New Zealand Cricket Schedule 2025-26 announced; India's Zero Visit confirmed

The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has announced their schedule for both the men's and women's national teams in the upcoming summer.

The schedule looks packed with immense cricket action, and with the ICC T20 World Cup awaiting in 2026, New Zealand is gearing up for the marquee tournament with several T20I matches to be played this summer.

The New Zealand men's national cricket team will be playing a total of 16 T20 international matches over the coming summer. This overloaded schedule of T20 games will include a lack of test matches at home for the Blackcaps.

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New Zealand Cricket's International Schedule for 2025-26

New Zealand Men (Blackcaps) Schedule 2025/26

New Zealand will start with a pile of T20I matches, with the first three T20 games played against Australia at home. This will be followed by England's visit to New Zealand for another 3-match T20I as well as an ODI series.

New Zealand will then play another long series to be played against the West Indies, as they will play a 5-match T20I, a 3-match ODI and a 3-match test series on home soil. These 11 T20I games will be the last set of T20 games played by the Blackcaps before the onset of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Black Caps vs Australia

1st T20I, Bay Oval, Wednesday, October 1, 2025

2nd T20I, Bay Oval, Friday, October 3, 2025

3rd T20I, Bay Oval, Saturday, October 4, 2025

Black Caps vs England

1st T20I, Hagley Oval, Saturday, October 18, 2025

2nd T20I, Hagley Oval, Monday, October 20, 2025

3rd T20I, Eden Park, Thursday, October 23, 2025

1st ODI, Bay Oval, Sunday, October 26, 2025

2nd ODI, Seddon Park, Wednesday, October 29, 2025

3rd ODI, Sky Stadium, Saturday, November 1, 2025

Black Caps vs West Indies

1st T20I, Eden Park, Wednesday, November 5, 2025

2nd T20I, Eden Park, Thursday, November 6, 2025

3rd T20I, Saxton Oval, Sunday, November 9, 2025

4th T20I, Saxton Oval, Monday, November 10, 2025

5th T20I, University of Otago Oval, Thursday, November 13, 2025

1st ODI, Hagley Oval, Sunday, November 16, 2025

2nd ODI, McLean Park, Wednesday, November 19, 2025

3rd ODI, Seddon Park, Saturday, November 22, 2025

1st test, Hagley Oval, Tuesday 2 – Saturday December 6, 2025

2nd test, Cello Basin Reserve, Wednesday 10 – Sunday 6 14, 2025

3rd test, Bay Oval, Thursday 18 – Monday December 22, 2025

Black Caps vs South Africa – T20I Doubleheaders

1st T20I, Bay Oval, Sunday, March 15, 2026

2nd T20I, Seddon Park, Tuesday, March 17, 2026

3rd T20I, Eden Park, Friday, March 20, 2026

4th T20I, Sky Stadium, Sunday, March 22, 2026

5th T20I, Hagley Oval, Wednesday, March 25, 2026

New Zealand Women (White Ferns) Schedule 2025/26

The New Zealand women's team are often called the 'White Ferns,' as they also have a 14-match-long home stint and their first-ever series with the Zimbabwe women. However, all these matches will be played after the conclusion of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025, scheduled to be held in September.

White Ferns vs Zimbabwe

1st T20I, Seddon Park, Wednesday February 25, 2026

2nd T20I, Seddon Park, Friday February 27, 2026

3rd T20I, Seddon Park, Sunday, March 1, 2026

1st ODI, University of Otago Oval, Thursday, March 5, 2026

2nd ODI, University of Otago Oval, Sunday, March 8, 2026

3rd ODI, University of Otago Oval, Wednesday, March 11, 2026

White Ferns vs South Africa – T20I Doubleheaders

1st T20I, Bay Oval, Sunday, March 15, 2026

2nd T20I, Seddon Park, Tuesday, March 17, 2026

3rd T20I, Eden Park, Friday, March 20, 2026

4th T20I, Sky Stadium, Sunday, March 22, 2026

5th T20I, Hagley Oval, Wednesday, March 25, 2026

White Ferns vs South Africa

1st ODI, Hagley Oval, Sunday, March 29, 2026

2nd ODI, Cello Basin Reserve, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

3rd ODI, Cello Basin Reserve, Saturday, April 4, 2026