Christchurch, July 17 – New Zealand has announced its 2024-25 home international cricket schedule, featuring visits from England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.
The season kicks off with the ICC World Test Championship series against England at the end of this year, followed by white-ball series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The three-match Test series against England begins in Christchurch on November 28. Next, the New Zealand men’s team will play Sri Lanka in three T20Is and three ODIs from December 28 to January 11.
In February, the BlackCaps will travel to Pakistan for a tri-series with the hosts and South Africa before starting their ICC Champions Trophy campaign. They will then return home for five T20Is and three ODIs against Pakistan from March 16 to April 5.
The New Zealand women’s team will also be busy, playing a three-match ODI series against Australia at the Cello Basin Reserve from December 19 to 23. They will later host a multi-format tour by Sri Lanka from March 4 to 18, followed by a three-match T20I series against the top-ranked Australians from March 21 to 26. Five of the women’s T20Is will be played as double-headers with the men’s T20I series against Pakistan.
New Zealand Men’s Schedule:
Test Series vs. England:
– First Test: November 28-December 2, Christchurch
– Second Test: December 6-10, Wellington
– Third Test: December 14-18, Hamilton
T20I and ODI Series vs. 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 vs. 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
New Zealand Women’s Schedule:
ODI Series vs. Australia:
– First ODI: December 19, Wellington
– Second ODI: December 21, Wellington
– Third ODI: December 23, Wellington
ODI and T20I Series vs. 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 vs. Australia:
– First T20I: March 21, Auckland
– Second T20I: March 23, Tauranga
– Third T20I: March 26, Wellington