A day after Team India got the better of the Australians in a short ODI series, defeating them 2-1, the Men in Blue headed to New Zealand, where they will play five T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah shared a picture of the team on Instagram before they boarded their flights.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jBLZXHb8H/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
The last time that the Indians toured New Zealand, last year, Kohli and Co. managed to defeat the hosts 4-1 in ODIs. They, however, lost the T20I series 1-2, with the New Zealand side showing their all-round skills in the shortest format.
Complete Schedule with date, time and venue:
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time |
| Jan 24, Fri | 1st T20I | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30 pm IST / 08:00 pm LOCAL |
| Jan 26, Sun | 2nd T20I | Eden Park, Auckland | 12:30 pm IST / 08:00 pm LOCAL |
| Jan 29, Wed | 3rd T20I | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 12:30 pm IST / 08:00 pm LOCAL |
| Jan 31, Fri | 4th T20I | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 12:30 pm IST / 08:00 pm LOCAL |
| Feb 02, Sun | 5th T20I | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 12:30 pm IST / 08:00 pm LOCAL |
| Feb 05, Wed | 1st ODI | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 7:30 am IST / 03:00 pm LOCAL |
| Feb 08, Sat | 2nd ODI | Eden Park, Auckland | 7:30 am IST / 03:00 pm LOCAL |
| Feb 11, Tue | 3rd ODI | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 7:30 am IST/ 03:00 pm LOCAL |
| Feb 14, Fri – Feb 16, Sun | 3-day Practice Match | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 3:30 AM IST/11:00 am LOCAL |
| Feb 21, Fri – Feb 25, Tue | 1st Test | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 4:00 am IST/ 11:30 am LOCAL |
| Feb 29, Sat – Mar 04, Wed | 2nd Test | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 4:00 AM IST/ 11:30 am LOCAL |
TV Telecast
The matches can be viewed LIVE in India on the following channels: Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports SELECT 1/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil. State broadcaster Doordarshan will also telecast the matches live in India. Hotstar will stream the series live digitally.
Sky Sports New Zealand are the official broadcasters of the tour, while Sky Sports will telecast the games LIVE in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
