Sri Lanka, Pakistan visits confirmed as New Zealand reveal

 

Sri Lanka, Pakistan visits confirmed as New Zealand reveal packed summer schedule

England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will tour New Zealand this summer, while the Kiwis' women's side will take on Australia and Sri Lanka on home soil.

New Zealand have confirmed they will host white-ball series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer alongside their previously announced ICC World Test Championship series against England at the end of this year.

The Kiwis' men's and women's team revealed their summer schedule on Wednesday, with the sides set to host international matches from the end of November all the way through to the start of April.

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The three-match World Test Championship series against England commences in Christchurch on November 28, with New Zealand adding white-ball series against Sri Lanka either side of the new year and a further eight white-ball contests against Pakistan from the middle of March.

It's a hectic white-ball schedule for new Zealand's men's side, with the Kiwis already having confirmed a tri-series against South Africa and Pakistan in February just prior to the ICC Champions Trophy event also in Pakistan.

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New Zealand's women's side also face a busy period, with the White Ferns scheduled to play trans-Tasman rival Australia in a three-match series in Australia in September just prior to their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign in Bangladesh in October.

They will once again take on Alyssa Healy's side on home soil during the New Zealand summer, with three ODI matches scheduled for the middle of December and another three T20I contests to take place in March.

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The White Ferns will also play six matches against Sri Lanka in between those Australia games, with the Asian side to tour New Zealand during March.

A highlight of the fixture announcement is the addition of double headers at many of the venues, with the majority of the games in the backend of the summer to showcase a White Ferns match ahead of a Black Caps white-ball clash.

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New Zealand's men's schedule:

Test series v England

First Test: Nov 28-Dec 2, Christchurch
Second Test: Dec 6-10, Wellington
Third Test: Dec 14-18, Hamilton

T20I series v Sri Lanka

First T20I: Dec 28, Tauranga
Second T20I: Dec 30, Tauranga
Third T20I: Jan 2, Nelson

ODI series v Sri Lanka

First ODI: Jan 5, Wellington
Second ODI: Jan 8, Hamilton
Third ODI: Jan 11, Auckland

T20I series v 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

ODI series v Pakistan

First ODI: March 29, Napier
Second ODI: April 2, Hamilton
Third ODI: April 5, Tauranga

New Zealand's women's schedule:

ODI series v Australia

First ODI: Dec 19, Wellington
Second ODI: Dec 21, Wellington
Third ODI: Dec 23, Wellington

ODI series v Sri Lanka

First ODI: March 4, Napier
Second ODI: March 7, Nelson
Third ODI: March 9, Nelson

T20I series v Sri Lanka

First T20I: March 14, Christchurch
Second T20I: March 16, Christchurch
Third T20I: March 18, Christchurch

T20I series v Australia

First T20I: March 21, Auckland
Second T20I: March 23, Tauranga
Third T20I: March 26, Wellington