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England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan are set to tour New Zealand as part of the 2024-25 home international summer, as announced by New Zealand Cricket.
The summer will kick off with the ICC World Test Championship series against England, starting in Christchurch on November 28. Following this, New Zealand will host Sri Lanka for a series of three T20Is and three ODIs, scheduled from December 28 to January 11.
In February, the BlackCaps will travel to Pakistan for a tri-series involving South Africa, followed by their participation in the ICC Champions Trophy. They will then return home to face Pakistan in a series comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, running from March 16 to April 5.
The New Zealand women’s team will also be in action, hosting Australia for a three-match ODI series at the Cello Basin Reserve from December 19 to 23. They will later host Sri Lanka for a multi-format tour from March 4 to 18, followed immediately by a three-game T20I series against Australia, scheduled from March 21 to 26.
Five of the women’s T20Is will be staged as double-headers alongside the men’s T20I series against Pakistan.
New Zealand’s men’s schedule
Test Series against England:
– First Test: November 28 – December 2, Christchurch
– Second Test: December 6-10, Wellington
– Third Test: December 14-18, Hamilton
T20I and ODI Series against Sri Lanka:
– First T20I: December 28, Tauranga
– Second T20I: December 30, Tauranga
– Third T20I: January 2, Nelson
– First ODI: January 5, Wellington
– Second ODI: January 8, Hamilton
– Third ODI: January 11, Auckland
T20I and ODI Series against Pakistan:
– First T20I: March 16, Christchurch
– Second T20I: March 18, Dunedin
– Third T20I: March 21, Auckland
– Fourth T20I: March 23, Tauranga
– Fifth T20I: March 26, Wellington
– First ODI: March 29, Napier
– Second ODI: April 2, Hamilton
– Third ODI: April 5, Tauranga
Women’s Fixtures:
ODI Series against Australia:
– First ODI: December 19, Wellington
– Second ODI: December 21, Wellington
– Third ODI: December 23, Wellington
ODI and T20I Series against Sri Lanka:
– First ODI: March 4, Napier
– Second ODI: March 7, Nelson
– Third ODI: March 9, Nelson
– First T20I: March 14, Christchurch
– Second T20I: March 16, Christchurch
– Third T20I: March 18, Christchurch
T20I Series against Australia:
– First T20I: March 21, Auckland
– Second T20I: March 23, Tauranga
– Third T20I: March 26, Wellington
