New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has officially announced the schedule for their home season in 2024-25, which includes visits from England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The announcement made on Wednesday (July 17) shows a full schedule for the New Zealand men’s team, with three Test matches, six One Day Internationals (ODIs), and eight Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) planned. The women’s team will also play six ODIs and six T20Is. The highlight for the men’s team will be a three-Test series against England, which will be the only Test matches played in New Zealand this summer. This series ends a busy stretch of nine Test matches for New Zealand, after playing away games against Afghanistan (one Test), Sri Lanka (two Tests), and India (three Tests).
After the England series, New Zealand will welcome Sri Lanka for a mix of T20 and ODI matches from late December until mid-January. The team will then go to Pakistan for an ODI tournament with three teams, which will help them get ready for the Champions Trophy starting on February 19. Later in the season, New Zealand will have Pakistan back for five T20 games and three ODI games in late March and early April. These games might happen at the same time as the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Zealand’s 2024-25 home season fixtures:
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
