New Zealand cricket team in Scotland in 2020

The New Zealand cricket team was scheduled to tour Scotland in June 2020 to play a One Day International (ODI) match and a Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[1][2] It would have been the first time since 2008 that the New Zealand team have toured Scotland.[3] New Zealand were also scheduled to tour Ireland in the same month to play three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[4] Originally scheduled to be a one-off ODI match, Cricket Scotland announced the addition of the T20I match in December 2019.[5][6]

New Zealand cricket team in Scotland in 2020
 
  Scotland New Zealand
Dates 10 – 12 June 2020
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The COVID-19 pandemic put the tour in doubt.[7] In April 2020, David White, Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket, said that the tour would be "most unlikely" to happen.[8] Later the same month, Gus Mackay, Chief Executive of Cricket Scotland, said that they were willing to host the matches behind closed doors if necessary.[9] However, the tour was postponed on 15 May 2020 as a result of the pandemic.[10][11]

Matches

Only T20I

Only ODI

References
  1. "Scotland set to play home ODI against New Zealand for the first time since 1999". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. "Scotland to host New Zealand for first time in 21 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "Scotland to host Blackcaps for men's One Day International". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "New Zealand Bready bound". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. "Scotland to face New Zealand & Australia at The Grange in June". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "Cricket Scotland announce fixtures against Australia and New Zealand". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. "New Zealand say Scotland and Ireland games 'highly unlikely'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. "New Zealand: Men's tours 'most unlikely', women won't go to Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. "Scotland willing to host New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. "Scotland v New Zealand games postponed amid coronavirus outbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. "Scotland announces delayed start to the domestic season, cancel regional competitions for 2020". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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