The India tour of New Zealand 2026 is one of the longest tours of the season: 12 matches in six weeks, starting with the 1st T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday, 22 October. Five T20Is are followed by five ODIs and two World Test Championship (WTC) Tests, with the last Test ending on 1 December.
This page has the full schedule with Indian start times, all the squads, where to watch, and the result of every match. We update it after each game.
India tour of New Zealand 2026: key facts
| Dates | 22 October to 1 December 2026 |
| Matches | 5 T20Is, 5 ODIs, 2 Tests |
| Start times (IST) | T20Is 12:30pm, ODIs 7:30am, Tests 3:30am |
| India captains | T20Is: Shreyas Iyer. ODIs 1 to 3 and Tests: Shubman Gill. ODIs 4 and 5: Shreyas Iyer |
| New Zealand T20I captain | Mitchell Santner |
| TV in India | Sony Sports Network |
| Streaming in India | SonyLIV app and website |
The early starts are because New Zealand is seven and a half hours ahead of India during the tour. The ODIs start at 7:30am IST and the Tests at 3:30am IST.
India tour of New Zealand 2026 schedule and results
| Match | Date | Venue | IST start | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Thu, 22 Oct | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30pm | India won by 4 wickets (NZ 225/4, India 230/6) |
| 2nd T20I | Sat, 24 Oct | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30pm | To be played |
| 3rd T20I | Tue, 27 Oct | Wellington | 12:30pm | To be played |
| 4th T20I | Fri, 30 Oct | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30pm | To be played |
| 5th T20I | Sun, 1 Nov | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12:30pm | To be played |
| 1st ODI | Wed, 4 Nov | Eden Park, Auckland | 7:30am | To be played |
| 2nd ODI | Sat, 7 Nov | Wellington | 7:30am | To be played |
| 3rd ODI | Tue, 10 Nov | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 7:30am | To be played |
| 4th ODI | Fri, 13 Nov | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30am | To be played |
| 5th ODI | Sun, 15 Nov | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30am | To be played |
| 1st Test | 19 to 23 Nov | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 3:30am | To be played |
| 2nd Test | 27 Nov to 1 Dec | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3:30am | To be played |
India squads
T20I squad
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
Most of this group has just played the five-match home series against West Indies, which ended 2-2. Read our India vs West Indies T20I series review for how India’s bowling struggled in that series.
ODI squad (1st to 3rd ODIs)
Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna (subject to fitness), Kuldeep Yadav.
ODI squad (4th and 5th ODIs)
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ishan Kishan (vice-captain, wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.
Gill and KL Rahul leave the ODI squad after the 3rd ODI, ahead of the Tests.
Test squad
Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wk, subject to fitness), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand squad
T20I squad
Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner.
New Zealand’s ODI and Test squads will be added here when they are named.
Why the two Tests matter for India
The Tests in Wellington and Christchurch are part of the WTC 2025-27 cycle. India are fifth in the table on 51.52 with seven Tests left: these two in New Zealand and five at home against Australia. New Zealand are second on 72.22.
Even if India won all seven remaining Tests, they would finish on 70.37, so they need the teams above them to drop points. That makes these two Tests direct contests with a rival: every Indian win also costs New Zealand. Our WTC points table 2025-27 has the full picture.
Updated 21 October 2026. Sources: BCCI (ODI and Test squads, schedule), The Sunday Guardian (T20I squads and schedule), Yahoo Sports (venues) and Yahoo Sports (broadcast and timings).
