The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the schedule of New Zealand “dual tours” to Pakistan on Monday.
From December 27 to January 15, the Blackcaps will compete in three World Cup Super League games as well as two Tests to defend their World Test Championship crown.
On the first part of the tour, Kane Williamson’s team will play Test matches at Multan from January 4–8 and Karachi from December 27–31. From January 11 to 15, the team will play three ICC Super League games when they return to the harbour city.
Schedule
The Karachi Test will be New Zealand’s first in the city since October 1990.
The second leg of the tour will have five T20Is and as many ODIs. Karachi will host four T20Is from April 13-19, while one T20I and two ODIS will be played in Lahore from April 23- 28.
The final leg of the series will return to Rawalpindi for three ODIs from May 1-7.
Interestingly, the Black Caps will conclude the second leg of their tour from the same city where they abruptly cancelled their last tour over a “security alert”. As per the PCB the second leg of the tour is a “make up” for the abandoned tour.
PCB Director Zakir Khan, while talking about the tour, said that New Zealand is one of the high-performing sides and the matches will provide opportunities for the youngsters to continue to watch and follow their favourite players in action.
David White, who is New Zealand Cricket’s chief executive, said that the team is looking forward to the dual tours.
“The recent tours from Australia and England have left us in no doubt regarding the quality of the Pakistan side across all formats, and the extent of the challenge that awaits us,” he added.
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