Pakistan's quest to reach the ICC World Test Championship final will go up a gear when the Asia side host New Zealand for a two-match Test series at the end of the year.
The Kiwis will be the third team to tour Pakistan in 2022 when they travel to South Asia in December, following successful series earlier this year against Australia and England.
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday that the first Test against New Zealand will start on December 27 in Karachi, with the second and final Test in Multan from January 4.
Pakistan currently sit in fifth place on the World Test Championship standings and will likely need to win the majority of their remaining five Test matches this period if they are to feature in next year's final.
Pakistan's quest to reach the ICC World Test Championship final will go up a gear when the Asia side host New Zealand for a two-match Test series at the end of the year.
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Schedule:
First Test: 27-31 Dec – Karachi
Second Test: 4-8 Jan – Multan
First ODI: 11 Jan – Karachi
Second ODI: 13 Jan – Karachi
Third ODI: 15 Jan – Karachi
First T20I: 13 Apr - Karachi
Second T20I: 15 Apr – Karachi
Third T20I: 16 Apr – Karachi
Fourth T20I: 19 Apr – Karachi
Fifth T20I: 23 Apr – Lahore
First ODI: 26 Apr – Lahore
Second ODI:28 Apr – Lahore
Third ODI: 1 May – Rawalpindi
Fourth ODI: 4 May – Rawalpindi
Fifth ODI: 7 May - Rawalpindi