LAHORE: The New Zealand cricket team has arrived in Pakistan to play a series of five T20 and five ODI matches.
The T20 squad of New Zealand arrived in Lahore from Dubai and has been brought to the hotel from Allama Iqbal Airport under tight security.
The New Zealand Cricket Board shared pictures of their squad from Christchurch International Airport on their Twitter account before leaving for Pakistan.
Ka kite New Zealand 👋
The T20I squad depart to Pakistan from Christchurch today for a five-game T20I series v @TheRealPCB starting in Lahore on Friday April 14 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/FdRXvVtXMS— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) April 9, 2023
The visiting team will play a series of five T20 matches against Pakistan, the first T20 match will be played on April 14 in Lahore, the second T20 on April 15 and the third T20 on April 17 will also be played in Lahore. T20 will be played on April 20 and 24 in Rawalpindi.
A series of five ODIs will be played between the two teams after that. The first and second ODIs will be played on April 27 and 29 in Rawalpindi, and the third, fourth, and fifth ODIs will be played on May 3, 5, and 7 in Karachi respectively.
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On the other hand, the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Grant Bradburn, has also reached Lahore and has joined the Pakistani team at the hotel. He has been appointed as the head coach for the series against New Zealand.
It should be remembered that the batting coach of the national team, Adrian Piotka, joined the team yesterday.