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Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand) 2026

3 listed matches, Wednesday 9 December 2026 to Saturday 26 December 2026. Teams: Australia, New Zealand.

About this series

Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand) 2026 has 3 listed matches between Australia and New Zealand, played in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, from Wed 9 Dec 2026 to Sat 26 Dec 2026. None has been played yet.

Head to head: Australia v New Zealand

In Tests, Australia and New Zealand have met 62 times: Australia won 36, New Zealand 8, 18 drawn (records to 22 December 2025).

Format	Played	Australia won	New Zealand won	Drawn, tied or no result	Records to
Tests	62	36	8	18	22 December 2025
ODIs	142	96	39	7	18 January 2026
T20Is	22	15	5	2	28 November 2025

Source: Wikipedia, New Zealand national cricket team record by opponent ↗, each format to the date shown. Matches since then aren’t counted here.

Previous Trans-Tasman Trophy series

Australia hold the Trans-Tasman Trophy after a 2–0 win in New Zealand in 2023–24. Of the 19 series since 1985–86, Australia have won 12 and New Zealand 3, with 4 drawn.

2023–24 in New Zealand: Australia won 2–0 (2 Tests)
2019–20 in Australia: Australia won 3–0 (3 Tests)
2015–16 in New Zealand: Australia won 2–0 (2 Tests)
2015–16 in Australia: Australia won 2–0 (3 Tests)
2011–12 in Australia: drawn 1–1 (2 Tests)
2009–10 in New Zealand: Australia won 2–0 (2 Tests)
2008–09 in Australia: Australia won 2–0 (2 Tests)
2004–05 in New Zealand: Australia won 2–0 (3 Tests)

Source: Wikipedia, Trans-Tasman Trophy ↗

Where it’s played

Perth Stadium, Perth (opened 2018, capacity 61,266). Opened in 2018 at Burswood, across the Swan River from the city, it is Perth’s main venue for men’s internationals. In December 2019 it became the fourth venue in Australia to host a men’s day/night Test, Australia against New Zealand. source ↗
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (capacity 53,500). Set beside the River Torrens with St Peter’s Cathedral behind one end, Adelaide Oval is a regular host of day-night Tests. On 1 March 1874 W. G. Grace’s England side beat South Australia by 7 wickets, the first international match at the ground. source ↗
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (opened 1853, capacity 100,024). Australia’s largest cricket ground, in Yarra Park, and the home of the Boxing Day Test, which starts on 26 December each year. The first Test match was played here, in 1877. source ↗

World Test Championship

Australia: 1st on 80% (8 won, 2 lost, 0 drawn), 12 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: The Ashes (Australia v England), Test 5: Australia won by 5 wickets; Australia v Bangladesh, Test 1: Bangladesh won by 9 wickets; Australia v Bangladesh, Test 2: Australia won by an innings and 51 runs.
New Zealand: 3rd on 72.22% (4 won, 1 lost, 1 drawn), 10 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 1: England won by 115 runs; Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 2: New Zealand won by 253 runs; Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 3: New Zealand won by 160 runs.

Table as of 14 September 2026. Full table · What each result would do