Team India may get another important match before the T20 World Cup 2026. According to media reports, New Zealand’s white-ball team can visit India in January 2026, where three ODIs and five T20 matches will be played. This series is considered part of the World Cup preparation for both teams.
Team India may get a big white-ball challenge before the World Cup 2026. According to The Times of India report, the New Zealand team can visit India in January 2026. On this tour, Kiwis have to play three ODIs and five T20 matches. It is being told that this tour can start from Sunday, January 11, 2026. The New Zealand team will first play an all-format series against the West Indies at the end of 2025 and then India.
Significantly, both teams also played the final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai this year, where India defeated New Zealand and won their second ICC title in 9 months. At the same time, the wait for New Zealand to win the white-ball title is still going on. Last time when New Zealand visited India’s white-ball tour, that is, in early 2023, they had to face a crushing defeat. India won the 3–0 ODI series and 2–1 T20 series in that series.
New Zealand’s recent record has also been nothing special against India. He has won only one of the last eight T20 matches against India and has lost seven consecutive ODIs. This series is considered to be an important part of the preparations for the World Cup 2026, in which India’s captaincy may once again be in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav. Earlier, India will also face big teams like South Africa and Australia later this year.
