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

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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:

Team Date Match Venue
England Men November 28-December 2 1st Test Christchurch
December 6-December 10 2nd Test Wellington
December 14-December 18 3rd Test Hamilton
Australia Women December 19 1st ODI Wellington (Basin Reserve)
December 21 2nd ODI Wellington (Basin Reserve)
December 23 3rd ODI Wellington (Basin Reserve)
March 21 1st T20I Auckland
March 23 2nd T20I Tauranga
March 26 3rd T20I Wellington (Sky Stadium)
Sri Lanka Men December 28 1st T20I Tauranga
December 30 2nd T20I Tauranga
January 2 3rd T20I Nelson
January 5 1st ODI Wellington (Basin Reserve)
January 8 2nd ODI Hamilton
January 11 3rd ODI Auckland
Sri Lanka Women March 4 1st ODI Napier
March 7 2nd ODI Nelson
March 9 3rd ODI Nelson
March 14 1st T20I Christchurch
March 16 2nd T20I Christchurch
March 18 3rd T20I Dunedin
Pakistan Men March 16 1st T20I Christchurch
March 18 2nd T20I Dunedin
March 21 3rd T20I Auckland
March 23 4th T20I Tauranga
March 26 5th T20I Wellington (Sky Stadium)
March 29 1st ODI Napier
April 2 2nd ODI Hamilton
April 5 3rd ODI Tauranga
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