The order of Sunday’s T20I double-header at Wellington’s Sky Stadium has been reversed, with the BLACKCAPS now playing Australia in the early game, and the WHITE FERNS and England squaring off later in the afternoon.
The decision follows discussions between New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia and will allow the Australia squad to catch a charter flight home immediately after the game – and avoid having to transit through Auckland.
The BLACKCAPS will now play Australia at noon in the Sunday double-header, while the WHITE FERNS-England match will begin at 4pm.
Should Wellington’s Alert Level status be relaxed ahead of Sunday’s double-header, a crowd will be allowed inside the venue.
Name of Author: New Zealand Cricket
The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
