New Zealand national cricket team in Australia for the 2019/20 season

The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to Australia in the 2019/20 season took place from December 12, 2019 to January 7, 2020 and on March 13, 2020. The international cricket tour was part of the 2019/20 international cricket season and included three tests and three ODIs . The test series was part of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-2021 . Australia won the test series 3-0 and the ODI series 1-0 when the last two ODIs were no longer held due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

prehistory

Australia previously played a tour against Pakistan , New Zealand a tour against England . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in New Zealand in the 2016/17 season . The tour was split in two because India insisted on promises made regarding an ODI series that would not allow the ODI series to be played against New Zealand in January.

Stages

Hobart Melbourne Perth (PS) Sydney

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on May 7, 2019.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Bellerive oval	Hobart	20,000	3. ODI
Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	100.024	2nd test
Perth Stadium	Perth	60,000	1st test
Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	48,000	3rd test; 1st & 2nd ODI

Squad lists

New Zealand named its test squad on November 14, 2019.

test		ODI
Australia	New Zealand	Australia	New Zealand
Tim Paine ( K , wk ) Pat Cummins ( UK ) Travis Head ( UK ) Joe Burns Josh Hazlewood Marnus Labuschagne Nathan Lyon Michael Neser James Pattinson Peter Siddle Steve Smith Mitchell Starc Mitchell Swepson Matthew Wade David Warner	Kane Williamson ( K ) Tom Latham ( UK ) Todd Astle Tom Blundell Trent Boult Colin de Grandhomme Lockie Ferguson Matt Henry Kyle Jamieson Henry Nicholls Glenn Phillips Jeet Raval Mitchell Santner William Somerville Tim Southee Ross Taylor Neil Wagner BJ Watling ( wk )	Aaron Finch ( K ) Alex Carey ( UK ) Pat Cummins ( UK ) Ashton agar Josh Hazlewood Marnus Labuschagne Mitchell Marsh Kane Richardson Steve Smith D'Arcy Short Mitchell Starc Matthew Wade David Warner Adam Zampa	Kane Williamson ( K ) Tom Blundell Trent Boult Colin de Grandhomme Lockie Ferguson Martin Guptill Matt Henry Kyle Jamieson Tom Latham ( wk ) James Neesham Henry Nicholls Mitchell Santner Ish Sodhi Tim Southee Ross Taylor

Testing

First test in Perth

December 12-15 scorecard	Perth	Australia 416 (146.2) & 217-9d (69.1)	-	New Zealand 166 (55.2) & 171 (65.3)
		Australia wins with 296 runs

Second test in Melbourne

December 26-29 Scorecard	Melbourne	Australia 467 (155.1) & 168-5d (54.2)	-	New Zealand 148 (54.5) & 240 (71)
		Australia wins with 248 runs

Third test in Sydney

January 3-6 scorecard	Sydney	Australia 454 (150.1) & 217-2d (52)	-	New Zealand 256 (95.4) & 136 (47.5)
		Australia wins with 279 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Sydney

March 13 scorecard	Sydney	Australia 258-7 (50)	-	New Zealand 187 (41)
		Australia wins with 71 runs

After the game, which was played without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the remaining games were canceled and the New Zealand team left with immediate effect.

Second ODI in Sydney

March 15 scorecard	Sydney	Australia	-	New Zealand
		Called off

Third ODI in Hobart

March 20 scorecard	Hobart	Australia	-	New Zealand
		Called off

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Daniel boardy: Australia's generous summer window may be closing ( English ) Cricinfo. April 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2. ↑ Daniel Brettig: Big Bash to take over Australia Day from national team ( English ) Cricinfo. May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
3. ↑ Lockie Ferguson in line for New Zealand Test debut after call-up ( English ) Cricinfo. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
4. ↑ Australia v New Zealand ODI series called off as more sports face cancellation ( English ) Guardian. March 14, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2020.