Pakistan Cricket Board has accepted New Zealand’s offer for a white ball series possibly in January 2024. As per reports, NZC had extended the offer to Pakistan last month, to visit New Zealand for a series that could comprise five T20Is or three ODI matches after concluding their tour of Australia’s visit in 2024.
As per Geo News, both PCB and NZC are holding talks to finalise the proposed series’ schedule. As mentioned above, the series between Pakistan and New Zealand could begin in the second week of January. The Blackcaps have offered to play the series after the completion of Pakistan’s tour of Australia in January 2024. To note, the Asian side will take on the Aussies in a three-match Test series that will conclude on January 7.
The last time Pakistan visited New Zealand, they faced both Bangladesh and the Kiwis in a tri-series that took place last year in October before the T20 World Cup. The Babar Azam-led squad won the tri-series, beating New Zealand by five wickets in the decider.
After that triangular series, the Blackcaps have visited Pakistan twice, first for the Test and ODI series that kicked off in late December 2021, and the other for a T20 and ODI series in April. The two-match Test series in December was drawn, while tourists won by 2-1 in the ODIs. Whereas, this year’s five-match T20I series was leveled 2-2 as one of the match witnessed a washout in Rawalpindi, while the hosts claimed a 4-1 victory in the ODI series last month.
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