Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
India are set for an extensive tour of New Zealand later this year, with the two sides scheduled to contest a 12-match all-format series between October 22 and December 1. The tour, which includes five T20 Internationals, five One-Day Internationals and two Test matches, will be the largest men’s bilateral series ever hosted by New Zealand and the most matches the country has staged against a visiting team.
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The landmark series coincides with the centenary celebrations of sporting relations between India and New Zealand, adding further significance to an already high-profile contest. Action will get underway with the first T20I in Christchurch on October 22. Following the completion of the five-match T20I leg, the teams will shift focus to the ODI series, beginning at Auckland’s Eden Park on November 4.
The red-ball segment of the tour starts in Wellington, where the opening Test will be played at the Basin Reserve from November 19 to 23. The second and final Test is scheduled for Christchurch’s Hagley Oval from November 27 to December 1, bringing the 40-day tour to a close.
The Test series will also mark India’s first visit to New Zealand for a red-ball assignment since the 2019-20 campaign. In the years since, New Zealand have travelled to India on two occasions, including their memorable 2024-25 tour when they recorded a stunning 3-0 clean sweep in the Test series.
The tour forms part of wider celebrations recognising 100 years of sporting connections between the two nations, with the New Zealand Government backing the initiative alongside several other India-related sporting events planned for later in the year.
INDIA TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND: FULL SCHEDULE
- 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, Christchurch
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
