New Zealand Summer Tour Itinerary Unveil

Auckland: New Zealand Cricket on Thursday announced details of upcoming tours involving Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia, as the Black Caps seek to capitalise on their stirring run to the World Cup final.

The international action over the New Zealand summer will feature four Tests, 11 one-dayers and five Twenty20 matches.

The Black Caps enjoyed a surge in popularity in rugby-mad New Zealand when they reached the World Cup final this year in a tournament they co-hosted with Australia.

While they fell flat against the Australians in the final, captain Brendon McCullum said the upcoming schedule offered home fans a chance to again see their team playing top-class opposition.

Sri Lanka arrive first, playing two Tests, five ODIs and two T20s between December 10 and January 10.

Pakistan then embark on a whistlestop tour involving three T20s and three ODI from January 15-31, with Australia wrapping up the schedule with three one-dayers and two Tests between February 3 and February 24.

The first Test against Australia in Wellington could potentially be McCullum's 100th and the 33-year-old, who suffers chronic back pain, was coy about whether he would consider retirement after reaching the milestone.

New Zealand home international schedule 2015/16:

New Zealand v Sri Lanka itinerary
December 10-14: 1st Test, University Oval, Dunedin
December 18-22: 2nd Test, Seddon Park, Hamilton
December 26: 1st ODI, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
December 28: 2nd ODI, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
December 31: 3rd ODI, Saxton Oval, Nelson
January 2: 4th ODI, Saxton Oval, Nelson
January 5: 5th ODI, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
January 7: 1st T20, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
January 10: 2nd T20, Eden Park, Auckland

New Zealand v Pakistan itinerary
January 15: 1st T20, Eden Park, Auckland
January 17: 2nd T20, Seddon Park, Hamilton
January 22: 3rd T20, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
January 25: 1st ODI, Basin Reserve, Wellington
January 28: 2nd ODI, McLean Park, Napier
January 31: 3rd ODI, Eden Park, Auckland

New Zealand v Australia itinerary
February 3: 1st ODI, Eden Park, Auckland
February 6: 2nd ODI, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
February 8: 3rd ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton
February 12-16: 1st Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington
February 20-24: 2nd Test, Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan - 3rd ODI 3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan - December 22, 12:00 GMT 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs 2nd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town Pakistan won by 81 runs

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