New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2019–20

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New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
 
  Australia New Zealand
Dates 12 December 2019 – 20 March 2020
Captains Tim Paine (Tests)
Aaron Finch (ODIs)		 Kane Williamson[n 1]
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Marnus Labuschagne (549)[1] Tom Blundell (172)[1]
Most wickets Nathan Lyon (20)[2] Neil Wagner (17)[2]
Player of the series Marnus Labuschagne (Aus)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs David Warner (67)[3] Martin Guptill (40)[3]
Most wickets Pat Cummins (3)
Mitchell Marsh (3)[4]		 Ish Sodhi (3)[4]

The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia in November and December 2019 to play three Test matches. The Test series was played for the Trans-Tasman Trophy and formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[5][6] The first Test was a day/night match at the Perth Stadium.[7] Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour in May 2019.[8][9] New Zealand returned to Australia in March 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches for the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy.[7]

In the first Test, Aleem Dar of Pakistan stood in his 129th Test match as an on-field umpire, surpassing Jamaican Steve Bucknor's record of officiating in the most Test matches.[10] Ahead of the fourth day of the second Test match, Australia's Peter Siddle announced his retirement from international cricket.[11] Australia won the first two Test matches to take an unassailable lead,[12] and therefore retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy.[13] Australia won the third and final Test match by 279 runs, therefore winning the series 3–0.[14] It was the first time that New Zealand had been whitewashed in a three-match Test series in Australia.[15] During the third Test, Ross Taylor went past Stephen Fleming's career total of 7,172 runs to become the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket.[16]

Ahead of the first ODI, Cricket Australia confirmed that all three ODIs would be played without crowd attendance,[17] in an attempt to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] Despite the first ODI being played, the second and third ODIs were called off on 14 March 2020, as a result of new travel restrictions being implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[19] Both Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have expressed their interest to reschedule the remaining ODI matches at a later date.[20] On 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for a rescheduled three match ODI series against New Zealand in January and February 2021.[21][22]

Squads[edit]

Tests ODIs
 Australia[23]  New Zealand[24]  Australia[25]  New Zealand[26]

Peter Siddle was added to Australia's squad ahead of the second Test after Josh Hazlewood was ruled out due to a hamstring strain.[27] Kyle Jamieson was added to New Zealand's squad ahead of the second Test after Lockie Ferguson was ruled out due to a calf strain.[28] Mitchell Swepson was added to Australia's squad ahead of the third Test.[29] Trent Boult was ruled out of the third Test after fracturing his right hand during the second Test.[30] William Somerville was named as Boult's replacement.[31] Ahead of the third Test, Glenn Phillips was added to New Zealand's squad, as cover for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls who were suffering with flu-like symptoms.[32]

Ahead of the first ODI, Sean Abbott was added to Australia's squad, as cover for Kane Richardson who reported symptoms of COVID-19.[33] However, he tested negative and re-joined the squad during the first ODI.[34] Following the first ODI, New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson was placed in quarantine after he reported that he had a sore throat.[35]

Test series[edit]

Main article: Trans-Tasman Trophy

1st Test[edit]

12–16 December 2019[n 2]
(D/N)
Scorecard
v
416 (146.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 143 (240)
Neil Wagner 4/92 (37 overs)
166 (55.2 overs)
Ross Taylor 80 (134)
Mitchell Starc 5/52 (18 overs)
9/217d (69.1 overs)
Joe Burns 53 (123)
Tim Southee 5/69 (21.1 overs)
171 (65.3 overs)
BJ Watling 40 (106)
Mitchell Starc 4/45 (14 overs)
Australia won by 296 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (Aus)

2nd Test[edit]

26–30 December 2019[n 2]
Scorecard
v
467 (155.1 overs)
Travis Head 114 (234)
Neil Wagner 4/83 (38 overs)
148 (54.5 overs)
Tom Latham 50 (144)
Pat Cummins 5/28 (17 overs)
5/168d (54.2 overs)
David Warner 38 (65)
Neil Wagner 3/50 (17.2 overs)
240 (71 overs)
Tom Blundell 121 (210)
Nathan Lyon 4/81 (23 overs)
Australia won by 247 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Travis Head (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Neil Wagner (NZ) took his 200th wicket in Tests.[40]
  • Travis Head (Aus) scored his 1,000th run in Tests.[41]
  • Australia retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy as a result of this match.[13]
  • World Test Championship points: Australia 40, New Zealand 0.

3rd Test[edit]

3–7 January 2020[n 2]
Scorecard
v
454 (150.1 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 215 (363)
Neil Wagner 3/66 (33.1 overs)
256 (95.4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 52 (115)
Nathan Lyon 5/68 (30.4 overs)
2/217d (52 overs)
David Warner 111* (159)
Todd Astle 1/41 (8 overs)
136 (47.5 overs)
Colin de Grandhomme 52 (68)
Nathan Lyon 5/50 (16.5 overs)
Australia won by 279 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Aus)

ODI series[edit]

Main article: Chappell–Hadlee Trophy

1st ODI[edit]

13 March 2020
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
7/258 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
187 (41 overs)
David Warner 67 (88)
Ish Sodhi 3/51 (8 overs)
Martin Guptill 40 (73)
Pat Cummins 3/25 (8 overs)
Australia won by 71 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI[edit]

15 March 2020
10:30
Scorecard
v
Match cancelled without a ball bowled
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)

3rd ODI[edit]

20 March 2020
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match cancelled without a ball bowled
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Tom Latham captained New Zealand for the third Test.
  2. ^ a b c While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, all three Tests reached a result in four days.

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