India A Tour of New Zealand 2026: Full Schedule, Squad, Fixtures & Venues

The India Cricket Team is all set to tour New Zealand for an all-format series, with 5 T20Is, 5 ODIs, and 2 Tests scheduled to be played between the two teams. India will be playing an all-format men's bilateral away tour after almost 3 years, with the last one against South Africa in 2023. The series will be filled with excitement and joy as some of the best batsmen in India will be part of the series.

Ahead of the Test leg of the series, India A will be locking horns with New Zealand A for 3 unofficial Test matches. This unofficial Test series will give an opportunity to players to prepare well ahead of important Test series and acclimatise to local conditions, as there might be a majority of the players who will be playing for the Indian Test Cricket Team. The statement from New Zealand cricket,

Let's have a look at the India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 schedule and squads.

India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 Schedule

The India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 will begin on October 24 with the first unofficial Test match from 3:00 AM IST onwards. India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 venues will be Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, for the 1st and 3rd unofficial Test and Hagley Oval, Christchurch, for the 2nd unofficial Test. The last match of the series will be played from Nov 7–10, 2026.

This series will be played alongside the white-ball series of the senior team and will conclude on November 10, 2026, giving a lot of time ahead of the 1st Test, which will begin November 19. Here is the complete India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 schedule:

India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 Squads (Probable)

The India A Tour of New Zealand 2026 squads have not been officially announced. The squads listed below are based on previous tours and players' recent performance in the domestic setup. There might be several players from both squads who will be playing even a single unofficial Test match, as they might be in limited-overs format squads of their respective teams. Here are the probable squads:

India A Squad

Dhruv Jurel (Captain & WK), Narayan Jagadeesan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Shaik Rasheed, Aman Mokhade, Aayush Pandey, Harsh Dubey, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi, Yash Thakur and Mukesh Kumar.

New Zealand A Squad

Robert O'Donnell (c), Chad Bowes, Rhys Mariu, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly, Mitch Hay, Cam Fletcher, Josh Clarkson, Sean Solia, Zak Foulkes, Ajaz Patel, Adithya Ashok, William O'Rourke, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, and Ray Toole.