Wellington, June 25 -- New Zealand have released their schedule for the upcoming home summer, with a whopping five different teams visiting for a total of 46 days of international cricket.

The three-match ICC World Test Championship series against the West Indies in December highlights the schedule release, but the Black Caps will also host trans-Tasman rivals Australia and England in white-ball series prior to taking on the Caribbean side across all formats.

The team will host South Africa in a five-game T20I series in March just outside the expected slot for the next edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, while New Zealand's women's side also host the Proteas and Zimbabwe for the first time early in 2026.

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