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. 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. 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 25.46%. As of December 2025, New Zealand have played 483 Test matches; out of which they have won 123, lost 189, while 171 matches have ended as draw.

New Zealand is also one of the most successful ODI teams with a win percentage of 49.75% and have reached many tournament's semi-finals. As of January 2026, they have played 850 ODI matches, out of which they have won 398, lost 401; 7 matches have ended as a tie, whilst 44 had no result. 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 November 2025, New Zealand have played 246 T20I matches and won 126 of them, lost 99, 10 matches ended as a tie whilst 11 matches yielded no result. Their win percentage is 54.68 During 6 ICC World Twenty20 tournaments, New Zealand's best performance came during 2007 and 2016 where they finished as semi-finalists.

As of November 2025, New Zealand has faced nine teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent is England; playing 115 matches against them. However, they have registered most wins against Sri Lanka that is 18 wins, but their best win percentage is 87% against Bangladesh, against whom they have won 14 out of 19 tests. 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 28.88 in 142 matches. Within usual major ODI nations, New Zealand have defeated Sri Lanka on 54 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team has competed against 18 countries in T20IS.

Test cricket

Matches played (by country)

Opponent 1st Test Last Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won – – 0 0 0 0 0 – 29 March 1946 8 March 2024 62 8 36 18 0 12.90 26 December 2001 6 December 2023 19 14 2 3 0 73.68 10 January 1930 14 December 2024 115 14 54 47 0 12.17 6 January 1956 1 November 2024 65 16 22 27 0 24.61 – – 0 0 0 0 0 – 7 November 1955 2 January 2023 62 14 25 23 0 22.58 27 February 1932 13 February 2024 49 7 26 16 0 14.28 11 March 1983 26 September 2024 40 18 11 11 0 45.00 8 February 1952 18 December 2025 52 19 13 20 0 36.53 7 November 1992 7 August 2025 19 13 0 6 0 68.42 Summary 1930 2025483 123 189 171 0 25.46Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 22 December 2025

One Day International

Matches played (by country)

Opponent 1st ODI Last ODI Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won 8 March 2015 17 October 2023 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 30 March 1974 28 October 2023 1423996 0 7 28.88 28 April 1990 24 February 2025 46 34 11 0 0 75.55 3 March 2003 13 March 2011 3 3 0 0 0 100.00East Africa† 7 June 1975 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 18 July 1973 1 November 2025 99 48 44 3 4 52.10 14 June 1975 18 January 2026 123 52 63 1 7 45.25 1 July 2008 15 July 2022 7 7 0 0 0 100.00 21 February 2003 20 February 2011 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 17 February 1996 9 October 2023 5 5 0 0 0 100.00 11 February 1973 5 April 2025 122 57 61 1 3 48.31 31 May 1999 31 July 2022 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 29 February 1992 5 March 2025 74 27 42 0 5 39.13 9 June 1979 11 Jan 2025 108 54 44 1 9 55.05 27 February 1996 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 10 September 2004 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 18 June 1975 22 November 2025 71 33 31 0 7 51.56 10 October 1987 7 August 2015 38 27 9 1 1 74.32 Summary 1973 2026850398 401 7 44 49.75 Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 18 January 2026

Twenty20 International

Matches played (by country)

Opponent 1st T20I Last T20I Matches Won Lost Tied No result Win % 7 November 2021 8 June 2024 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 17 February 2005 4 October 2025 22 5 15 1 0 26.19 3 February 2010 31 December 2023 20 15 4 0 0 78.94 18 September 2007 23 October 2025 30 10 16 1 3 38.88 16 September 2007 1 February 2023 25 10 12 3 0 46.00 11 June 2009 4 November 2022 5 5 0 0 0 100.00 12 September 2007 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 5 November 2021 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 29 March 2014 5 August 2022 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 22 September 2007 26 March 2025 49 23 24 0 0 48.93 17 June 2024 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 6 June 2009 29 July 2022 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 21 October 2005 26 July 2025 18 7 11 0 0 38.88 22 December 2006 2 January 2025 28 16 9 1 1 62.96 14 June 2024 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 17 August 2023 20 August 2023 3 2 1 0 0 66.67 16 February 2006 13 November 2025 25 13 6 3 4 59.09 4 May 2010 24 July 2025 8 8 0 0 0 100.00 Summary 2005 2025246 126 99 9 8 49.79 Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 28 November 2025

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