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New Zealand reveal schedule for upcoming home summer
New Zealand have released their schedule for the upcoming home summer, with a whopping five different teams visiting for a total of 46 days of international cricket.
The three-match ICC World Test Championship series against the West Indies in December highlights the schedule release, but the Black Caps will also host trans-Tasman rivals Australia and England in white-ball series prior to taking on the Caribbean side across all formats.
The day New Zealand became the WTC21 Champions
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The team will host South Africa in a five-game T20I series in March just outside the expected slot for the next edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, while New Zealand's women's side also host the Proteas and Zimbabwe for the first time early in 2026.
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is already looking forward to the busy upcoming schedule and is hoping he can continue to feature across all three formats.
'It feels like a marquee summer,' he said.
'The calibre of opposition means we'll be constantly tested for the duration of the season and that's what you want as a cricketer.
'It's great to have another three-Test series at home and I'm sure the fans will get in behind the Test team as they have in seasons gone by.
'It's always special to play in front of a home crowd and we're hoping Kiwis will get out in force to support us once again this summer.'
All seven of Kyle Jamieson's WTC21 Final wickets
Jamieson played a major role in helping New Zealand claim the first World Test Championship Final against India
Much of the White Ferns focus heading into the summer will be the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka later this year , though batter Georgia Plimmer is excited about what lies ahead in the new year.
The White Ferns will host Zimbabwe for the first time across six white-ball fixtures and then have eight matches against South Africa which includes some double headers with the men's side.
'We can't wait for the international season and the chance to play in another ICC Cricket World Cup,' Plimmer said.
'We want to play as much cricket as we can, especially in front of our home fans and it's exciting to have a 14-game home summer to prepare for.
'It's great to see more T20I double headers as they are such a great experience for teams and fans alike and it was awesome to see such strong crowds last season.'
Every Georgia Plimmer boundary | WT20WC 2024
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Against Australia Oct 1 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui Oct 3 - 2nd T20I, Mount Maunganui
Oct 4 - 3rd T20I, Mount Maunganui
Against England Oct 18 - 1st T20I, Christchurch Oct 20 - 2nd T20I, Christchurch Oct 23 - 3rd T20I, Auckland Oct 26 - 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui Oct 29 - 2nd ODI, Hamilton
Nov 1 - 3rd ODI, Wellington
Against West Indies Nov 5 - 1st T20I, Auckland Nov 6 - 2nd T20I, Auckland Nov 9 - 3rd T20I, Nelson Nov 10 - 4th T20I, Nelson Nov 13 - 5th T20I, Dunedin Nov 16 - 1st ODI, Christchurch Nov 19 - 2nd ODI, Napier Nov 22 - 3rd ODI, Hamilton Dec 2-6 - 1st Test, Christchurch Dec 10-14 - 2nd Test, Wellington
Dec 18-22 - 3rd Test, Mount Maunganui
Against South Africa Mar 15 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui Mar 17 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton Mar 20 - 3rd T20I, Auckland Mar 22 - 4th T20I, Wellington
Mar 25 - 5th T20I, Christchurch
New Zealand women's fixtures
Against Zimbabwe Feb 25 - 1st T20I, Hamilton Feb 27 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton Mar 1 - 3rd T20I, Hamilton Mar 5 - 1st ODI, Dunedin Mar 8 - 2nd ODI, Dunedin
Mar 11 - 3rd ODI, Dunedin
Against South Africa Mar 15 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui Mar 17 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton Mar 20 - 3rd T20I, Auckland Mar 22 - 4th T20I, Wellington Mar 25 - 5th T20I, Christchurch Mar 29 - 1st ODI, Christchurch Apr 1 - 2nd ODI, Wellington
Apr 4 - 3rd ODI, Wellington
