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First up on Friday night of January 12 the BLACKCAPS open their T20I series against Pakistan at Eden Park before the venue becomes the battleground twice in three days for one of New Zealand sports great rivalries when the BLACKCAPS take on Australia in two T20Is on February 23 and 25.
Garnering record crowd numbers at Eden Park for their T20 encounter in 2018, bumper crowds are expected again with a Friday night encounter first up followed by a Sunday afternoon fixture.
Kane Williamson’s side will have a slight edge after claiming a commanding 89-run over the Aussies in their ICC T20 World Cup opener in Sydney last year.
On that occasion Devon Conway smashed an unbeaten 92*, Tim Southee claimed the incredible figures of 3-6, and of course there was that Glenn Phillips superman catch.
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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.
