New Zealand to host Bangladesh Test series in January

Bangladesh`s Tamim Iqbal bats during day one of the second international Test cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch on 20 January 2017AFP

New Zealand will play two tests against both South Africa and Bangladesh in a home summer schedule pushed back because of quarantine requirements in the country, New Zealand Cricket said on Friday.

Bangladesh will play tests in early January in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch, while South Africa will open their series at Hagley Oval in mid-February with the second test following in Wellington.