Team India Next Test Series: The Indian cricket team won the 2-match Test series played with Sri Lanka by 1-0. This series has ended in a draw and Team India still has a chance to reach the final of the World Test Championship. Shubman Gill and Company will now be seen in white jersey after a long time, because Team India will now be seen playing the Test series directly in November-December. So the question is, with whom and when is Team India going to play the Test series next time? Let us tell you about this in this article.
Team India will go on New Zealand tour
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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 27, 2026
After the Sri Lanka Test series, the Indian cricket team will now be seen playing the next test match with the New Zealand cricket team. Team India will tour New Zealand in November-December. This tour will start with a 2-match Test series and then T20 and ODI series will also be played. Let us tell you, after this Test series played with New Zealand, Team India will take the field to play a 5-match Test series with Australia.
The series will be important for both teams
This Test series under the World Test Championship will be very important for both India and New Zealand. Since, both the teams still have a chance to reach the finals. Where, Kiwi team is at third place in the points table with 72.22 PCT and 52 points. So, Team India is at fifth position with 68 points and 51.52 PCT. In such a situation, both the teams would like to give their best and capture the series, because the team that loses in this series will definitely lag behind in the race for the WTC final.
Sri Lanka's resilience with the bat ensures that only three wickets fall on the final day. The two teams shake hands after a hard-fought Test, which ends in a draw.#TeamIndia win the series 1-0.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) August 27, 2026
Note down the schedule
The 2-match Test series to be played between India and New Zealand will start from November 19. The first match will be played in Wellington from 19 to 23 November. The second test match will be held in Christchurch between 27 November and 1 December. Both the matches will start at 3.30 am according to Indian time. In such a situation, Indian fans will have to lose their sleep to watch the match.
| Test | date | Day | competition | venue | Indian Time (IST) | new zealand local time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first test | 19-23 November 2026 | Thursday-Monday | New Zealand VS India | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington | 3:30 am | 11:00 am |
| second test | 27 November-1 December 2026 | friday-tuesday | New Zealand VS India | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3:30 am | 11:00 am |
See the status of the points table here
| rank | Team | match | Victory | Garland | draw | score | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 80.00% |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75.00% |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 72.22% |
| 4 | bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 55.56% |
| 5 | India | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 51.52% |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 33.33% |
| 7 | England | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 24.36% |
| 8 | west indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 22.83% |
| 9 | Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19/05% |
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