Australia chase ninth straight win over New Zealand
Australia meet New Zealand at Perth Stadium, Wednesday 1:20pm (New Zealand tour of Australia 2026/27, 1st Test). Australia have won the last eight against New Zealand.
Form
Australia have won two of their last five and most recently lost to South Africa.
New Zealand have won one of their last five and most recently beat India.
Head to head
These sides have met 93 times on our records since 2003: Australia 66, New Zealand 20, 2 drawn.
Last time out (2025, Match 3), Australia won 160–156 at Bay Oval.
Australia have won the last eight against New Zealand.
Players to watch
For Australia, watch Cooper Connolly (40.8 runs a game, 3 wickets in 2026) and Matt Renshaw (28.7 runs a game, 9 wickets in 2026).
For New Zealand, watch Rachin Ravindra (84.8 runs a game in 2026) and Tom Blundell (77.3 runs a game in 2026).
What the numbers say
On form and history, Australia have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
