BCCI reveals India's schedule for home season - ODI, T20Is vs West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe to Border-Gavaskar Trophy

As per the new home schedule announced by BCCI, India will play nine ODIs, eight T20Is and five Tests during this period.

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India's players make a huddle before the start of the Asia Cup 2023 ODI final against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 17, 2023.

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India's home season will begin by hosting West Indies for 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is.

India will host Zimbabwe for an ODI series for first time in 24 years.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 26 announced home schedule for India men’s team for the 2026-27 season. During this period, India will host four countries -- West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia. India will play a total of 22 matches across formats in 17 different cities.

The season will begin with India hosting West Indies for three ODIs and five T20Is, starting September 27. Starting December 13, India will play Sri Lanka in a three-ODI series followed by three T20Is. Then, Zimbabwe will tour India for a three-ODI series, first since 2022.

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In January, Australia will arrive for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2027. It will also be India's last series of the current World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle.

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Here’s Team India’s entire schedule for the home season - 

WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA

No.

Date (From)

Date (To)

Time

Match

Venue

1

Sun

27-Sep-26

 

 

2:00 PM

1st ODI

Trivandrum

2

Wed

30-Sep-26

 

 

2:00 PM

2nd ODI

Guwahati

3

Sat

03-Oct-26

 

 

2:00 PM

3rd ODI

New Chandigarh

4

Tue

06-Oct-26

 

 

7:00 PM

1st T20I

Lucknow

5

Fri

09-Oct-26

 

 

7:00 PM

2nd T20I

Ranchi

6

Sun

11-Oct-26

 

 

7:00 PM

3rd T20I

Indore

7

Wed

14-Oct-26

 

 

7:00 PM

4th T20I

Hyderabad

8

Sat

17-Oct-26

 

 

7:00 PM

5th T20I

Bengaluru

 

SRI LANKA TOUR OF INDIA

No.

Date (From)

Date (To)

Time

Match

Venue

1

Sun

13-Dec-26

 

 

2:00 PM

1st ODI

Delhi

2

Wed

16-Dec-26

 

 

2:00 PM

2nd ODI

Bengaluru

3

Sat

19-Dec-26

 

 

2:00 PM

3rd ODI

Ahmedabad

4

Tue

22-Dec-26

 

 

7:00 PM

1st T20I

Rajkot

5

Thu

24-Dec-26

 

 

7:00 PM

2nd T20I

Cuttack

6

Sun

27-Dec-26

 

 

7:00 PM

3rd T20I

Pune

 

ZIMBABWE TOUR OF INDIA

 No.

Date (From)

Date (To)

Time

Match

Venue

1

Sun

03-Jan-27

 

 

2:00 PM

1st ODI

Kolkata

2

Wed

06-Jan-27

 

 

2:00 PM

2nd ODI

Hyderabad

3

Sat

09-Jan-27

 

 

2:00 PM

3rd ODI

Mumbai

 

AUSTRALIA TOUR OF INDIA

No.

Date (From)

Date (To)

Time

Match

Venue

1

Thu

21-Jan-27

Mon

25-Jan-27

9:30 AM

1st Test

Nagpur

2

Fri

29-Jan-27

Tue

02-Feb-27

9:30 AM

2nd Test

Chennai

3

Thu

11-Feb-27

Mon

15-Feb-27

9:00 AM

3rd Test

Guwahati

4

Fri

19-Feb-27

Tue

23-Feb-27

9:30 AM

4th Test

Ranchi

5

Sat

27-Feb-27

Wed

03-Mar-27

9:30 AM

5th Test

Ahmedabad

The ODI series against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will also work as preparation for the ODI World Cup next year.

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