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India's Multi-format Tour Healdines NZ's International Home Season

New Zealand Cricket: New Zealand Cricket has announced its international home season which will see India's blockbuster three-format tour from October 22 until December 1. Team India will take on the New Zealand in five T20Is, five ODIs, and two Tests, played across the five major centres, with the 12 matches the most internationals scheduled for an in-bound tour in NZC history, NZC said in a realese. The tour will also mark the first time since 2019 that India will play Test cricket in New Zealand, while it will be their first white-ball assignment in the country since 2022. NZC also said that the New Zealand Government will be supporting the in-bound India tour alongside adjacent sporting tours by India later inthe year, as 100 years of sporting ties between New Zealand and India are commemorated. Christchurchs Hagley Oval opens the India tour with back-to-back T20Is on October 22 and 24 respectively, and theGarden City will host the second Test match starting on Friday, November 27. Wellington has been awarded the first Test starting on Thursday November 19 at the Cello Basin Reserve, as well as a T20I and ODI to be held at Hnry Stadium. Aucklands Eden Park and Hamiltons Seddon Park have both received a T20I and ODI, while Taurangas Bay Oval will host games four and five of the ODI series. The BlackCaps will then host Sri Lanka in three ODIs, three T20Is, and two Tests in from January 16 and into February to finish the home international summer, with a much anticipated four-Test away tour in Australia scheduled for December and early January. The women's team, who are currently in England preparing to defend their ICC Womens T20 World Cup title, will host Bangladesh for three T20Is and three ODIs from December 10 to 23. The series will be the WhiteFerns only home tour of the summer, with the inaugural ICC Womens Champions Trophy (T20I) in Sri Lanka rescheduled for February, meaning the sides planned tour of Australia in February-March 2027 will be rescheduled. The home summer, which could include up to 41 days of international cricket, will be played across eight different cities in New Zealand. Schedule- Mens India tour of New Zealand 1st T20I - 22 October, Christchurch 2nd T20I - 24 October, Christchurch 3rd T20I - 27 October, Wellington 4th T20I - 30 October, Auckland 5th T20I - 1 November, Hamilton 1st ODI - 4 November, Auckland 2nd ODI - 7 November, Wellington 3rd ODI - 10 November, Hamilton 4th ODI - 13 November, Mount Maunganui 5th ODI - 15 November, Mount Maunganui 1st Test - 19-23 November, Wellington 2nd Test - 27 November-1 December 2026, Christchurch Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 1st ODI - 16 January, Napier 2nd ODI - 19 January, Wellington 3rd ODI - 22 January, Dunedin 1st T20I - 26 January, Christchurch 2nd T20I - 29 January, Nelson 3rd T20I - 31 January, Nelson 1st Test - 4-8 February, Mount Maunganui 2nd Test - 12-16 February, Hamilton Womens Bangladesh Tour of New Zealand 1st T20I - 10 December, Nelson 2nd T20I - 12 December, Nelson 3rd T20I - 15 December, Wellington 1st ODI - 18 December, Wellington 3rd T20I - 15 December, Wellington Also Read: Live Cricket Score 3rd ODI - 23 December, Mount Maunganui Article Source: IANS

3 Jun 2026 9:40 am