The opportunity to watch the T20 World Champion White Ferns and the in-form Black Caps on the same day is proving a hit with Kiwi fans.
Games have nearly sold out more than a month in advance of the T20I double-headers starting in mid-March.
LATEST HEADLINES:
The Black Caps host Pakistan in a five-game T20I series. The White Ferns face Sri Lanka and the Australian women at the same venue on the same day, as double-headers return to the NZC Home International schedule for the first time since 2019.
Dunedin’s University of Otago Oval is poised to be the first game sold-out with fewer than 500 tickets remaining for the March 18 fixtures.
The series opener at Hagley Oval in Christchurch Sunday March 16 is heading in the same direction and set to be the second venue sold-out in advance.
The strong ticket sales continue the summer trend where the Black Caps played in front of full houses for the England Tests and Sri Lankan T20Is, while the White Ferns were set for a record crowd for their opening Rose Bowl encounter in Wellington in December before it was washed-out.
Big crowds are also expected for the final three games of the series: at Eden Park on Friday, March 21, Sky Stadium on Sunday, March 23 and the series finale at Bay Oval on Wednesday, March 26.
T20I Double-Header Schedule:
1st T20I Double-Header – Sunday 16 March - Hagley Oval, Christchurch
White Ferns v Sri Lanka, 10:15am
Black Caps v Pakistan, 2:15pm
2nd T20I Double-Header – Tuesday 18 March – University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
White Ferns v Sri Lanka, 10:15am
Black Caps v Pakistan, 2:15pm
3rd T20I Double-Header – Friday 21 March – Eden Park, Auckland
White Ferns v Australia, 2:45pm
Black Caps v Pakistan, 7:15pm
4th T20I Double-Header – Sunday 23 March – Bay Oval, Tauranga
White Ferns v Australia, 2:45pm
Black Caps v Pakistan, 7:15pm
5th T20I Double Header – Wednesday 25 March – Sky Stadium, Wellington
White Ferns v Australia, 2:45pm
Black Caps v Pakistan, 7:15pm