BCCI Announces India tour of New Zealand Schedule: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday (03 June) has announced the schedule of the Test, ODI and T20 series to be held on the New Zealand tour. The series of all three formats will be played within 3 months. The series will start from October 22 with T20 matches. 5 matches will be played in the T20 series. After this there will be 5 ODIs and then 2 Tests. On the tour, Team India will play a total of 12 matches including all three formats.

The series starting from October will be played till December as per the schedule. If the last Test lasts for full 5 days, then the tour will end in December. The last match of the two-match Test series will be played between 27 November and 01 December.

Timing of series of all three formats

The matches of the first T20 series will start at 1:30 pm Indian time (IST). The matches of the T20 series will be held in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton.

ODI matches will start at 8:30 am Indian time (IST). The matches of this series will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Mount Maunganui.

The matches of the Test series will start at 4:30 am as per Indian time (IST). Indian fans will have to sacrifice their sleep to watch the Test series. Both the matches of the Red Ball Series will be held in Wellington and Christchurch respectively.

A historic tour of New Zealand beckons

Presenting the full schedule for #TeamIndia‘s tour of New Zealand starting in October 2026 comprising 5⃣ T20Is, 5⃣ ODIs, and 2⃣ Tests #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/M47AAAG9AG

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 3, 2026

India vs New Zealand T20 Series Schedule 2026

First T20 – October 22, 1:30 pm, Christchurch (Hagley Oval)
Second T20 – October 24, 1:30 pm, Christchurch (Hagley Oval)
Third T20 – October 27, 1:30 pm Wellington (HNRY Stadium)
Fourth T20 – October 30, 1:30 pm Auckland (Eden Park)
Fifth T20 – 01 November, 1:30 pm Hamilton (Seddon Park)

India vs New Zealand ODI Series Schedule 2026

First ODI – November 4, 8:30 am Auckland (Eden Park)
Second ODI – November 7, 8:30 am Wellington (HNRY Stadium)
Third ODI – November 10, 8:30 am Hamilton (Seddon Park)
Fourth ODI – November 13, 8:30 am Mount Maunganui (Bay Oval)
Fifth ODI – November 15, 8:30 am Mount Maunganui (Bay Oval)

india vs new zealand test series schedule 2026

First test- 19 to 23 November, 4:30 am, Wellington (Basin Reserve)
Second test- 27 to 1 December, 4:30 am, Christchurch (Hagley Oval.

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New Zealand Poor Performance Against South Africa: The New Zealand team, which faced a crushing defeat against India in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, has suffered another defeat. In the first match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series against South Africa, the Kiwi team had to face defeat by seven wickets. With this easy win at Bay Oval on Sunday, March 15, the Proteas team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first in this match, the New Zealand team was all out for just 91 runs. New Zealand has rested 8 players of the team that played in the T20 World Cup in the South Africa series.

New Zealand’s second lowest score in T20 International

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the entire New Zealand team was all out for just 91 runs in 14.3 overs. The Kiwi team was seen struggling badly against the bowling of South Africa, due to which no batsman could play a big innings. This is New Zealand’s second lowest score in T20 International against South Africa. In the year 2012, the Kiwi team was limited to the score of 86 runs. The smallest score of Kiwi team in this format is 60 runs. Sri Lanka was all out in the year 2014 and Bangladesh team was all out on the same score in the year 2021.

Dream Debut!

Nqobani Mokoena announces himself on the international stage with a Player of the Match performance. #Unbreakable pic.twitter.com/RlaZR2sMXl

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) March 15, 2026

Nqobani Mokoena made a memorable debut

Nqobani Mokoena, who debuted for South Africa at the age of just 19, gave a memorable performance. He bowled brilliantly in his first international and took three wickets for 26 runs. Apart from them, Gerald Coetzee and Ottniel Bartman took two wickets each, while captain Keshav Maharaj also helped New Zealand wrap up the deal cheaply by taking two wickets.

South Africa achieved the target within 17 overs

Chasing the target of 92 runs given by New Zealand, South Africa won easily in 16.4 overs. Proteas team’s wicketkeeper batsman Connor Esterhuizen played a calm and composed innings and scored unbeaten 45 runs in 48 balls, which included two fours and as many sixes. His innings led the South African team to victory by seven wickets.

Nqobani Mokoena got ‘Player of the Match’

Nqobani Mokoena, after being named player of the match in his debut match, said that he is happy with the performance of his first match. He further said, ‘It felt great to debut in the first match of the series. My first two overs didn’t go the way I wanted and I thought I might not get a wicket, but the conditions were very favorable for the bowlers. There was movement on the ball and I could use my slow balls well. I liked this experience very much.

Suryakumar Yadav Joins MS Dhoni & Rohit Sharma In Elite Club: Two days after winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 title, Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav said that he is feeling proud to join the list of legendary captains like Kapil Dev, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma who have won the ICC trophy for the country. Under the captaincy of Surya, the Indian team became the world champion by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 8. This record is the third time when India has won this title. With this, Team India has also become the first team to defend its title.

Suryakumar Yadav returned home after winning the T20 World Cup

Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who returned home after winning the T20 World Cup from Ahmedabad, said, ‘It feels great to win the T20 World Cup trophy in the year 2024 and now in 2026 also. This is a very special feeling. When we won in the year 2024, we thought how special it would be to repeat it on our home ground in 2026. Our next target is to win gold medal in Olympics in the year 2028. The team is in good rhythm. If India also wins the T20 World Cup in the same year (in 2028), it will be a big achievement.

Surya joins Dhoni-Rohit’s club

On comparing himself with legendary captains like MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav said, ‘It feels good to join that elite club. I am slowly realizing it. It is a very special feeling to have my name mentioned along with such great players. I will try to do the same in future and help India win more trophies.

Surya had talked to Dhoni before the World Cup

Suryakumar Yadav has revealed that he had talked to MS Dhoni before the T20 World Cup. Surya said, ‘I had met him (Dhoni) before the tournament and he told me how to play in the ICC tournament. He had said that our team is good, we just have to have courage and we will definitely win. His reaction after the win was fantastic.

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Ishan Kishan Aditi Hundia marriage date: The Indian cricket team got a historic victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. After this victory, the name of Team India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan remains in the headlines. This time Kishan is in the headlines not for his sports but for his personal life outside the field. Ishaan had scored a quick 54 runs in 25 balls in India’s spectacular win of 96 runs in the title match against New Zealand. After this, Kishan celebrated the historic victory by hugging his girlfriend Aditi Hundia at Narendra Modi Stadium and this moment is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

What did Ishan Kishan’s grandfather say?

According to the report of Dainik Bhaskar, Ishaan’s grandfather Ramanugraha Pandey has revealed that he had asked his grandson about marriage, ‘Will I remain alive till your marriage?’ So Ishaan said smilingly, ‘Grandfather, I will get married next year only. You have to stay till my child is born. You will feed him in your lap.

Ishaan’s grandfather said that he should be happy with whomever he is. We accept that completely.

Who is Ishaan’s girlfriend Aditi Hundia?

Ishaan Kishan’s girlfriend Aditi Hundiya, winner of Miss Diva 2018, Femina Miss India finalist and has reached the National Beauty Queen contest. Aditi has been dating Ishaan for a long time. Their affair came into limelight since IPL 2019. When Aditi was seen in the stands as ‘Mystery Fangirl’. His father is a ghee businessman in Jaipur. Let us tell you that Aditi is very active on social media and is seen supporting Ishaan in every match, while even before the final match, she had also gone for dinner with Team India.

India has won the title for the third time by defeating New Zealand in the final of T20 World Cup 2026. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Indian team performed brilliantly and won by 96 runs. After this historic victory, an atmosphere of celebration was seen in the entire country.

Irfan Pathan was seen dancing with the fans

After India’s victory, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan was also seen joining the celebrations. After the match was over, he was seen dancing with the fans present in the stadium. The special thing was that he danced in his popular style on the song “Afghan Jalebi”, which has been a part of his celebrations on many occasions before.

This special dance is with heartbeat of Indian cricket. THE FANS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/WTFv1UYaFY

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 8, 2026

Irfan Pathan also shared the video of this special moment on social media. Along with the video, he wrote that this dance is for the fans, the heartbeat of Indian cricket and congratulated everyone for this big victory. This video of his quickly went viral on social media and fans also liked it very much.

Had gone viral earlier also in the tournament

This is not the first time that Irfan Pathan’s celebration has gone viral on social media. Earlier, even after India’s victory against Pakistan during the tournament, one of her dance videos was much talked about. At that time, he had posted a funny post on social media teasing the fans of the neighboring country, which went quite viral.

Pathan was a part of the 2007 team

Irfan Pathan has been among those players of Indian cricket who played an important role in making Team India champion in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. In that final match, he bowled brilliantly and won the title of “Player of the Match”.

India created history

This time the Indian team performed brilliantly and maintained its dominance throughout the tournament. In the final, India batted first and scored a big score of 255 runs and then the Indian bowlers bowled out New Zealand for 159 runs. With this victory, India has become the first team to win the T20 World Cup three times and has also successfully defended its title. After this historic victory of India, everyone from players to fans is seen immersed in celebration.

IND vs NZ T20 World Cup Final: On Sunday 8 March, the final match of T20 World Cup took place between India and New Zealand. The match was very spectacular and exciting. The final of the T20 World Cup was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, in which the Indian team won brilliantly and won the World Cup title.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team set a target of 256 runs to win, but the New Zealand team was all out after scoring 159 runs.

After the defeat against India, many discussions are being started about the New Zealand team. Meanwhile, many videos related to the predictions of astrologers are also going viral on social media. One of these viral videos is of Numero Astro Queen.

astrologer’s warning

This video is a podcast, in which Numero Astro Queen says that this time only India will take the T20 World Cup trophy. This prediction of the astrologer proved to be absolutely true.

New Zealand’s black jersey became the reason for defeat!

In the video, the astrologer says – New Zealanders please get their jersey changed. Because they lose because of the black jersey. That’s why the astrologer had already warned.

Mahadasha of Mars brought the trophy

Also, the astrologer had also posted in the morning before the start of the match that, our Mahadasha of Mars is going on, hence India is going to win the trophy. Lagnesh is moving into the sixth house which also indicates loss. Therefore, there can be a very fierce competition. But if India can get the batting first then there are many chances of winning. We have never won a match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, but this time we can make history.

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After India’s spectacular victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, sharp reactions are coming out in the cricket world of Pakistan. Team India has won the T20 World Cup title for the third time by easily defeating New Zealand in the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batting first, India had put 255 runs on the board. After this, the New Zealand team, which came to chase the target, was bundled out for 159 runs by the Indian bowlers.

After this victory, former Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has sharply criticized his own team by questioning its system. He said that behind India’s success is not only talent but also a strong cricket system, whereas the biggest shortcoming in Pakistan is this system.

Shahzad praised India’s system

During a conversation in a Pakistani TV show, Ahmed Shehzad said that new players are continuously emerging in India because domestic cricket and selection process is strong there. Giving examples, he said that players like Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan did not get many opportunities, but when they got the chance, they gave match-winning performances on a big stage like the World Cup.

Shahzad said that Sanju Samson became the player of the tournament by batting brilliantly throughout the tournament. Ishan Kishan also came into the team on the basis of his performance in domestic cricket and made important contribution. He also mentioned Abhishek Sharma’s fast innings in the final and said that despite the pressure in the big match, he had put the team in a strong position by scoring 52 runs in 21 balls.

Questions raised on Pakistan’s system

Criticizing his team, Ahmed Shahzad said that players in Pakistan are not prepared for big matches in the same way as they are in India. He sarcastically said that Pakistan often becomes happy after defeating teams like Zimbabwe, Kenya or Uganda, whereas India constantly plays big matches against strong teams.

Made a big statement regarding the score also

Shahzad also mentioned the difference in thinking between India and Pakistan. He said that the Indian team enters the field with the intention of scoring more than 250 runs, whereas the Pakistani team often leaves the responsibility of saving the match to the bowlers after scoring 170 or 180 runs. He believes that due to this thinking, there is a big difference in the performance of the two teams.

Separate ranking also advised

At the end of his statement, Shahzad said sarcastically that if Pakistan has to play like this then ICC should make a separate ranking for them, in which teams like Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda would be included.

After India’s historic victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, Team India is being praised not only in the country but all over the world. India won the T20 World Cup title for the third time by defeating New Zealand in the final. After this victory, many veteran cricketers of Pakistan also congratulated the Indian team and praised their performance.

After this victory of the Indian team, former captains and veteran players of Pakistan reacted on social media. He said that this success of India has been possible because of their strong domestic cricket structure and the talented players who are continuously developing.

Pakistani veterans congratulated

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez congratulated India for the spectacular victory. He said that India’s cricket system is very strong and that is why the team consistently performs well in big tournaments.

Apart from this, former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, former women’s captain Sana Mir, fast bowler Umar Gul and Shoaib Akhtar have also congratulated Team India for the victory. While congratulating Team India through a video on Facebook, all-rounder Shahid Afridi said that the Indian team has played like a champion team in the entire tournament.

Only Shahid Afridi can do this. pic.twitter.com/VbXSyaKXvn

— Imran Ali (@ImranAli__10) March 8, 2026

Mohammad Aamir admitted his mistake

Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has also reacted on India’s victory. He said that before the final he had thought that New Zealand could win the title, but the Indian team has proved his prediction wrong by showing a brilliant game. Aamir admitted that in every big match, the Indian team has proved his predictions wrong and performed brilliantly.

India’s brilliant performance in the final

In the final of T20 World Cup 2026, India, batting first, scored a big score of 255 runs and had set a difficult target for New Zealand. After this, the Indian bowlers also performed brilliantly and did not allow New Zealand to reach the target and the entire team was reduced to 159 runs.

The Indian team is immersed in celebration after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. After registering a spectacular victory in the final, some players of the team reached Hanuman Tekri Temple in Ahmedabad and took blessings of God. During this, captain Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Gautam Gambhir and ICC Chairman Jai Shah were also present with him.

The players went to the famous Hanuman temple in Ahmedabad and offered prayers with the T20 World Cup trophy. The video of the team reaching the temple is becoming increasingly viral on social media.

India’s big victory in the final

In the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Indian team once again proved its credibility in the T20 format by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs and won the title. With this victory, India has captured the T20 World Cup trophy for the third time.

Batting first, the Indian team had put a huge score of 255 runs on the board in 20 overs. After this, the bowlers performed brilliantly and did not give the New Zealand team a chance to score big. The entire New Zealand team collapsed for 159 runs and India easily won the match.

Historic achievement of Indian team

With this victory, the Indian team was successful in making many special records in the history of T20 World Cup. Team India has become the first team to win this trophy at home. Apart from this, India also created history by winning this title for the second consecutive time.

Third consecutive ICC title

This victory is also special for Indian cricket because the team has won its third consecutive ICC title between 2024 and 2026. During this period, the performance of the team has been very excellent and it is being counted among the most successful teams of international cricket.