Team Bio
- Played in the inaugural men’s Twenty20 International against Australia at Auckland on 17 February 2005, losing by 44 runs.
- Were involved in the first tied Twenty20 International v West Indies at Auckland in 2006. New Zealand won a bowl-out after the game.
- Lost by six wickets to Pakistan in the semi-finals of ICC World T20 2007.
- Reached the semi-final of ICC CWC 2007 where it lost by 81 runs to Sri Lanka in Kingston.
- Has reached the semi-final five times in World Cups but has yet to reach a final.
- Its only ICC tournament win came in ICC Champions Trophy 2000 in Kenya, where it beat India by four wickets in the final.
- In its most recent home series, New Zealand won both Twenty20 Internationals against India.
- New Zealand`s first domestic Twenty20 competition was held in the 2005/06 season. Otago won the trophy in 2008/09.
Team Records
In: Win percentage against other teams
- Prolific Batsman
- Stephen Fleming. Total: 7172 runs in 111 matches with a batting average of 40.06
- Prolific Bowler
- Richard Hadlee. Total: 431 wickets in 86 matches with an average economy of 2.77
