India Cricket Schedule 2026-27: Fixtures and IST Timings
India’s 2026-27 fixtures in the data begin with a long tour of New Zealand: five T20Is, five ODIs and two World Test Championship Tests. A home series against Sri Lanka follows, with three ODIs and three T20Is. This page lists every match in date order, with the start time in IST.
The first ball of the schedule is the opening T20I at Hagley Oval on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 12:30 PM IST. The last listed match is the third T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday, 27 December 2026.
New Zealand vs India T20I Series 2026
Five T20Is open the tour, from 22 October to 1 November. Every match starts at 12:30 PM IST. Full details are on the [New Zealand vs India T20I Series 2026](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2026-t20i/) page.
1st T20I: Thursday, 22 October 2026, 12:30 PM IST, Hagley Oval ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-1st-t20i-2026/)).
2nd T20I: Saturday, 24 October 2026, 12:30 PM IST, Hagley Oval ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-2nd-t20i-2026/)).
3rd T20I: Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 12:30 PM IST, Hnry Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-3rd-t20i-2026/)).
4th T20I: Friday, 30 October 2026, 12:30 PM IST, Eden Park ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-4th-t20i-2026/)).
5th T20I: Sunday, 1 November 2026, 12:30 PM IST, Seddon Park ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-5th-t20i-2026/)).
New Zealand vs India ODI Series 2026
The [ODI series](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2026-odi/) runs from 4 to 15 November, with five matches. All start at 7:30 AM IST.
1st ODI: Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 7:30 AM IST, Eden Park ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-1st-odi-2026/)).
2nd ODI: Saturday, 7 November 2026, 7:30 AM IST, Hnry Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-2nd-odi-2026/)).
3rd ODI: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 7:30 AM IST, Seddon Park ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-3rd-odi-2026/)).
4th ODI: Friday, 13 November 2026, 7:30 AM IST, Bay Oval ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-4th-odi-2026/)).
5th ODI: Sunday, 15 November 2026, 7:30 AM IST, Bay Oval ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-5th-odi-2026/)).
New Zealand vs India Test Series 2026 (WTC)
Two World Test Championship Tests close the New Zealand tour. The series page is [New Zealand vs India Test Series 2026 (WTC)](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2026-tests/). Both Tests start at 3:30 AM IST.
1st Test: Thursday, 19 November 2026, 3:30 AM IST, Basin Reserve ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-1st-test-2026/)).
2nd Test: Friday, 27 November 2026, 3:30 AM IST, Hagley Oval ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/nz-vs-ind-2nd-test-2026/)).
India vs Sri Lanka 2026: ODI and T20I Series
The home series, listed on the [India vs Sri Lanka 2026](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-india-2026/) page, runs from 13 to 27 December. It covers three ODIs, all at 1:30 PM IST, followed by three T20Is, all at 7:00 PM IST. The venues are in Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Cuttack and Pune.
1st ODI: Sunday, 13 December 2026, 1:30 PM IST, Arun Jaitley Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-1st-odi-2026/)).
2nd ODI: Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 1:30 PM IST, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-2nd-odi-2026/)).
3rd ODI: Saturday, 19 December 2026, 1:30 PM IST, Narendra Modi Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-3rd-odi-2026/)).
1st T20I: Tuesday, 22 December 2026, 7:00 PM IST, Niranjan Shah Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-1st-t20i-2026/)).
2nd T20I: Thursday, 24 December 2026, 7:00 PM IST, Barabati Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-2nd-t20i-2026/)).
3rd T20I: Sunday, 27 December 2026, 7:00 PM IST, MCA Stadium ([match page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/match/ind-vs-sl-3rd-t20i-2026/)).
Team page
For more on the side, see the [India team page](https://maidanbeat.com/cricket/teams/india/). This schedule covers only the fixtures currently listed and will grow as more are confirmed.