Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025: Full Schedule, Venues & Squads

Australia are all set to travel to New Zealand to play a three-match T20I series, starting on October 1 at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Both teams have a talented bunch of players who have performed extremely well in the past. New Zealand are coming here on the back of a victory in the tri-Series against Zimbabwe and South Africa, which was played in the T20I format.

The victory It was a huge boost to the players' confidence since they beat South Africa three times in the tournament. Under Mitchell Santner, the batters and the bowlers were in magnificent form, helping each other reach the winning point. Overall, it was a collective effort from the entire team.

Meanwhile, Australia played a three-match T20I series against South Africa recently, and emerged victorious 2-1. While the home team won the first match, the Proteas won the second one. The last match was a close call, but Australia managed to win by just two wickets. However, the ODI series didn't go as planned since Australia lost 1-2, against South Africa.

The Proteas batters were in form and bashed the home team in the first two games. Australia did make a comeback in the third match, but it was already too late. With the short series coming in October, it will be interesting to see their preparation for the T20 World Cup 2025.

NZ vs AUS Schedule 2025

New Zealand cricket team will clash with the Australian national cricket team in a three-match T20I series, where the first game will start on October 1. This is a short series, so each and every match will be crucial and interesting to watch as well. The second game of the series will be played on October 3. While there are gaps between two matches, the third match is just after a day, on October 4.

Since all the matches of the Australia tour of New Zealand 2025 will be played in the same venue, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, the gaps between the matches have been reduced. Both these teams are one of the best cricket teams in the world and this series promises to be an exciting one with plenty of runs. Here is the full AUS vs NZ schedule along with the venues:

NZ vs AUS Squads 2025

Both Australia and New Zealand have announced their squad for the T20I series. New Zealand's T20I squad has received a significant boost with the return of fast bowlers Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears. Both players were unavailable for the recent tri-series in Zimbabwe, which also featured South Africa. Jamieson missed that tour due to the birth of his first child, while Sears was sidelined as he recovered from an injury.

In a notable change to the leadership group, Michael Bracewell has been named captain for this series, stepping in for Mitchell Santner, who is currently out of action after undergoing abdominal surgery.

Both sides possess some of the best T20 batsmen in the world, which augurs well for a high-scoring game. Marcus Stoinis is set to make his T20I comeback in this series. He last featured in November 2024 for Australia.

New Zealand Squad For Australia T20I Series

Michael Bracewell (c), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.

Australia Squad For New Zealand T20I Series

Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.