Australia vs New Zealand — Match Centre
Match starts at 26 Dec, 5:30 PM Bangladesh time
Match details
- Status
- Upcoming · Starts in 57d 15h 49m
- Match
- 3rd Test · TEST
- Scheduled start
- Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 5:30 AM Bangladesh time
Sat 26 Dec · 10:30 AM (local time, UTC+11:00) - Scheduled end
- Wed 30 Dec 2026 · 12:30 PM Bangladesh time
Wed 30 Dec · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+11:00) - Scheduled length
- 4 days
- Data
- Scores fetched Tue 22 Sep 2026 · 8:52 AM Bangladesh time
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AUS v NZ · 3rd Test
Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 5:30 AM Bangladesh time · Melbourne Cricket Ground
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
AUS
7
wins
Played
8
1 no-result
NZ
0
wins
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 3 wkts | T20 · Oct 2025 |
| NZ v AUS No result due to rain | T20 · Oct 2025 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 6 wkts | T20 · Oct 2025 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 3 wkts | TEST · Mar 2024 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 172 runs | TEST · Mar 2024 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 27 runs (2nd innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain, DLS target 126) | T20 · Feb 2024 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 72 runs | T20 · Feb 2024 |
| NZ v AUS Australia won by 6 wkts | T20 · Feb 2024 |
Recent form · last 5 completed
Australia
LWDWL
Last: South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs
New Zealand
LLLLW
Last: India won by 6 wkts
W won · L lost · D drawn or tied · NR no result
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Info
| Match | 3rd Test · TEST |
| Series | New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27 |
| Date & time | Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 5:30 AM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Last playing XI
The XI for this match is not announced yet. Each team's XI from its most recent completed match:
Australia
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