The Herald understands that, if a vote was to eventuate, the board is believed to be 6-2 in favour of the NZ20 competition. Should the board vote be split at 4-4, the casting vote would fall on board chair Diana Puketapu-Lyndon. Photo / Photosport“Contrary to suggestions of NZC executive interference or attempts to destabilise the process, there has been no such activity. If the NZC board decided to go with NZ20, six international white-ball fixtures would need to be rescheduled, disrupting NZC’s new broadcast deal with Sky TV. So damaging were those reports, Puketapu-Lyndon, the board chair, was forced to send a letter to the International Cricket Council chair to dismiss claims of a “hostile takeover”.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 15, 2026 00:40 UTC