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The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Originally scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October 2024, it was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates for the same dates due to political unrest in Bangladesh, although the Bangladesh Cricket Board still held the hosting rights. New Zealand won their first title defeating South Africa by 32 runs in the final at Dubai.
The 2024–25 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series will be a cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Pakistan in February 2025. It will be a tri-nation series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures. The series will be used as preparation ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. It will be the first tri-nation series hosted by Pakistan since 2004.
The Australia women's cricket team are scheduled to tour New Zealand in December 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches. The ODI series will form part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. Later they will returned in March 2025 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.
The Pakistan cricket team are scheduled to tour New Zealand in March and April 2025 to play the New Zealand cricket team. The tour will consist of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.
The Sri Lanka cricket team are scheduled to tour New Zealand in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the New Zealand cricket team. The tour will consist of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.
The Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to tour South Africa between December 2024 and January 2025 to play two Test, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. In May 2024, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team are scheduled to tour New Zealand in March 2025 to play the New Zealand women's cricket team. The tour will consist of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.
The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2025 in Sri Lanka.
