official) ,[1] Kiwis[2]
AssociationNew Zealand Cricket
Personnel
Test captainTom Latham
CoachGary Stead
History
Test status acquired1930
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull Member (1926)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[6] Best-ever
Test 5th 1st (6 January 2021)[3]
ODI 5th 1st (3 May 2021)[4]
T20I 5th 1st (4 May 2016)[5]
Tests
First Testv.  England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 10–13 January 1930
Last Testv.  India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 1–3 November 2024
Tests Played Won/Lost
Total[7] 475 118/187
(170 draws)
This year[8] 9 5/4 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances2 (first in 2021)
Best resultChampions (2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Pakistan at Lancaster Park, Christchurch; 11 February 1973
Last ODIv.  Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele; 19 November 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[9] 827 379/397
(7 ties, 44 no results)
This year[10] 3 0/2
(0 ties, 1 no result)
World Cup appearances13 (first in 1975)
Best resultRunners-up (2015, 2019)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Australia at Eden Park, Auckland; 17 February 2005
Last T20Iv.  Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla; 10 November 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[11] 222 112/93
(10 ties, 7 no results)
This year[12] 19 9/9
(0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2021)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 19 November 2024

The New Zealand national cricket team 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.

Tom Latham is the current captain of the team in Test cricket following Tim Southee's resignation. ODI and T20I captaincy remains unconfirmed following Kane Williamson's resignation. The national team is organised by New Zealand Cricket.

The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Black Caps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time,[15] Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team.[16] This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

As of 21 September 2023, New Zealand have played 1472 international matches, out of which they have won 584, lost 654, tied 17 and drew 170 matches while 47 matches ended up as no result.[17] The team is ranked 5th in Tests, 5th in ODIs and 4th in T20Is by the ICC.[18]

As of 2022, the team has participated in all the 29 ICC Men's events taking place from 1975 onwards and have made six final appearances out of which they won two titles. In October 2000 they won the Knockout Trophy by defeating India which was their maiden ICC Title. They defeated South Africa to reach their maiden CWC Final in 2015.[19] In the next edition they reached their second successive Final by defeating India.[20] Then in June 2021 they won the inaugural WTC by defeating India and five months later they reached their maiden T20 WC Final by defeating England.

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