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New Zealand unveil an action-packed home schedule

Wednesday, 25-Jun-2025, 05:41 AM
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New Zealand have unveiled an action-packed schedule for the upcoming home summer, with Australia, England, West Indies and South Africa set to visit the Black Caps. New Zealand will be playing a lot of white-ball cricket, but they only have three Tests in their itinerary. 

They will start the home season with a three-match T20I series against trans-Tasman rivals Australia. Later, the focus will shift to the England series that will have three T20Is and three ODIs. And then, New Zealand will host West Indies in a multi-format series comprising five T20Is, three ODIs and three Tests. 

New Zealand's women will also host Zimbabwe for the first time, followed by five T20Is and three ODIs against South Africa

New Zealand home schedule : -

(Against Australia)

Oct 1 - 1st T20I - (Mount Maunganui)

Oct 3 - 2nd T20I - (Mount Maunganui)

Oct 4 - 3rd T20I - (Mount Maunganui)

(Against England)

Oct 18 - 1st T20I - (Christchurch)

Oct 20 - 2nd T20I - (Christchurch)

Oct 23 - 3rd T20I - (Auckland)

Oct 26 - 1st ODI - (Mount Maunganui)

Oct 29 - 2nd ODI - (Hamilton)

Nov 1 - 3rd ODI - (Wellington)

(Against West Indies)

Nov 5 - 1st T20I - (Auckland)

Nov 6 - 2nd T20I - (Auckland)

Nov 9 - 3rd T20I - (Nelson)

Nov 10 - 4th T20I - (Nelson)

Nov 13 - 5th T20I - (Dunedin)

Nov 16 - 1st ODI - (Christchurch)

Nov 19 - 2nd ODI - (Napier)

Nov 22 - 3rd ODI - (Hamilton)

Dec 2-6 - 1st Test - (Christchurch)

Dec 10-14 - 2nd Test - (Wellington)

Dec 18-22 - 3rd Test - (Mount Maunganui)

(Against South Africa)

Mar 15 - 1st T20I - (Mount Maunganui)

Mar 17 - 2nd T20I - (Hamilton)

Mar 20 - 3rd T20I - (Auckland)

Mar 22 - 4th T20I - (Wellington)

Mar 25 - 5th T20I - (Christchurch)

(New Zealand women's matches)

Against Zimbabwe

Feb 25 - 1st T20I - (Hamilton)

Feb 27 - 2nd T20I - (Hamilton)

Mar 1 - 3rd T20I - (Hamilton)

Mar 5 - 1st ODI - (Dunedin)

Mar 8 - 2nd ODI - (Dunedin)

Mar 11 - 3rd ODI - (Dunedin)

Against South Africa

Mar 15 - 1st T20I -  (Mount Maunganui)

Mar 17 - 2nd T20I - (Hamilton)

Mar 20 - 3rd T20I - (Auckland)

Mar 22 - 4th T20I - (Wellington)

Mar 25 - 5th T20I - (Christchurch)

Mar 29 - 1st ODI - (Christchurch)

Apr 1 - 2nd ODI - (Wellington)

Apr 4 - 3rd ODI - (Wellington)

 

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