The home international season for India is set to stretch from the latter part of September 2026 into early March 2027. In that time the team will be involved in four men’s series, an ICC global event and a women’s series with Zimbabwe. Team India has three Test series on the docket over the course of the window, will put on 20 home fixtures and stage the first ever ICC Women’s Champions Trophy.
We have compiled the full roster of India’s home dates below, including venues and any match timings in IST made public by the BCCI and ICC. For more in depth cricket coverage and analysis of the season, ocbsports.com is the place to go.
West Indies Tour of India 2026 Schedule, Venues and IST Timings
The season opens with West Indies playing three ODIs and five T20Is between 27 September and 17 October. All three ODIs are day-night fixtures starting at 2:00 PM IST, while every T20I is a night game beginning at 7:00 PM IST.
| Match | Date | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | 27 Sep 2026 | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | 2:00 PM |
| 2nd ODI | 30 Sep 2026 | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati | 2:00 PM |
| 3rd ODI | 3 Oct 2026 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, New Chandigarh | 2:00 PM |
| 1st T20I | 6 Oct 2026 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 7:00 PM |
| 2nd T20I | 9 Oct 2026 | JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi | 7:00 PM |
| 3rd T20I | 11 Oct 2026 | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 7:00 PM |
| 4th T20I | 14 Oct 2026 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:00 PM |
| 5th T20I | 17 Oct 2026 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:00 PM |
Shubman Gill captains the ODI side and Shreyas Iyer leads in the T20Is, with the Asian Games in Japan overlapping all three ODIs.
Zimbabwe Women Tour of India 2026 Schedule and Venues
India Women host Zimbabwe Women for three T20Is and three ODIs in October. The ODI leg forms part of the 2025-2029 ICC Women's Championship, so points are at stake for World Cup qualification.
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st WT20I | 16 Oct 2026 | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur |
| 2nd WT20I | 18 Oct 2026 | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur |
| 3rd WT20I | 20 Oct 2026 | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur |
| 1st WODI | 23 Oct 2026 | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara |
| 2nd WODI | 25 Oct 2026 | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara |
| 3rd WODI | 28 Oct 2026 | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara |
Sri Lanka Tour of India 2026 Schedule and Match List
Sri Lanka arrive in December for three ODIs and three T20Is, with the white-ball series spread across six venues and running over the Christmas period.
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | 13 Dec 2026 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi |
| 2nd ODI | 16 Dec 2026 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 3rd ODI | 19 Dec 2026 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 1st T20I | 22 Dec 2026 | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot |
| 2nd T20I | 24 Dec 2026 | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 3rd T20I | 27 Dec 2026 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Zimbabwe Tour of India 2027 ODI Series Schedule
Zimbabwe play three ODIs in the first half of January, giving India a further look at their 50-over group ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | 3 Jan 2027 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 2nd ODI | 6 Jan 2027 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 3rd ODI | 9 Jan 2027 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Australia Tour of India 2027 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Schedule
The centrepiece of the home season is a five-match Test series against Australia, part of the 2025-2027 ICC World Test Championship. It begins in Nagpur on 21 January and finishes in Ahmedabad in early March.
| Test | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | 21-25 Jan 2027 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 2nd Test | 29 Jan-2 Feb 2027 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 3rd Test | 11-15 Feb 2027 | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati |
| 4th Test | 19-23 Feb 2027 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
| 5th Test | 27 Feb-3 Mar 2027 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Guwahati hosting a Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test is the notable addition here, with the Assam venue staging both a West Indies ODI in September and an Australia Test in February.
ICC Women's Champions Trophy 2027 in Mumbai and Vadodara
From 14 to 28 February 2027, India is set to put on the first ever ICC Women’s Champions Trophy. All 16 fixtures will be held at two venues: the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium and Mumbai’s Cricket Club of India, or Brabourne Stadium as it is commonly called.
The field of six comprises Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka, having earned their spots on the back of their standing in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings as of 6 July 2026. It is a single round-robin affair in the T20 format, with the final between the top two contenders scheduled for the last day of the tournament, 28 February.
Sri Lanka were the initial hosts but the ICC Board approved a switch to India on 1 September 2026; the island nation will still be one of the teams in action. As for ticketing and the complete fixture list, the ICC has not made those available yet.
Which Indian Stadiums Host International Cricket This Season
India has a broad selection of venues in store for the men’s and women’s calendar. From September through to March, one will find action in such cities as Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, New Chandigarh, Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Raipur, Vadodara, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Cuttack, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur and Chennai.
Some of these host more than their share of series; that is the case with Guwahati, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Ranchi. And there is New Chandigarh, which is adding to its international credentials since being put on the list of Indian venues.
WPL 2027 Auction and the Domestic T20 League Calendar
BCCI has put the record straight on the Women’s Premier League 2027 auction, setting the date for 28 October 2026 in Kochi. As for WPL 2027, that is to come in the new year. The Indian Premier League 2027 will get under way in March after the Test series with Australia has run its course.
How to Follow India's Home Season Fixtures
We recommend you put a bookmark on this page to have the full 2026-27 India home season match list at hand. As and when the BCCI and ICC make their confirmations, we will be posting any new fixtures, squad details or IST times here. That also applies to the Women’s Champions Trophy once the schedule comes out.
