India vs New Zealand 2026–27: Full Schedule, IST Timings, Squads and Results
India begin a twelve-match tour of New Zealand on Thursday, 22 October 2026 — five T20Is, five One-Day Internationals and two Tests, stretching from Christchurch in late October to a Test finish at the same ground on 1 December. It is the largest bilateral assignment the two countries have ever played against each other, and it arrives barely seven months after they met in the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
For Indian supporters the tour carries three separate storylines. Shreyas Iyer leads a reshaped T20I side; Shubman Gill captains the first three ODIs and both Tests, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in the fifty-over squad; and the two Tests count towards the ICC World Test Championship, where India currently sit outside the qualifying places. Add New Zealand conditions — seam, swing and wind that behave unlike anything in India — and you have a tour that will tell us a great deal about three different Indian teams.
This page carries the complete schedule with Indian Standard Time, every announced squad, confirmed broadcast details, head-to-head records and a results table updated after each match.
India vs New Zealand 2026–27 Series Overview
All information in the table below is drawn from official announcements by the BCCI, New Zealand Cricket and the ICC.
| Series name | India tour of New Zealand, 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Tour dates | 22 October to 1 December 2026 |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| T20I matches | 5 |
| ODI matches | 5 |
| Test matches | 2 |
| Total international matches | 12 |
| India captain — T20Is | Shreyas Iyer (Tilak Varma, vice-captain) |
| India captain — ODIs | Shubman Gill (1st–3rd ODIs), Shreyas Iyer (4th–5th ODIs) |
| India captain — Tests | Shubman Gill (KL Rahul, vice-captain) |
| New Zealand captain — T20Is | Mitchell Santner |
| New Zealand captain — ODIs | Mitchell Santner (both squads) |
| New Zealand captain — Tests | Awaiting confirmation — squad not yet announced |
| Competition context | Tests form part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle |
| Current series status | Not started — first T20I on 22 October 2026 |
Alongside the senior tour, India A play three multi-day matches against New Zealand A, which function as red-ball preparation for several members of the Test squad.
India vs New Zealand 2026–27 Full Schedule
New Zealand observes New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13) throughout this tour, which puts the country 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of India. That offset matters: it is the reason the T20Is, played at 8:00 PM in New Zealand, land in the early Indian afternoon rather than overnight.
Every match on this tour falls on the same calendar date in India as in New Zealand, including the 3:30 AM Test starts. There is no date shift to watch for.
| Date | Match | Format | Venue | Start Time (IST) | Status / Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 22 Oct 2026 | 1st T20I | T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| Sat, 24 Oct 2026 | 2nd T20I | T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| Tue, 27 Oct 2026 | 3rd T20I | T20I | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| Fri, 30 Oct 2026 | 4th T20I | T20I | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| Sun, 1 Nov 2026 | 5th T20I | T20I | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| Wed, 4 Nov 2026 | 1st ODI | ODI | Eden Park, Auckland | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Sat, 7 Nov 2026 | 2nd ODI | ODI | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Tue, 10 Nov 2026 | 3rd ODI | ODI | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Fri, 13 Nov 2026 | 4th ODI | ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Sun, 15 Nov 2026 | 5th ODI | ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Thu 19 – Mon 23 Nov 2026 | 1st Test | Test | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington | 3:30 AM | Upcoming |
| Fri 27 Nov – Tue 1 Dec 2026 | 2nd Test | Test | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3:30 AM | Upcoming |
India vs New Zealand T20I Series 2026 Schedule
The five T20Is are compressed into eleven days, which gives a new leadership group very little room to learn on the job. Christchurch hosts the first two, after which the series moves north to Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton.
All five T20Is start at 8:00 PM local time, which is 12:30 PM IST. This is comfortably the most viewer-friendly slot of the tour for Indian audiences — a late-lunch watch rather than an early alarm.
| Match | Date | Venue | Start (IST) | Status / Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Thu, 22 Oct | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| 2nd T20I | Sat, 24 Oct | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| 3rd T20I | Tue, 27 Oct | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| 4th T20I | Fri, 30 Oct | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
| 5th T20I | Sun, 1 Nov | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12:30 PM | Upcoming |
T20I talking points
A new captain. Shreyas Iyer leads India in this format with Tilak Varma as his deputy. Suryakumar Yadav, who captained India to the T20 World Cup title in March, is not in this squad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s recall. The seamer returns to the T20I squad after close to four years away. He joins an attack that otherwise leans young and fast in Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav, which suggests the selectors want control with the new ball and at the death rather than more raw pace.
New Zealand’s injury list. Mark Chapman (torn left hamstring) and Zak Foulkes (right hip flexor) were ruled out of the T20Is on 9 October, with Josh Clarkson and Blair Tickner named as replacements. Rachin Ravindra misses the T20Is with a shoulder injury, while Will O’Rourke and Ben Sears remain in rehabilitation.
Eden Park. The 4th T20I is at a ground whose square boundaries are among the shortest in international cricket while the straight ones are long. Conventional T20 field-setting and length plans stop applying there, and par scores look unlike anywhere else on the tour.
India vs New Zealand ODI Series 2026 Schedule
The five ODIs run from 4 to 15 November, with Bay Oval hosting the last two. All five start at 3:00 PM local time, which is 7:30 AM IST — an early start in India, but one that means the match finishes by mid-afternoon Indian time.
| Match | Date | Venue | Start (IST) | Status / Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Wed, 4 Nov | Eden Park, Auckland | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| 2nd ODI | Sat, 7 Nov | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| 3rd ODI | Tue, 10 Nov | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| 4th ODI | Fri, 13 Nov | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
| 5th ODI | Sun, 15 Nov | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30 AM | Upcoming |
Why both teams split their ODI squads
This is the unusual feature of the series: India and New Zealand have each named two different ODI squads, one for the first three matches and another for the last two.
India’s reason is scheduling. Shubman Gill captains the first three ODIs and is expected to leave the white-ball group afterwards to prepare for the Tests, which he also captains. Shreyas Iyer, his ODI vice-captain, takes charge for the 4th and 5th ODIs.
New Zealand’s reason is stated more openly. Announcing the split on 11 October, New Zealand Cricket pointed to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup being less than a year away and to workload management before the Test series. Seven new players come in for the final two ODIs specifically to test squad depth, and the red-ball contingent leaves for Wellington after the third ODI. Head coach Rob Walter framed the Test priority plainly, saying that “every Test match is important for us in terms of championship points.”
For readers tracking the next fifty-over World Cup, that context is the point of this series. Both boards are treating these five matches as part of a selection runway rather than as a standalone contest.
India vs New Zealand Test Series 2026 Schedule
The two Tests close the tour. Both begin at 11:00 AM local time, which is 3:30 AM IST. The opening session runs to roughly 5:30 AM Indian time — the one most Indian viewers will catch on highlights rather than live.
| Match | Dates | Venue | Start (IST) | Status / Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | Thu 19 – Mon 23 Nov | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington | 3:30 AM | Upcoming |
| 2nd Test | Fri 27 Nov – Tue 1 Dec | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3:30 AM | Upcoming |
What is at stake in the World Test Championship
These Tests count towards the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle, and the standings explain why both sides are treating them seriously. As of 13 October 2026, the table read:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 81.82 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 60.00 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 55.56 |
| 5 | India | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 51.52 |
PCT is the percentage of available points a team has won, which is how the WTC ranks sides rather than by raw points. Standings correct to matches completed on 13 October 2026; check the official ICC table for the live position.
New Zealand occupy second place, which is a qualifying position for the final, and will want to protect it at home. India sit fifth on 51.52 per cent and need away wins to re-enter the race. This is also India’s first Test series in New Zealand since 2020, a tour on which they lost both matches.
India Squad for New Zealand Tour 2026–27
The BCCI named India’s T20I squad first, then announced the ODI and Test squads together on Friday, 16 October 2026.
India T20I squad
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Vice-captain: Tilak Varma
- Wicketkeepers: Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan
- Batters: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- All-rounders: Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir
- Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the squad’s youngest member and its clearest long-term investment. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return is the headline selection.
India ODI squad — 1st, 2nd and 3rd ODIs
- Captain: Shubman Gill
- Vice-captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan
- Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- All-rounders: Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir
- Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav
Prasidh Krishna’s inclusion is subject to a fitness clearance and should not be read as confirmed availability. The return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to the fifty-over side is the selection Indian fans will focus on.
India ODI squad — 4th and 5th ODIs
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Vice-captain: Ishan Kishan
- Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Kumar Kushagra
- Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- All-rounders: Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir
- Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
Gill, Rahul and Prasidh Krishna drop out of this group as the red-ball preparation begins; Tilak Varma, Kumar Kushagra, Auqib Nabi and Yash Thakur come in.
India Test squad
- Captain: Shubman Gill
- Vice-captain: KL Rahul
- Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel
- Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan
- All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Anshul Kamboj, Kuldeep Yadav
Rishabh Pant’s place is subject to a fitness clearance. Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were not selected for the Test squad.
India A squad — three multi-day matches
Dhruv Jurel (captain, wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Smaran, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Sai Sudarsan, Yash Rathod, Auqib Nabi, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Choudhary and Mukesh Kumar.
Several of these names also appear in the senior Test squad, which makes the A matches genuine red-ball acclimatisation rather than a separate tour.
New Zealand Squad for India Series 2026–27
New Zealand Cricket has named its T20I squad and two ODI squads. The Test squad has not yet been announced, and nothing below should be read as applying to the Tests.
New Zealand T20I squad
- Captain: Mitchell Santner
- Wicketkeeper: Tim Seifert
- Batters: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell
- All-rounders: Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith
- Bowlers: Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Blair Tickner
Clarkson and Tickner replaced Mark Chapman and Zak Foulkes after both were ruled out on 9 October. Chapman is expected to be available for the ODIs; no return timeline has been set for Foulkes. Adam Milne and Michael Bracewell are both back after missing the T20 World Cup through injury.
New Zealand ODI squad — 1st, 2nd and 3rd ODIs
- Captain: Mitchell Santner
- Wicketkeeper: Tom Latham
- Batters: Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young
- All-rounders: Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith
- Bowlers: Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Blair Tickner
Rachin Ravindra returns here from the shoulder injury that kept him out of the T20Is, and is named for the first three ODIs only.
New Zealand ODI squad — 4th and 5th ODIs
- Captain: Mitchell Santner
- Wicketkeepers: Mitch Hay, Tim Seifert
- Batters: Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Nick Kelly, Will Young
- All-rounders: Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke
- Bowlers: Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Fisher, Blair Tickner
This is the depth-testing group. Zak Foulkes, Will O’Rourke and Ben Sears were all unavailable through injury when the squads were named.
New Zealand Test squad
Awaiting confirmation. New Zealand Cricket has indicated that its red-ball players will travel to Wellington after the third ODI to prepare for the first Test, but the squad itself has not been released. This page will be updated the day it is announced.
India vs New Zealand 2026–27 Match Results and Scorecards
No matches have been played yet. Scores, winners, margins and Player of the Match awards will be filled in below after each game, with the overall series result recorded at the end of each format.
| Date | Match | India Score | New Zealand Score | Winner | Result / Margin | Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct | 1st T20I | Upcoming | ||||
| 24 Oct | 2nd T20I | Upcoming | ||||
| 27 Oct | 3rd T20I | Upcoming | ||||
| 30 Oct | 4th T20I | Upcoming | ||||
| 1 Nov | 5th T20I | Upcoming | ||||
| 4 Nov | 1st ODI | Upcoming | ||||
| 7 Nov | 2nd ODI | Upcoming | ||||
| 10 Nov | 3rd ODI | Upcoming | ||||
| 13 Nov | 4th ODI | Upcoming | ||||
| 15 Nov | 5th ODI | Upcoming | ||||
| 19–23 Nov | 1st Test | Upcoming | ||||
| 27 Nov – 1 Dec | 2nd Test | Upcoming | ||||
Series status: T20I series 0–0 (not started) · ODI series 0–0 (not started) · Test series 0–0 (not started).
India vs New Zealand Live Streaming and TV Telecast in India
Broadcast rights for a tour belong to the host board, so they change from series to series. For this specific tour, the confirmed arrangements in India are:
- Television: Sony Sports Network
- Live streaming: SonyLIV
- Pre- and post-match programming: Sony’s Extraaa Innings
- English commentary panel: Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ajay Jadeja, Venkatesh Prasad and Harsha Bhogle, with New Zealand’s Ian Smith and Simon Doull
- Hindi: A Hindi world feed with Shastri, Gavaskar and Bhogle
Note that this differs from India’s home series, which sit with a different broadcaster — do not assume rights carry over from one series to the next. Live scores and ball-by-ball updates are available on ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.
Key Players to Watch
Indian batters
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the ODI side and are named in both fifty-over squads. In New Zealand, where the ball moves for longer than almost anywhere India plays, experience negotiating a seaming new ball has an obvious value.
Shubman Gill carries the heaviest load on the tour: captaincy in two formats and a top-order place in both. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan face a genuine examination in the Tests, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma give the T20I top order its aggression.
Indian bowlers and all-rounders
Jasprit Bumrah is the most important name in the Test squad. He was named Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup final in March, taking 4 for 15 as New Zealand were bowled out for 159 chasing India’s 255 for 5. Conditions at the Basin Reserve and Hagley Oval should suit him.
Arshdeep Singh features across both white-ball formats, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar‘s T20I recall will be judged on whether he is asked to bowl the powerplay, the death, or both. In the spin department, Kuldeep Yadav is the only player named in every single Indian squad on this tour — T20I, both ODI groups and the Tests. Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar provide the all-round balance across formats.
New Zealand batters
Rachin Ravindra is the key return. He misses the T20Is with a shoulder injury and comes back for the first three ODIs, and his absence from the shorter format puts real weight on Finn Allen, Devon Conway and Tim Seifert. Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips remain the middle-order anchors across formats, and Will Young and Tom Latham come in for the ODIs.
New Zealand bowlers and all-rounders
Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson are the bowlers best suited to exploiting Hagley Oval and the Basin Reserve, where seam movement lasts well into an innings. Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne add pace to the T20I attack, while captain Mitchell Santner‘s left-arm spin and Michael Bracewell‘s all-round contribution give New Zealand their control through the middle overs. With Foulkes, O’Rourke and Sears all unavailable, New Zealand’s seam depth is thinner than it looks on paper.
Head-to-Head Record: India vs New Zealand
The figures below cover men’s senior international cricket only and are correct up to the start of this tour — that is, they include all matches up to and including 2026 but none from this series.
| Format | Matches | India won | New Zealand won | Drawn | Tied | No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 65 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 123 | 63 | 52 | — | 1 | 7 |
| T20Is | 31 | 19 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 |
A breakdown worth noting in the Test column: of India’s 22 wins, 17 have come at home and only five away. New Zealand’s 16 include 10 at home. That home-and-away split, rather than the overall 22–16 margin, is the number that matters for a two-Test series played in New Zealand.
The most recent meeting between the sides was the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup final on 8 March 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, which India won by 96 runs. India made 255 for 5; New Zealand were dismissed for 159. Suryakumar Yadav captained India in that match and Mitchell Santner led New Zealand — Santner is still in charge, India’s T20I captain is not.
Match Predictions and Series Analysis
This section is editorial analysis, not fact. Nothing here is a guaranteed outcome.
Home advantage is real here, and it is specific. New Zealand’s advantage is not crowd noise; it is that the ball seams and swings for longer at these grounds than at almost any other Test venue, and that their bowlers have spent careers calibrating length to it. The first ten overs with the new ball, in every format, is the recurring story of Indian tours of New Zealand. The difference between 40 for 0 and 25 for 3 at the end of a powerplay has decided more matches on these grounds than any death-overs plan.
India’s batting depth is the counter-argument. Having Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli available for the ODIs alongside Gill, Iyer and Rahul gives India a top five with more combined experience of New Zealand conditions than New Zealand’s own order can claim. Whether that translates depends on how quickly they adjust to the extra lateral movement.
The venues will shape the cricket more than the team sheets. Hagley Oval is traditionally the most seam-friendly surface in the country. The Basin Reserve’s morning session is where the first Test will be won or lost. Eden Park’s short square boundaries invert the usual T20 percentages. Seddon Park is the truest batting surface of the tour and usually the highest-scoring. Bay Oval offers pace and bounce early and tends to flatten under sun. A side that reads each ground correctly will do better than a side that arrives with one plan.
Weather is a genuine variable. Late-October and November cricket in New Zealand is interrupted more often than an Indian season, and Wellington’s wind is a tactical factor rather than a footnote — captains there routinely set fields around the breeze rather than around the batter.
Format by format, briefly. The T20Is look the most open: a new Indian leadership group against a New Zealand side missing Ravindra, Chapman and Foulkes. The ODIs are hardest to call because both teams are rotating squads mid-series, which makes continuity a bigger factor than quality. The Tests favour New Zealand on conditions and on recent record — India have not won a Test in New Zealand since 2009 — but India’s bowling attack, with Bumrah leading it, is better equipped for these pitches than most visiting attacks.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. When does the India vs New Zealand 2026–27 series begin?
The tour opens with the first T20I on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, starting at 12:30 PM IST.
2. How many matches will India and New Zealand play?
Twelve international matches — five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests — running from 22 October to 1 December 2026. India A also play three multi-day matches against New Zealand A.
3. What are the India vs New Zealand match timings in IST?
T20Is start at 12:30 PM IST, ODIs at 7:30 AM IST and Tests at 3:30 AM IST. Every match falls on the same calendar date in India as in New Zealand.
4. Where can I check the full India vs New Zealand schedule?
The complete fixture list with venues and IST timings is in the schedule table on this page, which is kept current. Official schedules are also published by New Zealand Cricket and the BCCI.
5. Who is India’s T20I captain for the New Zealand tour?
Shreyas Iyer, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain.
6. Who is India’s ODI captain?
Shubman Gill captains the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain. Shreyas Iyer then captains the fourth and fifth ODIs, with Ishan Kishan as his deputy.
7. Who is India’s Test captain?
Shubman Gill, with KL Rahul as vice-captain.
8. Who is captaining New Zealand?
Mitchell Santner leads New Zealand in the T20Is and in both ODI squads. The Test captain will be confirmed when New Zealand name their Test squad, which has not yet been announced.
9. Where can I watch India vs New Zealand live in India?
Live on Sony Sports Network, and streaming on SonyLIV, with an English panel and a separate Hindi feed.
10. Where can I check India vs New Zealand live scores and results?
Match-by-match results and scorecard details are recorded in the results table on this page after each game. Ball-by-ball coverage is available on ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.
11. What are the venues for the upcoming matches?
Six grounds: Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Hnry Stadium in Wellington, Eden Park in Auckland, Seddon Park in Hamilton, Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, and the Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington for the first Test.
12. Has the series concluded, or are matches still upcoming?
All twelve matches are still to be played. The series begins on 22 October 2026 and concludes on 1 December 2026.
Conclusion
This is the biggest bilateral series India and New Zealand have played — twelve internationals across six weeks and three formats, each with its own captain, its own squad and its own set of questions. The T20Is test a new Indian leadership group in eleven compressed days. The ODIs are a selection exercise for both boards with the next fifty-over World Cup under a year away, which is why each side has named two different squads. The Tests carry World Test Championship points that matter to New Zealand’s hold on second place and to India’s chances of re-entering the race from fifth.
Two things on this page are still open and will be updated as soon as they are official: New Zealand’s Test squad, and the fitness clearances for Prasidh Krishna and Rishabh Pant. The schedule, both teams’ white-ball squads and the broadcast arrangements are confirmed.
The results table above is filled in within an hour of each match finishing, with the score, the margin and the Player of the Match. Bookmark this page rather than searching for a fresh article every few days — the schedule, squad changes and verified results will all be here.
Sources: BCCI squad announcements (16 October 2026); New Zealand Cricket and ICC squad announcements (9 and 11 October 2026); ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 standings, correct to 13 October 2026; published tour schedule and broadcast listings (18–19 October 2026). Head-to-head records cross-checked against two independent statistical summaries and reconciled.
