Sri Lanka Men’s and Women’s Teams to tour NZ

 Sri Lanka Men will play three T20Is three ODIs against New Zealand (File photo) 

New Zealand have confirmed they will host white-ball series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer alongside their previously announced ICC World Test Championship series against England at the end of this year.

The Kiwis’ Men’s and Women’s Team revealed their summer schedule yesterday, with the sides set to host international matches from the end of November all the way through to the start of April.

The three-match World Test Championship series against England commences in Christchurch on November 28 with New Zealand adding white-ball series against Sri Lanka either side of the new-year and a further eight white-ball contests against Pakistan from the middle of March.

New Zealand’s Women’s side also face a busy period, with the White Ferns scheduled to play Trans-Tasman rival Australia in a three-match series in Australia in September just prior to their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in Bangladesh in October.

The White Ferns will also play six matches against Sri Lanka in between those Australia games, with the Asian side to tour New Zealand during March.

(Men’s T20I series v Sri Lanka):
First T20I: December 28, Tauranga. Second T20I: December 30, Tauranga. Third T20I: January 2, Nelson.

(Men’s ODI series v Sri Lanka):
First ODI: January 5, Wellington. Second ODI: January 8, Hamilton. Third ODI: January 11, Auckland.

(Women’s ODI series v Sri Lanka):
First ODI: March 4, Napier. Second ODI: March 7, Nelson. Third ODI: March 9, Nelson. 

(Women’s T20I series v Sri Lanka):
First T20I: March 14, Christchurch. Second T20I: March 16, Christchurch. Third T20I: March 18, Christchurch. 
(ICC)