New Zealand releases schedule for their home summer

Ahead of the home summer, Cricket New Zealand has unveiled the schedule with five different nations set to tour the nation for a total of 46 days of international cricket, starting on October 1 against Australia.

New Zealand's men’s team will start their home summer against Australia in a three-match T20I series against Australia. Later, they will lock horns with England in the three-match T20I series and ODI series in October and November this year.

Subsequently, they will take on the West Indies in the five-match T20I series, three-match ODI series, and three-match Test series in November and December. Later in March 2026, they will cross swords with South Africa in a five-match T20I series.

On the other hand, the New Zealand’s Women's team will take on the Zimbabwe and South African sides in February and March 2026.

New Zealand men's schedule 

vs Australia

Oct 1 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui

Oct 3 - 2nd T20I, Mount Maunganui

Oct 4 - 3rd T20I, Mount Maunganui

vs England

Oct 18 - 1st T20I, Christchurch

Oct 20 - 2nd T20I, Christchurch

Oct 23 - 3rd T20I, Auckland

Oct 26 - 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui

Oct 29 - 2nd ODI, Hamilton

Nov 1 - 3rd ODI, Wellington

vs West Indies

Nov 5 - 1st T20I, Auckland

Nov 6 - 2nd T20I, Auckland

Nov 9 - 3rd T20I, Nelson

Nov 10 - 4th T20I, Nelson

Nov 13 - 5th T20I, Dunedin

Nov 16 - 1st ODI, Christchurch

Nov 19 - 2nd ODI, Napier

Nov 22 - 3rd ODI, Hamilton

Dec 2-6 - 1st Test, Christchurch

Dec 10-14 - 2nd Test, Wellington

Dec 18-22 - 3rd Test, Mount Maunganui

vs South Africa

Mar 15 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui

Mar 17 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton

Mar 20 - 3rd T20I, Auckland

Mar 22 - 4th T20I, Wellington

Mar 25 - 5th T20I, Christchurch

New Zealand women's schedule 

vs Zimbabwe

Feb 25 - 1st T20I, Hamilton

Feb 27 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton

Mar 1 - 3rd T20I, Hamilton

Mar 5 - 1st ODI, Dunedin

Mar 8 - 2nd ODI, Dunedin

Mar 11 - 3rd ODI, Dunedin

vs South Africa

Mar 15 - 1st T20I, Mount Maunganui

Mar 17 - 2nd T20I, Hamilton

Mar 20 - 3rd T20I, Auckland

Mar 22 - 4th T20I, Wellington

Mar 25 - 5th T20I, Christchurch

Mar 29 - 1st ODI, Christchurch

Apr 1 - 2nd ODI, Wellington

Apr 4 - 3rd ODI, Wellington

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