Black Caps captain Mitch Santner. Photo: Kerry Marshall/www.photosport.nz
The Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe will be broadcast live and free for New Zealand cricket fans after ThreeNow secured the rights for the T20I tri-series as well as two test matches.
ThreeNow first temporarily held streaming rights for Black Caps games in 2023 for two tests against Bangladesh.
The upcoming T20I tri-series between New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe starts on 14 July, with each team playing four matches over a two-week period. The top two teams will then compete in the final on 26 July. Games will be late for New Zealand viewers, with start times at 11pm.
The test series, which marks the first test between the Black Caps and Zimbabwe since 2016, starts at 8pm each night.
New Zealand cricket television and streaming rights have shifted between providers in the last five years.
Last year Sky locked in a five-year deal to be the New Zealand broadcaster for all ICC men's and women's events through to the end of 2028, including World Cups and the Test Championship.
Spark Sport secured the rights to cricket in New Zealand in April 2020, but this closed in 2023. TVNZ took over the coverage from Spark, and that deal runs out at the end of the 2025/26 season.
From next season (2026/27) Sky will begin a six-year deal with the Black Caps and White Ferns home internationals returning to the pay-TV provider for the first time since 2020.
Free-to-access arrangements for the domestic Super Smash competition are yet to be announced.
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