Lahore: New Zealand are set to tour Pakistan for a limited-overs series in September and October, visiting for the first time since 2003.
The tour is set to start on 17 September with the first ODI in Rawalpindi, with subsequent ODIs to be played on 19 and 21 September.
The teams will then move to Lahore for the five-match T20I series, starting 25 September.
The New Zealand series will begin a long 2021-2022 home season for Pakistan – England will tour the country for a white-ball series after the Blackcaps followed by West Indies in December and Australia in February-March 2022.
Pakistan vs New Zealand itinerary:
1st ODI - September 17, 2021, Rawalpindi
2nd ODI - September 19, 2021, Rawalpindi
3rd ODI - September 21, 2021, Rawalpindi
1st T20I - September 25, 2021, Lahore
2nd T20I - September 26, 2021, Lahore
3rd T20I - September 29, 2021, Lahore
4th T20I - October 1, 2021, Lahore
5th T20I - October 3, 2021, Lahore
PCB confirms schedule of New Zealand’s first tour of Pakistan in 18 years.#PAKvNZ | #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/dPlThiKuGT
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 5, 2021
New Zealand team also tour to Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series in September before Pakistan series started. The two teams will use this series as part of their preparations for the T20 World Cup that will begin in the UAE and Oman the following month.
All matches to be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand Schedule
1st T20I - September 1, 2021
2nd T20I - September 3, 2021
3rd T20I - September 5, 2021
4th T20I - September 8, 2021
5th T20I - September 10, 2021