The New Zealand men’s cricket team is set for a busy home international summer, beginning with a full all-format series against India from October 22 to December 1.
The tour will feature matches across Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and T20 Internationals, marking one of the most comprehensive home series in recent years. Following the India series, New Zealand will also host Sri Lanka for another multi-format tour later in the season, further strengthening a packed international schedule at home.
The 12-match series will include five T20 Internationals, five One Day Internationals, and two Test matches, played across five major venues. According to New Zealand Cricket (NZC), this will be the largest number of matches ever scheduled for an inbound tour in the board’s history.
New Zealand will later host Sri Lanka for another all-format series in late January and February, featuring three ODIs, three T20Is, and two Tests. The tour will conclude their home summer, which will feature a total of 42 days of international cricket across eight cities.
Before that, New Zealand are set to tour Australia for a four-Test series scheduled between December and January.
The New Zealand men’s cricket team will host India for a full all-format tour beginning on October 22 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with the first two T20 Internationals scheduled on October 22 and 24.
The remaining three T20Is will be played in Wellington, Auckland, and Hamilton on October 27, 30, and November 1, respectively. After a two-day break, the ODI series will begin on November 4 in Auckland, followed by matches in Wellington (November 7), Hamilton (November 10), and the final two ODIs in Mount Maunganui on November 13 and 15.
The Test series will start in Wellington on November 19, with the second Test taking place in Christchurch from November 27.
After completing their tour of Australia, which concludes with the Sydney Cricket Ground Test from January 4 to 8, New Zealand will host Sri Lanka for another full series.
The Sri Lanka tour will begin with ODIs in Napier on January 16, followed by matches in Wellington on January 19 and Dunedin on January 22. The T20I series will start in Christchurch on January 26, with the remaining two matches scheduled in Nelson on January 29 and 31. The two-Test series will be played in Mount Maunganui from February 4 and Hamilton from February 12.
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