New Zealand have arrived in Pakistan to play the white-ball series starting on April 14 in Lahore.

The Blackcaps will play five ODIs and the same number of T20Is in their second tour of the country in six months.

The squad reached Lahore via Dubai. They were welcomed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials upon their arrival at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.

Their tour will start with a five-match T20I series on April 14 in Lahore. They will also play matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

“It has been a big couple of days, our travel started in Queenstown on Sunday, and here we are now, it’s 2 AM in Pakistan,” said Daryl Mitchell after touching down in Lahore. “All the boys are very tired, looking forwards to getting into our rooms to have some rest also very excited to be in Pakistan.”

Experienced pace duo Tim Southee and Trent Boult will miss the Blackcaps’ limited-over tour due to their Indian Premier League commitments.

Former Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq will also be joining the visitors as the team consultant for the tour.

New Zealand squad

Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell, Chad Bowes, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young

Series schedule (T20Is to start at 9pm; ODIs to begin at 3.30pm):

14 Apr – 1st T20I, Lahore

15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore

17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore

20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi

24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi

27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi

29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi

3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi

5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi

7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi