India vs New Zealand T20I Series 2026: Squad, Captains and Venues

By HSP · Published October 19, 2026 · 2 min read · Math & Dates

Indian cricket fans are searching for the New Zealand tour squad. The players flew out on 18 October, the day after the home T20I series against the West Indies ended. Here is the short version, based on the official New Zealand Cricket (NZC) schedule and squad reports.

The full tour at a glance

• 5 T20Is: 22 October to 1 November (8 p.m. NZ time, 12:30 p.m. IST)
• 5 ODIs: 4 to 15 November (3 p.m. NZ time, 7:30 a.m. IST)
• 2 Tests: 19–23 November in Wellington and 27 November–1 December in Christchurch (11 a.m. NZ time, 3:30 a.m. IST)

Our earlier guide to IND vs NZ match times in IST has every date in one table.

T20I venues

• 22 and 24 October: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• 27 October: Hnry Stadium, Wellington
• 30 October: Eden Park, Auckland
• 1 November: Seddon Park, Hamilton

India's T20I squad

As reported by News18: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav.

The same report says Shubman Gill captains the first three ODIs and both Tests, Iyer leads the last two ODIs, Jasprit Bumrah is picked only for the Tests, and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play only the ODIs. Squads can change, so check BCCI updates before each match.

Follow along

• Watching from Canada, the UK or the Gulf? Our world clock turns NZ time into yours.
• Track the table with the net run rate calculator. Our NRR guide explains how it works.
• New to Tests? Read how a cricket Test day works.
• Scores during matches: cricket live scores.

The ODIs also help India build towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, and the two Tests count in the World Test Championship race.

Updated 19 October 2026. Fixtures from NZC and the ICC; squad as reported by News18.