New Zealand Cricket have announced this busy type of home run for 2026, and honestly India’s major tour is the kind of main attraction showing up on the full list. The Indian cricket side will be in New Zealand for nearly two months, during that time they’ll play five T20Is, five ODIs, and then a two match Test series up against the hosts. Shubman Gill and the squad will be looking to sort out those earlier accounts in the red-ball format after going through a real shock, a whitewash back home against the Kiwis in 2024, so yeah that sticks in the mind a bit. New Zealand home summer is set to kick off with a five match T20I series vs India, sometime in October 2026. The last time these sides met, it was the 2026 T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, and India took home their second trophy, with a real commanding win. After that, the T20I games will get followed by a five match ODI sequence in November. And with the 2027 ODI World Cup coming closer, this clash could end up mattering a lot for both teams, as part of their build up. The tour then wraps with a two match Test series. All up, the matches will be spread across five big venues, and this 12 game schedule is the largest number of internationals ever arranged for a touring team in New Zealand Cricket’s history. After hosting India, New Zealand will welcome Sri Lanka , for a kind of series with three ODIs three T20Is and two Tests through January, and February 2027. On the women’s side it’s a little different, New Zealand will host Bangladesh in December 2026 for three ODIs and three T20Is, as part of their home season, too. Also Read | 5 Gujarat Titans Players Who Could Be Released Ahead of IPL 2027 NZC’s Glenn Critchley commented: “When it comes to cricket – it simply doesn’t get bigger than India and we’re determined to deliver New Zealanders a tour like no other. The passion and the following this team has is staggering – not to mention some of the players expected to tour such as Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah – so we’re bracing for the intensity and fandom that will accompany the tour.” Month Team/Opposition Matches October 2026 India Men 4 T20Is November 2026 India Men 1 T20I, 5 ODIs, 2 Tests January 2027 Sri Lanka Men 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is February 2027 Sri Lanka Men 2 Tests December 2026 (White Ferns) Bangladesh Women 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs