New Zealand vs Australia live: New Zealand 162/2; Australia 50/1 (5/20 ov, target 163)
New Zealand vs Australia is on right now at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. New Zealand 162/2; Australia 50/1 (5/20 ov, target 163) Maddy Green and Ashleigh Gardner are the names in the frame.
Match
New Zealand vs Australia
Format
T20
Venue
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
When
Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 08:15 am
Status
Live now
Score
New Zealand 162/2; Australia 50/1 (5/20 ov, target 163)
New Zealand vs Australia is live now at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. Australia Women require another 141 runs with 9 wickets and 17.2 overs remaining This is 1st T20I (D/N) of New Zealand Women tour of Australia 2026/27, a T20, and the note below follows this session rather than a generic preview.
Score: New Zealand 162/2; Australia 50/1 (5/20 ov, target 163).
Melie Kerr and Ashleigh Gardner are the players this session keeps returning to. A wicket now changes Australia's bowling plan. A stand that lasts another half hour changes what New Zealand can ask of the rest of this T20.
Match snapshot
- Fixture: 1st T20I (D/N)
- Series: New Zealand Women tour of Australia 2026/27
- Format: T20
- Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
- Date and time: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 08:15 am
- Status: Live now
- New Zealand: New Zealand Women T20
- Australia: Australia Women T20
The 1st T20I (D/N) score stays on the live scoreboard.
Where the match stands
Australia Women require another 141 runs with 9 wickets and 17.2 overs remaining Set that next to North Sydney Oval, Sydney. The Oval can look like a batting day until the ball starts moving late or the pitch slows on day four. Series finales here are often decided by one spell, not one over.
Twenty overs at North Sydney Oval, Sydney leave no time to settle. New Zealand and Australia will be decided by the powerplay and the last four overs. For New Zealand vs Australia, the live scoreboard carries the balls and this page carries what that score is saying.
Still in the game
New Zealand squad to follow: Melie Kerr (All-Rounder), Rosemary Mair (Bowler), Eden Carson (Bowler), Flora Devonshire (All-Rounder), Maddy Green (Batsman), Brooke Halliday (All-Rounder), Bree Illing (Bowler), Polly Inglis (Batsman).
Australia squad to follow: Ashleigh Gardner (All-Rounder), Kim Garth (Bowler), Grace Harris (All-Rounder), Alana King (Bowler), Phoebe Litchfield (Opening Batter), Beth Mooney (Wicket-keeper Batter), Ellyse Perry (All-rounder), Annabel Sutherland (All-Rounder).
When 1st T20I (D/N) between New Zealand and Australia is official, this same page becomes the report and the scoreline stays locked to North Sydney Oval, Sydney.
Match questions
- When is New Zealand vs Australia?
- New Zealand vs Australia is listed for Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 08:15 am at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. It is the live match of New Zealand Women tour of Australia 2026/27.
- Where is New Zealand vs Australia being played?
- New Zealand vs Australia is at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. The Oval can look like a batting day until the ball starts moving late or the pitch slows on day four. Series finales here are often decided by one spell, not one over.
- What is the format of New Zealand vs Australia?
- This is a T20 in New Zealand Women tour of Australia 2026/27. Twenty overs at North Sydney Oval, Sydney leave no time to settle. New Zealand and Australia will be decided by the powerplay and the last four overs.
- Who should you watch in New Zealand vs Australia?
- Maddy Green, Ashleigh Gardner, Melie Kerr are the players named for this T20. Their jobs — new ball, middle overs, or the finish — decide North Sydney Oval, Sydney more than the toss speech.
- What is the live score in New Zealand vs Australia?
- New Zealand 162/2; Australia 50/1 (5/20 ov, target 163). That is the scoreline from North Sydney Oval, Sydney in New Zealand Women tour of Australia 2026/27.