Amidst the exciting phase of International Cricket Council (ICC) matches, the Indian cricket team is now fully prepared for a new and tough challenge. After the excitement of the home series against West Indies is over, now Team India's next stop is the tour of New Zealand (India vs New Zealand). This much-awaited tour is going to start from 22 October 2026, where an exciting five-match T20I series will be played between the two teams. Before the start of the series, this question is definitely arising in the minds of cricket lovers whether the Indian team has the upper hand over the Kiwi team or not? If we look at the statistics, the history of T20 matches between India and New Zealand in the last few years has been quite interesting. Let us know in detail how both the teams have performed in the last 5 T20 series and who has the upper hand. India vs New Zealand: Complete history and record of last 5 T20 series. There has always been a tough competition between India and New Zealand in the shortest format of cricket i.e. T20 cricket. But if we look at the statistics of the last few years, one thing becomes very clear that Team India's dominance in this format has remained complete. From the year 2019-20 till now (till 2025-26), a total of 5 bilateral T20 series have been played between India and New Zealand. The most special and proud thing is that in all these five series, Team India has performed brilliantly and defeated New Zealand. Of these matches, 3 series were played on India's home soil, while in 2 series, Team India defeated New Zealand at home. Let's take a look at the results of the last 5 series: 2019-20 Series: India whitewashed New Zealand at home and won this series by a historic margin of 5-0. 2021-22 Series: In this series played at home, India defeated New Zealand 3-0. 2022-23 Series (New Zealand Tour): In this series too, the Indian team played brilliantly and won 1-0 (many matches were washed out due to rain). 2022-23 Series (Home Series): India defeated the visiting team 2-1 in a tough match. 2025-26 Series: In this recent series also, the Indian team continued its excellent performance and captured the series by 4-1. It is clearly evident from these figures, whether it is Kiwi soil or Indian ground, Team India has always maintained its aggressive and winning stance against New Zealand. Complete schedule and match timing of the upcoming 5-match T20 series The complete schedule of the upcoming five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand is as follows. All matches will start at 12:30 PM IST, giving the Indian audience full prime time experience: 1st T20 match: 22 October (Thursday) – Christchurch (Hagley Oval) 2nd T20 match: 24 October (Saturday) – Christchurch 3rd T20 match: 27 October (Tuesday) – Wellington 4th T20 match: 30 October (Friday) – Auckland 5th T20 Match: 01 November (Sunday) – Hamilton It is not easy for any visiting team to compete on these grounds amidst the extra bounce of Kiwi pitches and strong winds, in such a situation the Indian batsmen and bowlers will have to come on the field with their best strategy. Strong squad of both the teams for the T20 series. For this upcoming series, both the countries have fielded their most dangerous and balanced players. The selectors have created a great mix of young enthusiasm and experienced players: Indian team squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun. Chakraborty, and Kuldeep Yadav. The command of the team is in the hands of young and aggressive batsman Shreyas Iyer, while the bowling attack looks very sharp. New Zealand team squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Bevan Jacobs, Nathan Smith, Josh Clarkson, Glenn Phillips, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Kyle Jamieson, and Blair Tickner. The Kiwi team is fully prepared to take full advantage of its home conditions.
