Reports: PCB accepts New Zealand's offer for a white-ball tour in January 2024

Pakistan will be touring New Zealand for a white-ball series in 2024 after the conclusion of their tour of Australia. The offer was presented by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in May 2023 and has been accepted by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to reports.

The proposed series could comprise five T20Is or three ODI matches. Both cricket boards are in talks to finalize the series schedule which will take place after the conclusion of Pakistan’s tour of Australia which ends on January 7, 2024.

According to a report in Geo News, the series could begin in the second week of January since New Zealand has a free window before its home series against South Africa in February. Notably, Pakistan last toured New Zealand for a T20I tri-series in October 2022 ahead of the T20 World Cup where they emerged victorious by beating the hosts in the final by five wickets.

The two nations have been playing a lot of cricket against each other in recent times as New Zealand have toured Pakistan twice. The Kiwis first visited the country for the Test and ODI series that began in December 2022, and later for a T20I and ODI series in April recently.

The two-match Test series in December was drawn 0-0, while tourists won the ODIs by 2-1. On the other hand, this year's five-match T20I series was leveled 2-2 as one of the matches got washed out in Rawalpindi, while Pakistan won the ODI series by 4-1 last month.

New Zealand abandoned their tour to Pakistan in 2021

Notably, New Zealand canceled their tour of Pakistan in September 2021 just a few hours before the toss due to a security alert from its government. The Kiwis had toured the nation for three ODIs and five T20Is ahead of the T20 World Cup 2021 and surprisingly abandoned the tour before the scheduled start of the first ODI in Rawalpindi, leaving the cricketing fraternity shocked. However, since then Australia, England, and New Zealand have had successful tours in the nation in 2022-23.