Where to Watch India’s Tour of New Zealand 2026
India play New Zealand at home in New Zealand from 22 October to 1 December 2026. New Zealand Cricket says that is five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests.
This is a where-to-watch page. It is not a live score page. Check the broadcaster before you pay.
The match list on New Zealand v India 2026 showed two Tests when we opened it on 29 Sep 2026: Basin Reserve on 19 November and Hagley Oval on 27 November. NZC’s schedule note is the fuller tour. We have not filled in dates NZC did not print.
Where to watch
| Country | TV | Streaming | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Sky, as host broadcaster of NZC home internationals | NZC says “Sky’s platforms”. It does not name Sky Sport Now in the releases we opened. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for Sky as the host broadcaster from 2026-27 through 2031-32. The app name is Listing pending. NZC, 21 Feb 2025 ↗; NZC, 16 Jun 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| New Zealand free-to-air TV | Not named | Not named | Listing pending Listing pending. The 2025 deal says there is a free-to-air component and that the detail would come closer to the season. The June 2026 note does not give it. NZC, 21 Feb 2025 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| New Zealand audio | Sport Nation, free-to-air host audio. Not a TV channel. | Alternative Commentary Collective on its digital channels for Blackcaps matches | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as audio only. “Free-to-air” is NZC’s word for that audio, not for a TV picture. NZC, 16 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India | Sony Pictures Networks India sports channels | Sony LIV | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for India. The deal runs 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2031 and names this 2026-27 tour. “Associated territories” are not listed, so they stay off this row. NZC, 27 Mar 2024 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India, Amazon Prime | — | Not for this tour in the sentence NZC printed | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed that the Prime co-exclusive line is only 2024-25 and 2025-26. Do not carry it onto 2026-27. NZC, 27 Mar 2024 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK, Ireland, USA, Australia | — | — | Listing pending Listing pending. Not in the NZC or Sky releases we opened. Checked 29 Sep 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
NZC named these grounds, not a full dated card: Hagley Oval opens with T20Is on 22 and 24 October and hosts the second Test from 27 November. The first Test starts 19 November at the Basin Reserve. Wellington also has a T20I and an ODI at Hnry Stadium. Eden Park and Seddon Park each have a T20I and an ODI. Bay Oval has ODIs four and five.
Hindi commentary on Sky in New Zealand is Unverified. It is in secondary reports. It is not in the NZC pages above. We are not using it.
Questions
Where do I watch in New Zealand?
On Sky. NZC says Sky is the host broadcaster of home internationals for six seasons from 2026-27, and that this tour marks that return. Which Sky app, and which games are on free-to-air TV, are Listing pending.
Where do I watch in India?
On Sony Pictures Networks India’s sports channels, and on Sony LIV. NZC said that on 27 March 2024. The same release limits the Amazon Prime co-exclusive to 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Is this only two Tests?
No. The series page listed two Tests on 29 Sep 2026. NZC, on 16 June 2026, set the tour as five T20Is, five ODIs and two Tests, from 22 October to 1 December 2026.
Is there a free picture in New Zealand?
Not confirmed. Sport Nation is the free-to-air audio broadcaster. A free-to-air TV component was promised in February 2025 and not spelled out in the June 2026 note.
Who shows it in the UK or the USA?
Listing pending. Check the broadcaster before you pay. This page will not guess.
Sources
- NZC, Sky deal for home internationals, 2026-27 to 2031-32, 21 February 2025 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- NZC, India tour dates and Sky as host broadcaster, 16 June 2026 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- NZC, Sony Pictures Networks India deal, 27 March 2024 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Cricket On Air series page, New Zealand v India 2026 — opened 29 Sep 2026; two Tests listed that day