Captains: Tim Southee (Test), Kane Williamson (ODI, T20I)
Coaches: Gary Stead (head coach), Luke Ronchi (batting coach), Jacob Oram (bowling coach), James Foster (fielding coach)
First international match: 1930
Cricket board: New Zealand Cricket (NZC)
ICC titles: 2

New Zealand Men's Cricket Team History

New Zealand are renowned for punching above their weight and being resourceful despite being among the least-populated Test-playing nations.

They have won the inaugural World Test Championship (2021) and the ICC KnockOut Trophy, the predecessor to the Champions Trophy (2000), and have made it to the final of the 2015 and the 2019 ODI World Cups, along with four semi-finals and a final in their first eight T20 World Cup appearances.

In terms of history, the men's team played their first Test in 1930 but had to wait 26 years to register their first win. Their ascent in the '70s and '80s coincided with the career of Richard Hadlee, one of the greatest allrounders of all time and the first bowler to take 400 Test wickets.

Martin Crowe, one of their greatest batters, also got among the ranks during the era, as the side developed a string of successful players, including John Wright, Lance Cairns, and Jeremy Coney. It allowed them get off to a stronger start in ODI cricket, as evidenced by their progress to the semi-finals in the first two World Cups.

New Zealand were late to creating a fully professional system but it has allowed them to build successful teams thereafter, especially the ones led by Stephen Fleming, Brendon McCullum, and Kane Williamson, who is arguably their greatest batter of all time. McCullum's captaincy holds significance in terms of the culture and fearless style he brought to the side. New Zealand hold the records for the fastest Test hundred (off 54 balls by McCullum) and double-hundred (off 153 balls by Nathan Astle).

They do not have a local franchise-based T20 league but have produced globetrotters like Trent Boult and James Neesham, and continue to adapt to the changing cricketing landscape.

New Zealand Men's Cricket Team Current Ranking

Tests: 6
ODIs: 5
T20Is: 5

New Zealand Men's Cricket Team Records

New Zealand Men's Cricket Team Trophies and Milestones

1956: First Test match win, Auckland

1962: First overseas Test match win, Cape Town

1969: First Test series win, in Pakistan

2000: ICC KnockOut win, Nairobi

2019: Tied 2019 ODI World Cup final and Super Over with England, but lost on the basis of boundary count

2021: World Test Championship win, Southampton

New Zealand Squad

Hope, grit, resolve: emotions overflow amid New Zealand's revival
There were low expectations heading into the tournament on the back of a 10-game losing streak, but captain Sophie Devine has instilled a belief

NZ knock Pakistan (and India) out; secure first T20 World Cup semi spot in eight years
Pakistan dropped eight catches, and their batters succumbed to the pressure of needing to win inside 12 overs

Trial by spin: Tough challenge turns tougher for New Zealand in India
They are entering the Test series with a batting unit that has had one of its worst years against spin

October 14 at the World Cup: Semi-final spot at stake as New Zealand face Pakistan
Pakistan only have an outside chance of making the semis

Will O'Rourke's Canterbury Tales, ft. Peter Fulton and Brendon Donkers
The story of how two men got together to make a 6'4" fast bowler go from delivering magic balls to being ready for the grind of Test cricket

Southee searching for his 'snap' as Test place hangs in the balance
New Zealand's key selection call ahead of the first Test in India will be whether to play three quicks

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Takeaways: Bumrah gets the nod over Gill for Test vice-captaincy
Yash Jha with the takeaways from India's squad announcement for the three-Test series

October 12 at the T20 World Cup: NZ, SA look to boost semi-final chances
Sri Lanka won their last T20I outing against New Zealand in July 2023 while Bangladesh would also want a win to keep their hopes alive

'Take it to them' - How Latham wants New Zealand to tackle India
The new Test captain has backed Tim Southee to rediscover his wicket-taking form

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Can India prep for Australia tour in home Tests against New Zealand? Gavaskar, Manjrekar weigh in
Gavaskar reckons it's 'worth taking a chance' and play on faster surfaces at home, but Manjrekar believes it is 'impossible to replicate Australian conditions' in India

Team Fan Ratings

Tests

T20Is

1.
Rachin Ravindra
NZ
Runs: 672Wkts: 10
7.8

2.
William O’Rourke
NZ
Runs: 4Wkts: 19
7.5

3.
Ajaz Patel
NZ
Runs: 165Wkts: 70
7.4

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Top Run Scorers

In last one year

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

Kane Williamson

NZ, Rhb

757
Innings: 16Average: 50.46

Rachin Ravindra

NZ, Lhb

599
Innings: 12Average: 49.91

Glenn Phillips

NZ, Rhb

445
Innings: 14Average: 37.08

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Rachin Ravindra

NZ, Lhb

448
Innings: 10Average: 44.80

Daryl Mitchell

NZ, Rhb

415
Innings: 7Average: 59.28

Will Young

NZ, Rhb

356
Innings: 7Average: 50.85

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Finn Allen

NZ, Rhb

402
Innings: 15Average: 26.80

Glenn Phillips

NZ, Rhb

316
Innings: 13Average: 35.11

Daryl Mitchell

NZ, Rhb

227
Innings: 10Average: 32.42

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Top Wicket Takers

In last one year

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

Matt Henry

NZ, Rfm

23
Innings: 8Average: 16.95

Glenn Phillips

NZ, Ob

22
Innings: 11Average: 24.54

Ajaz Patel

NZ, Sla

22
Innings: 7Average: 28.18

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Trent Boult

NZ, Lfm

11
Innings: 7Average: 34.27

Mitchell Santner

NZ, Sla

8
Innings: 7Average: 40.25

Lockie Ferguson

NZ, Rf

7
Innings: 5Average: 31.42

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Tim Southee

NZ, Rmf

20
Innings: 11Average: 13.45

Lockie Ferguson

NZ, Rf

17
Innings: 9Average: 10.47

Mitchell Santner

NZ, Sla

15
Innings: 13Average: 21.80

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