New Zealand vs India 2nd T20I: Date, Time and Match Preview

New Zealand and India are scheduled to play the second men’s T20I on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The listed start is 12:30 PM IST for viewers in India, 07:00 UTC, and 8:00 PM NZDT locally. At the evidence cutoff for this source-checked editorial preview, the fixture was scheduled and had not started. [1]

Key takeaways - This is the 2nd T20I, not the 22 October opener. - The venue is Hagley Oval, Christchurch; the India-time start is 12:30 PM IST. - New Zealand’s announced 16-player squad is tour context, not the 24 October playing XI. [3] - The exact FairPlay match centre is New Zealand vs India, 24 October.

Match details

The match is part of India’s tour of New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket’s home-summer schedule places the first two T20Is at Hagley Oval on 22 and 24 October, making Christchurch the opening stop of the series. [2]

Keep the 24 October fixture separate

The New Zealand vs India 1st T20I preview covers the 22 October opener; the 24 October game is a separate round and match record. Any opener result was future and unavailable at this draft’s 17 October cutoff.

New Zealand’s announced squad

New Zealand Cricket announced a 16-player BLACKCAPS T20I squad for the five-match India series on 23 September, led by white-ball captain Mitchell Santner. The announced group is Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, and Santner. [3]

This is useful series context, but it is not a confirmation of the XI for Christchurch. NZC’s announcement also said Rachin Ravindra was ruled out of the T20I series after a right-shoulder dislocation and Ben Sears was not considered while continuing ankle rehabilitation. Those are details from the dated squad announcement, not a substitute for a later match-day availability update. [3]

The same announcement described five T20Is across 11 days and four cities, and placed the opening game at Hagley Oval after the teams’ previous meeting in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final in March. [3]

What is still to be checked

No current India men’s T20I squad list is included in the supplied evidence, and the final playing XIs, toss, score, result and match-day conditions remain unconfirmed at the 17 October cutoff.

Before using a team or score update, check three things:

• Date and round: confirm that the page says 24 October and 2nd T20I, rather than the 22 October opener.
• Official team sheets: treat the announced New Zealand squad as squad context, not an XI; wait for official playing-XI information.
• Match state: distinguish a scheduled record from a toss, score or completed result.

The current venue page for Hagley Oval provides ground navigation, not a pitch report or match-day conditions for this fixture.

Scorecard and match status

Use the exact FairPlay match centre for New Zealand vs India on 24 October 2026 for the fixture record when match data is available. At the research cutoff it was scheduled, with no verified toss, scoreline or result; the existence of the destination does not by itself promise automatic live updates.

References

1. [1] ESPN match centre: New Zealand vs India 2nd T20I, 24 October 2026 — https://www.espn.com/cricket/series/24469/game/1539433/new-zealand-vs-india-2nd-t20i-24469
2. [2] New Zealand Cricket: Historic India mega-tour headlines international home schedule — https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/historic-india-mega-tour-headlines-international-home-schedule/
3. [3] New Zealand Cricket: BLACKCAPS unleash pace attack; Milne returns, Ravindra ruled out, 23 September 2026 — https://www.nzc.nz/blackcaps-unleash-pace-attack-milne-returns-ravindra-ruled-out/
4. [4] Wikimedia Commons: Hagley Oval, Christchurch, photo by Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hagley_Oval,_Christchurch,_New_Zealand.jpg