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India to tour New Zealand for white-ball sequence after T20 World Cup

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India will probably be touring New Zealand for a white-ball sequence comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs after the World T20 in Australia, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) mentioned on Tuesday. The sequence will probably be held between November 18 to 30 and New Zealand will return to India for a white-ball sequence in January subsequent 12 months.

“India will arrive in New Zealand at the conclusion of the world cup to play the BLACKCAPS in three T20s at Wellington, Tauranga and Napier, and three ODIs at Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch,” NZC mentioned in a launch.

“The BLACKCAPS will then depart for the sub-continent for a tour of Pakistan and a short form series in India, before returning in early February to prepare for the two Tests against England – at Tauranga (D/N) and Wellington.”

India will probably be enjoying a rescheduled one-off fifth Test towards England starting on Friday, apart from that includes in three T20Is and as many ODIs on the Old Blighty.

India will then tour the West Indies for a white-ball sequence comprising three ODIs and 5 T20Is in July-August within the run-up to the T20 World Cup.

In a jam-packed worldwide schedule, New Zealand can even play a day-night Test towards England, whereas six groups will probably be touring the nation within the 2022-23 dwelling summer season.

Besides India, the opposite touring groups embrace Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and Sri Lanka males’s groups, and Bangladesh ladies.

One of the distinguished options of the schedule is England’s sequence opener at Bay Oval, beginning February 16 – the primary day-night Test in New Zealand because the BLACKCAPS defeated the identical opposition by an innings at Eden Park in 2018. The New Zealand ladies’s group, after competing on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and coming back from their tour of the West Indies, will host Bangladesh in T20 and ODI sequence earlier than departing in January for South Africa, the place they may contest the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

Fixtures: India tour of New Zealand

November 18: 1st T20; Sky Stadium, Wellington

November 20: 2nd T20; Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

November 22: third T20; McLean Park, Napier

November 25: 1st ODI; Eden Park, Auckland

November 27: 2nd ODI; Seddon Park, Hamilton

November 30: third ODI; Hagley Oval, Christchurch.