The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is set to be contested for the first time in four years at a sold out Eden Park after the chief executives of Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket confirmed that the trophy would be put on the line for Saturday's high octane Cricket World Cup match in Auckland.
Australia holds the trophy after winning the 2011 World Cup match at Nagpur by seven wickets when both sides agreed to put it on the line.
The trophy wasn't at stake the last time the trans-Tasman rivals met in an ODI at the 2013 Champions Trophy in Birmingham, with the match washed out early in New Zealand's run chase, Stuff.co.nz reported.
NZC boss David White approached his CA counterpart James Sutherland to put the trophy on the line on Saturday. The trophy was last contested in a full series in New Zealand in 2010, but Australia's heavy playing commitments forced the regular contest to fall by the wayside.
White said that the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy brings to mind the rich history of New Zealand-Australia one-day contests and two of the families who played such prominent roles in the early rivalry.
White added that having the trophy contested alongside such an important fixture as an ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match only reflects its significance for both Australians and New Zealanders.
Meanwhile, Sutherland said that it is not as if either side needs any added incentive when playing each other, but the fact the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is on the line on Saturday certainly provides it.
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Sutherland added that the trophy is named after two of their great cricketing families and so to have it at stake in this highly anticipated match is entirely appropriate.
The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy was first contested in December 2004, the report added.