Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test
Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test: match overview
Australia take on New Zealand in the 1st Test of New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27 at Perth Stadium, Perth. The first ball is scheduled for Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 07:50 AM local time (02:20 GMT). Toss details and the confirmed playing XIs are added about half an hour before play.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27
- Teams
- Australia vs New Zealand
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- Perth Stadium, Perth
- Date
- Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- Start time
- 07:50 AM local (02:20 GMT)