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IND vs NZ 2026 schedule out, 8 venues to host 3 ODIs & 5 T20Is

IND vs NZ 2026 schedule out, 8 venues to host 3 ODIs & 5 T20Is

India will prepare for the T20 World Cup 2026 at home with a five-match T20I series against New Zealand in January of 2026.

India Cricket Team will take on New Zealand in a white-ball series in January 2026 ahead of the T20 World Cup. As many as eight venues will host matches with the T20 WC also in India. The three-match ODI series will begin on January 11 in Baroda, while the five-match T20I series will begin on January 21 in Nagpur and will end on January 31 in Trivandrum.

It will be a packed end of the year for Team India. After a two-match Test series at home, the white-ball team will travel to Australia for a three-match ODI and five-match T20I series. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retiring from Test and T20I cricket, it will be a delight for fans in Australia to welcome them.

Following the series, India will take on World Test champions South Africa at home in a two-match Test, three-match ODI and five-match T20I series. Before the T20 World Cup, India’s preparations will conclude with the New Zealand series at home.

IND vs NZ 2026 schedule

MatchDayDateVenueTime
1st ODISun11-Jan-26Baroda13:30
2nd ODIWed14-Jan-26Rajkot13:30
3rd ODISun18-Jan-26Indore13:30
1st T201Wed21-Jan-26Nagpur19:00
2nd T201Fri23-Jan-26Raipur19:00
3rd T201Sun25-Jan-26Guwahati19:00
4th T201Wed28-Jan-26Vizag19:00
5th T201Sat31-Jan-26Trivandrum19:00

Final series before T20 World Cup

While the dates are not yet finalised for the T20 World Cup 2026, ICC has set a February-March window. However, with SA20 2026 (Dec 26-Jan 26) and ILT20 2026 (Dec 2-Jan 4), some of the Kiwi players might miss the series. New Zealand will also play a full series against West Indies at home in November-December.

But for India, it will be an opportunity to finalise combinations as the squad submission deadline for the T20 WC will likely be in mid-January. Those five T20Is will help Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir to finalise the XI and few gaps.

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