New zealand tour of india 2026 schedule: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the entire schedule for New Zealand’s visit to India next year. The New Zealand cricket team will visit India from 11 January to 31 January 2026, where the two teams will play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals.

The New Zealand tour is taking place in February 2026 before the ICC Mains T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Which will serve as an important ‘dress rehearsal’ for both teams.

Series will start in Baroda

The BCCI has released a complete schedule of the white-ball series between India and New Zealand in January 2026. The New Zealand team will visit India once again. The tour is taking place after the occasion when New Zealand won the Test series 3–0 in India at the end of 2024. In such a situation, this tour is considered very important.

This time the series will have both ODI and T20 format matches and aims to further strengthen the preparation of the 2026 T20 World Cup. According to BCCI schedule, three ODIs between India and New Zealand will be played from 11 January to 18 January. These matches will be held in big cities like Baroda, Rajkot and Indore.

This will be followed by a series of five T20 matches, which will run from 21 January to 31 January. These matches will be played in Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam (Vijag) and Thiruvananthapuram.

India vs New Zealand 2026 Schedule

ODI series

• First ODI – January 11, Baroda
• Second ODI – January 14, Rajkot
• Third ODI – January 18, Indore

T20 series

• First T20 – January 21, Nagpur
• Second T20 – January 23, Raipur
• Third T20 – 25 January, Guwahati
• Fourth T20 – January 28, Visakhapatnam
• Fifth T20 – January 31, Thiruvananthapuram

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