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India will be touring New Zealand this October for a long, demanding, multi-format series starting on 22nd. The series will feature a five-match T20I series followed by a five-match ODI series and then a two-match Test series.
Full schedule of the New Zealand vs India series:
The T20I series will conclude on November 1. The ODI series will be conducted between November 4 and 15, with the Test series happening from November 19 to 27.
| Dates | Day (s) | Match | Venue | Star Time (IST) |
| October 22 | Thursday | 1st T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM |
| October 24 | Saturday | 2nd T20I | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 12:30 PM |
| October 27 | Tuesday | 3rd T20I | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 12:30 PM |
| October 30 | Friday | 4th T20I | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30 PM |
| November 1 | Sunday | 5th T20I | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12:30 PM |
| November 4 | Wednesday | 1st ODI | Eden Park, Auckland | 07:30 AM |
| November 7 | Saturday | 2nd ODI | Hnry Stadium, Wellington | 07:30 AM |
| November 10 | Tuesday | 3rd ODI | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 07:30 AM |
| November 13 | Friday | 4th ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 07:30 AM |
| November 15 | Sunday | 5th ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 07:30 AM |
| November 19-23 | Thursday-Monday | 1st Test | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 03:30 AM |
| November 27-December 1 | Friday-Tuesday | 2nd Test | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 03:30 AM |
India, New Zealand and India A squads for 2026 series India (T20I squad):
Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav
India (squad for 1st, 2nd and 3rd ODI):
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), 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*, Kuldeep Yadav
India (Test squad):
Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK) Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
