New Zealand cricket team in India in 2025–26

New Zealand cricket team in India in 2025–26
 
  India New Zealand
Dates 11 – 31 January 2026
Captains Suryakumar Yadav (T20Is)
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The New Zealand cricket team is scheduled to tour India in January 2026 to play the India cricket team.[1][2] The tour will consist of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) matches.[3][4] The T20I series will form part of both teams' preparation ahead of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[5][6] In June 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025–26 home international season.[7][8]

Squads

 India  New Zealand
ODIs T20Is[9] ODIs T20Is

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

14 January 2026
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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3rd ODI

18 January 2026
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

4th T20I

5th T20I

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand to tour India for ODI and T20 series in January 2026". Cricket Scanner. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "BCCI confirms venues, schedule for New Zealand's white-ball tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "IND vs NZ 2026 schedule out, 8 venues to host 3 ODIs & 5 T20Is". Inside Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ^ "India to warm-up for T20 World Cup 2026 with white-ball series against New Zealand". India Today. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Vadodara to host first men's international in 15 years during NZ tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Update – 28th Apex Council Meeting". BCCI. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ "BCCI announces venues for India's series against New Zealand, approves domestic season 2025-26". India TV. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Gill left out of India's T20 World Cup squad; Rinku, Kishan make comebacks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2025.