- The series will hold its first ODI competition on September 17th in Rawalpindi.
- New Zealand visited Pakistan for the first time in 18 years.
- New Zealand will play all five T20Is in Lahore.
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Committee (PCB) announced the schedule of New Zealand’s upcoming tour to Pakistan on Thursday. The first ODI match is scheduled to be held in Rawalpindi on September 17.
In the extended series, New Zealand will play three ODIs and five T20Is when visiting Pakistan for the first time since November 2003.
Both boards confirmed that these three ODIs will become part of the ODI of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Premier League.
This will be New Zealand’s first visit to Pakistan in 18 years.
According to a press release from PCB, Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Ground will be the venue for ODI on September 17, 19 and 21, and Lahore’s iconic Gaddafi Stadium will be held from September 25 to October 3. Five T20Is will be held during the day.
Both Pakistan and New Zealand will play an important role in the T20I series, as both teams hope to be ranked third in the ICC T20I team rankings.
New Zealand, the winner of the ICC World Test Championship, will return to Pakistan next year to participate in the test competition.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Chairman David White expressed his excitement about New Zealanders’ first visit to Pakistan in more than a decade.
“We are very much looking forward to returning to Pakistan to start the international season in their hometown.
“New Zealand is the first country outside India to visit Pakistan, and we have a close relationship with PCB.
“It is great that after such a difficult period in Pakistan, international cricket is played in the country again,” he said.
Series schedule
September 11-Arrive in Islamabad
September 12-14-Room quarantine
September 15th to 16th-training/practice/team competition
September 17-The first ODI, Rawalpindi
September 19-The second ODI, Rawalpindi
September 21-The third ODI, Rawalpindi
September 25-1st T20I, Lahore
September 26-2nd T20I, Lahore
September 29th-The 3rd T20I, Lahore
October 1st-4th T20I, Lahore
October 3rd-5th T20I, Lahore
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