England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan tours confirmed for New Zealand's home summer

England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan tours confirmed for New Zealand's home summer Chirstchurch, July 17 (IANS) England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan's visit have confirmed as New Zealand announced the 2024-25 home international summer. The summer schedule starts with the previously announced ICC World Test Championship series against England at the end of this year, followed by a white-ball series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The three-match Test series against England commences in Christchurch on November 28.The New Zealand men will next face Sri Lanka for three T20Is and as many as ODIs from December 28 to January 11. The BlackCaps will fly to Pakistan in February for a tri-series against the hosts and South Africa before starting their ICC Champions Trophy campaign, ahead of returning home for five T20Is and three ODIs against Pakistan, scheduled from March 16 to April 5. New Zealand women will also play a three-match ODI series against Australia at the Cello Basin Reserve from December 19 to 23, and will later host a multi-format tour by Sri Lanka from March 4 -18, immediately ahead of a three-game T20Is series against the No.1 ranked Australians, slated from March 21-26. Five of the women's T20Is will be played as double-headers with the men's T20I series against Pakistan. New Zealand's men's schedule: Test series v England- First Test: November 28-December 2, Christchurch Second Test: December 6-10, Wellington Third Test: December 14-18, Hamilton T20I and ODI series v Sri Lanka- First T20I: December 28, Tauranga Second T20I: December 30, Tauranga Third T20I: January 2, Nelson First ODI: January 5, Wellington Second ODI: January 8, Hamilton Third ODI: January 11, Auckland T20I and ODI 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 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: December 19, Wellington Second ODI: December 21, Wellington Third ODI: December 23, Wellington ODI and T20I series v Sri Lanka- First ODI: March 4, Napier Second ODI: March 7, Nelson Third ODI: March 9, Nelson 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 --IANS bc/