[3] It is named after legendary cricketing families from the two countries: the Chappell brothers (Ian, Gregory, and Trevor) of Australia, and Walter Hadlee and his three sons (Barry, Dayle and Sir Richard) of New Zealand.

Although the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final was also contested between the same teams, that game was not considered to be a part of this trophy.

[9] The 2017–18 edition was replaced with the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series, but the series partially went ahead as planned in Australia in 2019–20.

One Day International series result: Australia retains trophy after 2–2 draw.

The only scheduled ODI between Australia and New Zealand during the 2010–11 season was during the Group Stage of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, played in Nagpur, India, on 25 February 2011, so the countries agreed to contest the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy in this match.

The only scheduled ODI between Australia and New Zealand during the 2014–15 season was during the Group Stage of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, played in Auckland, New Zealand, on 28 February 2015, so the countries agreed to contest the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy in this match.

Ahead of the first ODI, Cricket Australia confirmed that all matches would be played without crowd attendance,[18] in an attempt to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[11] In May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for a rescheduled three match ODI series against New Zealand in January and February 2021.