New T20 series announced before T20 World Cup, know who will be the opponent and who will be the captain? Yes, the T20 World Cup is to start in June but before that a new T20 series has been announced and this will be a T20 series. Between Pakistan and New Zealand, New Zealand is once again going to play five T20 matches at Pakistan's home ground. And this series will be played just one to two months before the T20 World Cup. So let me tell you where these matches are to be held, as well as what teams can be there.
This series is to start from 18th April. PCB has announced the schedule of the upcoming series on Wednesday. Three matches have been held in Rawalpindi and two matches have been held in Lahore. Before the T20 World Cup, both the teams will get ample opportunity to prepare, and this series is going to be very important for the preparations because the T20 World Cup is to be held in West Indies and USA in June. Before that, both Pakistan and New Zealand will get a good opportunity to prepare. New Zealand players will reach Islamabad on 14th April. Will continue to give training and practice on 16th and 17th April.
Where will the Pakistan vs New Zealand match be located?
Now in the new schedule that has come, let me tell you that the first T20 match will be played in Rawalpindi on 18th April. Then on April 20, the second T20 match will be played in Rawalpindi itself. Then on April 21, the third T20 will be played in Shawalpindi. Then on 25th April the fourth T20 match will be played in Lahore and then the last and fifth T20 match will be played in Lahore on 27th April.
The PCB has said in a statement that it is very happy to announce the schedule of the New Zealand men's team's Pakistan tour 2024. This is a proof of the unbreakable harmony between Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket Board. It is obvious that New Zealand is going to Pakistan. Anyway, very few teams go to Pakistan, they are a little relaxed. You know the situation in Pakistan, so not many teams go easily, but now that the team is going, Pakistan is feeling very good by hosting the series. Because it is obvious that Pakistan's cricket is also getting spoiled due to this.
And as far as captaincy is concerned, I think Shaheen Afridi is also captaining Pakistan, the command will be in his hands. It will be interesting to see who captains New Zealand and what kind of team New Zealand sends to Pakistan because at that time IPL will also be going on, and many big players of New Zealand will be playing IPL.