New Zealand and Netherlands have not played bilateral cricket regularly, but the two teams have a lot in common as quite a few South Africa-born players have represented New Zealand and Netherlands. In fact, a few cricketers even played for Netherlands and New Zealand ‘A’ team at the same time. The two teams will battle in a World Cup match on October 9 in Hyderabad.
New Zealand vs Netherlands Head to Head in Test Series
Head-to-head statistics of New Zealand vs Netherlands Test series are given below:
Series-wise Statistics
| First bilateral series | Never Played | Never Played |
| Last bilateral series | Never Played | Never Played |
New Zealand and Netherlands have never competed against each other in a Test series. Notably, they have not played a single Test match against each other. The reason behind that is the Netherlands do not have Test status as per the ICC rules.
The ICC allows only the full members of the board to play Test cricket. Netherlands is still an associate member of the council, which is why they are not eligible to play Test matches. Thus, the head-to-head record between New Zealand and Netherlands stands at 0-0.
| Total no. of series | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Drawn |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match-wise statistics
| First Match | Never Played | Never Played |
| Last Match | Never Played | Never Played |
Netherlands is not eligible to play Test cricket. Hence, New Zealand and Netherlands have never competed in the longest format of the game before. The head-to-head record between New Zealand and Netherlands stands at 0-0 in Test matches.
As far as Test cricket is concerned, New Zealand regularly plays in the longest format of the game against the other teams. However, since the Netherlands do not have Test status, NZC cannot organize Test matches against the Dutch side.
| Total no. of matches | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Drawn |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand vs Netherlands Head to Head in ODI Series
Here’s an in-depth look at the head-to-head statistics between New Zealand and Netherlands in ODI series.
Series-wise Statistics
| First bilateral series | 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
| Last bilateral series | 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
The first bilateral series between Netherlands and New Zealand happened in the year 2023. New Zealand hosted the series, and it was a one-sided series, where the Blackcaps won by 3-0. This series was played under the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
New Zealand and Netherlands battled only once in ODI cricket before. It was during the 1996 World Cup, which happened in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team was the eventual winner of the series.
Despite being a part of the ODI World Cup multiple times, the Netherlands have never received an opportunity to host a series against New Zealand in ODI format.
| Total no. of series | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Drawn | Won by another team |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Match-wise statistics
| First Match | 1996 | Won by New Zealand |
| Last Match | 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
New Zealand have proven to be an invincible opponent for the Netherlands cricket team in the ODI format. The Blackcaps have battled against the Dutch team four times, and on all four occasions, the New Zealand cricket team emerged victorious, that too quite comfortably.
In the 1996 World Cup match which happened in Vadodara, New Zealand beat the Dutch team by 119 runs. In 2022, the Blackcaps whitewashed the Netherlands 3-0 in a three-match ODI series.
| Total no. of matches | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Tied | No result |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand vs Netherlands Head to Head in T20I Series
Here’s a look at the T20I series head-to-head record between New Zealand and Netherlands.
Series-wise Statistics
| First bilateral series | August 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
| Last bilateral series | August 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
New Zealand lead the T20I series head-to-head record against the Netherlands by 1-0. The only bilateral series between the two nations happened in August 2022, where the Blackcaps visited the Netherlands. Despite having the home advantage, the Netherlands cricket team lost the series by 0-2.
Before that, the New Zealand team clashed against the Netherlands in a Super 10 round match of the T20 World Cup in 2014. The Blackcaps defeated the Dutch side by six wickets, but in the end, Sri Lanka emerged as the champions of that mega event.
| Total no. of series | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Drawn | Won by another team |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Match-wise Statistics
| First Match | 2014 | Won by New Zealand |
| Last Match | 2022 | Won by New Zealand |
New Zealand have never lost a T20I match against the Netherlands. The Dutch team lost against the Blackcaps in a Super 10 match of T20 World Cup 2014, and eight years later, when the New Zealand side visited the Netherlands, the home team lost both T20Is.
Hence, the overall head-to-head record between New Zealand and Netherlands in the T20I format favors the Blackcaps by 3-0.
| Total no. of matches | Won by New Zealand | Won by Netherlands | Tied | No result |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
