The 2016 Island of Origin T20 showdown will be played at the Basin Reserve on the afternoon of Sunday 28 February, and screened live on SKY TV, New Zealand Cricket has announced today.
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Launched last season, the second annual men's North v South Island T20 will form the second part of an exciting Basin Reserve double-header with the WHITE FERNS' T20 International against Australia – which will also be televised live.
The North and South Island teams will be chosen by national BLACKCAPS selectors Mike Hesson and Gavin Larsen, with the match a valuable playing opportunity for those who will be involved in the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 tournament in India.
Selection eligibility criteria remains:
· Island of birth
· If not born in New Zealand, then the island associated with the first senior domestic team represented
· If that team was the Central Stags, then the island associated with the player’s first District Association
The North Island team will again wear beige playing kit and the South Island team will be decked out in silver, in a nod to New Zealand's white ball history. No quarter will be given as regional rivalry takes hold.
South Island is the defending champion after the inaugural men's Island of Origin was played at Seddon Park in 2014/15.
Canterbury's Peter Fulton led the South to victory last summer
