On Wednesday, July 17th, the New Zealand cricket team announced its schedule for the 2024-2025 home summer. The home summer season of the New Zealand cricket team will start at the end of November and will go on through early April.
During this period, New Zealand’s men’s cricket team will be participating in three Tests, six ODIs, and eight T20Is, while the women’s team will play six ODIs and six T20Is.
New Zealand Announces Schedule For Packed 2024-2025 Home Summer
The announcement made on Wednesday features a complete itinerary of the upcoming tours against England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The home season will be highlighted by a 3-Test series against England, marking the only Test to be played in New Zealand this summer.
This series marks the end of a hectic stretch of nine Tests for NZ, following away matches against Afghanistan (one Test), Sri Lanka (two Tests), and India (three Tests).
After concluding their series against England, New Zealand will welcome Sri Lanka for a series of T20Is and ODIs spanning from late December to mid-January. Following this, NZ will visit Pakistan for an ODI series, which will also serve as a preparatory event for the upcoming Champions Trophy. New Zealand will also host Pakistan for 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs in late Match and early April.
The women’s team will also have a busy season, kickstarting with a 3-ODI series against Australia, all scheduled to be played at the Basin Reserve just before Christmas. In late March, Australia is scheduled to play three T20Is.
Following this, the Sri Lankan women’s team will tour NZ for a six-match series also in March. The series includes five women’s T20Is, with the last two against Sri Lanka and all three against Australia, set as double-headers alongside the men’s T20I series against Pakistan.
New Zealand vs England Test Series:
November 28-December 2: First Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
December 6-10: Second Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington
December 14-18: Third Test at Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20I Series:
December 28: First T20I at Bay Oval International Cricket Stadium, Tauranga
December 30: Second T20I at Bay Oval International Cricket Stadium, Tauranga
January 2: Third T20I at Saxton Oval Nelson Cricket Ground, Nelson
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI Series:
January 5: First ODI at Basin Reserve, Wellington
January 8: Second ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton
January 11: Third ODI at Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand vs Pakistan T20I Series:
March 16: First T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
March 18: Second T20I at University Oval, Dunedin
March 21: Third T20I at Eden Park, Auckland
March 23: Fourth T20I at Bay Oval International Cricket Stadium, Tauranga
March 26: Fifth T20I at Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand vs Pakistan ODI Series:
March 16: First T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
March 18: Second T20I at University Oval, Dunedin
March 21: Third T20I at Eden Park, Auckland
March 23: Fourth T20I at Bay Oval International Cricket Stadium, Tauranga
March 26: Fifth T20I at Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand vs Pakistan ODI Series:
March 29: First ODI at McLean Park, Napier
April 2: Second ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton
April 5: Third ODI at Bay Oval International Cricket Stadium, Tauranga