Blackcaps and White Ferns combine for T20 doubleheaders as part of 2024/25 home schedule

The Blackcaps and the White Ferns will combine for a Twenty20 double-header extravaganza as part of the upcoming home summer cricket schedule.

Each of the Blackcaps' fixtures in their five-game T20 series against Pakistan will be preceded by the White Ferns, who are set to face Sri Lanka and Australia, each in a three-match T20 series.

The double-headers begin at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on March 16, where the White Ferns face Sri Lanka in the second game of their series, before the Blackcaps face Pakistan in their opener.

The teams then shift to Dunedin's University Oval for the second double-header on March 18, before heading north to Auckland's Eden Park, where the Blackcaps play their third tie against Pakistan and the White Ferns play the opening match of their series against Australia.

On March 23, Tauranga's Bay Oval will host both Pakistan and Australia against the Blackcaps and White Ferns respectively, with the final double-header taking place at Wellington's Sky Stadium on March 26.

The Blackcaps' schedule includes only three red-ball outings, with England travelling for a three-Test series to kick off their summer, starting at Hagley Oval on November 24. The teams then travel to Wellington's Basin Reserve (December 6) and will play the final test at Hamilton's Seddon Park (December 14).

The White Ferns begin their campaign against defending World Cup champions Australia in a three-match ODI tilt leading into Christmas, with all three matches to be played at the Basin Reserve on December 19, December 21, and December 23.

The Blackcaps get their first taste of white-ball action in a three-game T20 series against Sri Lanka at Bay Oval (December 28 and December 30) with the final game at Nelson's Saxton Oval (January 2).

The teams then switch into ODI mode for three more encounters, which will take place at the Basin Reserve (January 5), Seddon Park (January 8) and Eden Park (January 11).

After an almost two-month break in the home schedule, the White Ferns host Sri Lanka at Napier's McLean Park on March 4 in the first of three ODIs, with the following two to be played at Saxton Oval (March 7 and March 9), before their T20 opener against the same team at Hagley Oval (March 14).

In February, the Blackcaps travel to Pakistan for an ODI tri-series against the hosts (February 8) and South Africa (February 10) in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy to held in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9.

With a potential 41 days of international cricket across eight cities for the Blackcaps and White Ferns, SENZ will have live ball-by-ball commentary of each match.

Prior to the commencement of the Blackcaps' home summer, Gary Stead's side will play one Test match against Afghanistan this September, followed by two Tests versus Sri Lanka in September-October, three Tests against India in October-November, plus six white-ball matches against Sri Lanka in November.

For the White Ferns, their immediate playing schedule includes September's three-match T20 series in Australia, before the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh across September and October, plus a tour of India in the second half of October afterwards.

2024-25 New Zealand summer of cricket:

Blackcaps v England:
1st Test - November 28-December 2 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd Test - December 6-10 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
3rd Test - December 14-18 at Seddon Park, Hamilton

Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
1st T20 - December 28 at Bay Oval, Tauranga
2nd T20 - December 30 at Bay Oval, Tauranga
3rd T20 - January 2 at Saxton Oval, Nelson
1st ODI - January 5 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
2nd ODI - January 8 at Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd ODI - January 11 at Eden Park, Auckland

Blackcaps v Pakistan:
1st T20 - March 16 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch*
2nd T20 - March 18 at University Oval, Dunedin*
3rd T20 - March 21 at Eden Park, Auckland*
4th T20 - March 23 at Bay Oval, Tauranga*
5th T20 - March 26 at Sky Stadium, Wellington*
1st ODI - March 29 at McLean Park, Napier
2nd ODI - April 2 at Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd ODI - April 5 at Bay Oval, Tauranga

White Ferns v Australia:
1st ODI - December 19 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
2nd ODI - December 21 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
3rd ODI - December 23 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
1st T20 - March 21 at Eden Park, Auckland*
2nd T20 - March 23 at Bay Oval, Tauranga*
3rd T20 - March 26 at Sky Stadium, Wellington*

White Ferns v Sri Lanka:
1st ODI - March 4 at McLean Park, Napier
2nd ODI - March 7 at Saxton Oval, Nelson
3rd ODI - March 9 at Saxton Oval, Nelson
1st T20 - March 14 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch*
2nd T20 - March 16 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch*
3rd T20 - March 18 at University Oval, Dunedin*

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