New Zealand confirm home season, Pakistan series likely to overlap with IPL 2025

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has officially confirmed the 2024-25 home season itinerary, which will feature tours by England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

The announcement on Wednesday (July 17) details a packed schedule for the New Zealand men’s team, with three Tests, six ODIs, and eight T20Is lined up, while the women’s team will play six ODIs and six T20Is. The home season for the men’s team will be highlighted by a three-Test series against England, marking the only Tests to be played on New Zealand soil this summer. This series concludes a busy period of nine Tests for New Zealand, following away fixtures against Afghanistan (one Test), Sri Lanka (two Tests), and India (three Tests).

Following the England series, New Zealand will host Sri Lanka for a series of T20Is and ODIs from late December to mid-January. The team will then travel to Pakistan for an ODI tri-series, serving as a preparatory event for the Champions Trophy, which will begin on February 19. In the latter part of the season, New Zealand will host Pakistan for five T20Is and three ODIs in late March and early April. These matches are likely to overlap with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

The New Zealand women’s team will also have a busy home season, beginning with a three-ODI series against Australia, all to be played at the Basin Reserve just before Christmas. Australia will return for three T20Is in late March. Following Australia’s visit, Sri Lanka’s women’s team will tour New Zealand for a six-match series in March. Five women’s T20Is, including the last two against Sri Lanka and the three against Australia, will be played as double-headers with the men’s T20I series against Pakistan.

New Zealand’s 2024-25 home season fixtures: