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All 20 of the BLACKCAPS and West Indies IPL players and support staff, currently in managed isolation in Christchurch, have returned negative results from their third and final, Day 12, COVID-19 tests. This means all are on track to leave managed isolation tomorrow, starting from 10am, once the final clearance has been issued.
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.
