India vs New Zealand 2026 White Ball Series : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule of the White Ball Series to be played against New Zealand in January 2026 on Saturday 14 June. In this series, a three -match ODI series will be played between the two teams first. After this, both of them have to play a five -match T20 series among themselves. This ODI series starts from 11 January. The first ODI between these two teams is to be played in Vadodara. The Indian men’s team is going to play international matches here for the first time.
Match will be played on 11 January
After a long wait of 15 years, the first men international match is to be played in Vadodara. Earlier, three women ODI matches have been played between India and West Indies at Kotambi Stadium. This series was played in December 2024. Not only this, 6 matches of the Women’s Premier League 2025 were also held here.
The last men international match between New Zealand and India was played in December 2010 at Reliance Stadium in Vadodara. In this match, Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of this time of Team India, was the player of the match. Gautam Gambhir scored a century against New Zealand in that match. Apart from Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 63 runs.
There will be memorable moments for fans
This match is going to be very memorable for all fans because after a long time of 15 years, the men’s international match is going to be played in Vadodara. After this, the second ODI between these two teams will be played in Rajkot on January 14, while the third and final ODI will be held in Indore on 18 January.
The T20 series will start from January 21. The first match will be played in Nagpur, while the second will be held in Raipur on 23 January. The third T20 will be played in Guwahati on 25 January and the fourth on January 28 in Visakhapatnam. The fifth and final T20 match will be held on 31 January in Trivandramapuram. Both teams can be seen playing tremendous cricket in this series. This series will be played before the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 tournament.