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India’s New Zealand Tour Fixtures: Five ODIs From 4 November in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Mount Maunganui, Then Two Tests From 19 November

The ODIs start at 7:30 am Indian time and the Tests at 3:30 am, with the T20I series beginning on 22 October.

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Seddon Park cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand
Seddon Park in Hamilton, the venue of the third ODI (file photo). Photo: JaumeBG, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

India’s tour of New Zealand starts with five T20Is on 22 October and ends with the second Test in Christchurch, which begins on 27 November.

T20Is

The five-match T20I series begins on 22 October. Shreyas Iyer captains the squad, which brings back Bhuvneshwar Kumar after nearly four years.

ODIs

Times are Indian Standard Time, as listed by Outlook India.

  • 1st ODI: 4 November, Auckland, 7:30 am
  • 2nd ODI: 7 November, Wellington, 7:30 am
  • 3rd ODI: 10 November, Hamilton, 7:30 am
  • 4th ODI: 13 November, Mount Maunganui, 7:30 am
  • 5th ODI: 15 November, Mount Maunganui, 7:30 am

Tests

  • 1st Test: from 19 November, Wellington, 3:30 am
  • 2nd Test: from 27 November, Christchurch, 3:30 am

Captains

Shreyas Iyer leads the T20Is. Shubman Gill leads the first three ODIs and the Tests, and Iyer takes the last two ODIs.

Warm-up

India A will play New Zealand A in a three-match red-ball series in Lincoln and Christchurch in late October and early November, Sports Digest reported.

Dates and times are as reported by Outlook India, The Tribune and Sports Digest; check the official BCCI schedule for changes.

Image: Seddon Park in Hamilton, the venue of the third ODI (file photo). Photo by JaumeBG, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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