New Zealand to play Twenty20s against West Indies

The New Zealand cricket team’s long drought of international matches will end in November when it plays its first of three Twenty20s against the West Indies.

The T20 series against the West Indies will be followed by two test matches.

New Zealand will then play Pakistan in three T20s and two tests, the second test starting at Mount Maunganui on Dec. 26, Boxing Day.

It will play Australia in five T20s in February and March, then Bangladesh three one-day internationals and three T20s

The first ODI at Dunedin on March 21 will be New Zealand’s first in the 50-over format for more than a year.

The New Zealand government has granted conditional approval to allow the West Indies and Pakistan series to go ahead.