The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule of the upcoming bilateral series between India and New Zealand. This series will be held in India in January 2026. New Zealand tour will be a series of three ODIs (ODIs) and five T20 Internationals (T20I) matches.
This series will be held from 11 January to 31 January 2026 in different cities of India. This series will be played in different cities in stadiums with different geographical and climatic conditions.
| Match number | date | Day | Time (IST) | Match | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-Janvari | sunday | 1:30 PM | First ODI | Baroda |
| 2 | 14-Janvari | Wednesday | 1:30 PM | Second ODI | Rajkot |
| 3 | 18-Janvari | sunday | 1:30 PM | Third Odie | Indore |
| 4 | 21-Janvari | Wednesday | 7:00 PM | First t20i | Nagpur |
| 5 | 23-Janvari | Friday | 7:00 PM | Second t20i | Raipur |
| 6 | 25-Janvari | sunday | 7:00 PM | Third t20i | Guwahati |
| 7 | 28-Janvari | Wednesday | 7:00 PM | Fourth t20i | Visakhapatnam |
| 8 | 31-Janvari | Saturday | 7:00 PM | Fifth t20i | Trivandrum |
Learn the specialty of this series
ODI matches will begin with Baroda, which will give both teams a chance to test the 50 -over World Cup strategy. At the same time, the five -match T20 series will be important for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in terms of team selection. At the same time, playing on new emerging venue like Raipur and Guwahati will be a special experience for players and audience.
Who will do the captaincy?
In T20, Bharat will land in the field under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav. At the same time, in ODI format, Rohit Sharma can command the team, because he has retired from T20 and Tests, but has continued to play ODI.
India and New Zealand recently came face to face in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, in which India won and won the title after 12 years.
Source: https://www.aajtak.in/sports/cricket/story/bcci-announced-next-year-india-vs-new-zealand-schedule-odi-t20-format-8-matches-will-be-played-from-11-to-31-january-ntcpas-dskc-2263946-2025-06-14
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