BCCI announced India’s 2026-27 home season schedule
The BCCI has announced a packed 2026-27 home season for Team India, featuring 22 matches across 17 venues against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia, highlighted by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the full schedule for India’s 2026-27 home season. The Indian team will play 22 matches across 17 venues during this period. The season will begin in September with a white-ball series against West Indies. This marks the start of a packed international calendar at home.
India will also tour New Zealand before returning home for more matches. The home season will continue with series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. These matches will be played in different cities across the country. The schedule has been planned to give fans cricket action in multiple venues.
The West Indies tour will include three ODIs and five T20Is. Matches will be played in cities like Trivandrum, Guwahati, Lucknow, and Bengaluru. And then India will host Sri Lanka in December for a further white-ball series. It includes three ODIs, as well as three T20Is.
In January 2027, Zimbabwe will tour India for a short ODI series. Soon after, the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia will begin. This five-match Test series will run from January 21 to March 3. It will be the highlight of the entire home season.
India’s 2026-27 full home fixtures
The complete schedule includes matches against the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia. It features a mix of ODIs, T20Is and Test matches across multiple venues. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be the biggest attraction of the season. Below is the full list of fixtures announced by the BCCI.
West Indies tour of India
| Date | Match | Venue |
| September 27 | India vs West Indies, 1st ODI | Trivandrum |
| September 30 | India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI | Guwahati |
| October 3 | India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI | Mullanpur |
| October 6 | India vs West Indies, 1st T20I | Lucknow |
| October 9 | India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I | Ranchi |
| October 11 | India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | Indore |
| October 14 | India vs West Indies, 4th T20I | Hyderabad |
| October 17 | India vs West Indies, 5th T20I | Bengaluru |
See Also: India vs Australia five-match Test series Border-Gavaskar Trophy schedule revealed
Sri Lanka tour of India
| Date | Match | Venue |
| December 13 | India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI | New Delhi |
| December 16 | India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI | Bengaluru |
| December 19 | India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI | Ahmedabad |
| December 22 | India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I | Rajkot |
| December 24 | India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I | Cuttack |
| December 27 | India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I | Pune |
Zimbabwe tour of India
| Date | Match | Venue |
| January 3 | India vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI | Kolkata |
| January 6 | India vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI | Hyderabad |
| January 9 | India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI | Mumbai |
See Also: Why does Ajit Agarkar seek extension as BCCI chief selector until 2027 World Cup?
Australia tour of India (Border-Gavaskar Trophy)
| Date (From) | Date (To) | Match | Venue |
| 21-Jan-27 | 25-Jan-27 | India vs Australia, 1st Test | Nagpur |
| 29-Jan-27 | 02-Feb-27 | India vs Australia, 2nd Test | Chennai |
| 11-Feb-27 | 15-Feb-27 | India vs Australia, 3rd Test | Guwahati |
| 19-Feb-27 | 23-Feb-27 | India vs Australia, 4th Test | Ranchi |
| 27-Feb-27 | 03-Mar-27 | India vs Australia, 5th Test | Ahmedabad |
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