PAK vs NZ : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the complete schedule of the five-match T20I series to be played against New Zealand. The New Zealand cricket team will again tour Pakistan for this series. The first match of this series will be played in Rawalpindi on 18 April.
The first three matches of this series will be played in Rawalpindi and the remaining two matches will be played in Lahore. This series will be very important for both the teams in their preparations for the T20 World Cup to be held in June.
New Zealand players will reach Islamabad on April 14, four days before the start of this series. After which New Zealand players will practice on 16 and 17 April. Let us tell you that the New Zealand team will tour Pakistan for the third time in the last 17 months.
Earlier, the New Zealand cricket team had toured Pakistan for two Tests and three ODI matches in late December 2022 and the tour concluded in January 2023. In which both the test matches were drawn, while New Zealand won the ODI series 2-1.
The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan again in April the same year for a 10-match limited overs series. In which five 20T and five ODIs were played.
Director of International Cricket Usman Wahla has said that as a testament to the unbreakable cordiality between the Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket, we are happy to present the program of this team’s tour of Pakistan before New Zealand till 2024.
The tour symbolizes the deep ties and mutual respect that defines the relationship between the two cricket playing nations. Our passionate cricket fans and the people of Pakistan will once again welcome the New Zealand team and we will have another competitive series which is an important part of our preparation for this year’s ICC 20T World Cup 2024.
PAK vs NZ T20 series schedule
18 April β 1st T20 match, Rawalpindi
20 April β 2nd T20 match, Rawalpindi
21 April β 3rd T20I match, Rawalpindi
25 April β 4th T20I match, Lahore
27 April β 5th T20I match, Lahore