After winning the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup twice in a row, India is all set to host their 2026-27 home campaign.
The full schedule of India’s international home games for the season was announced by the BCCI on Thursday, 26 March 2026. There are a total of 22 matches featuring four teams — West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia — that will be played across 17 cities. The squads will be touring India across all formats between September 2026 and March 2027.
India’s Home Season Schedule Overview
| Series | Matches | Start Date | End Date |
| India vs West Indies | 3ODIs & 5 T20Is | 27 September 2026 | 17 October 2026 |
| India vs Sri Lanka | 3ODIs & 3 T20Is | 13 December 2026 | 27 December 2026 |
| India vs Zimbabwe | 3 ODIs | 3 January 2027 | 9 January 2027 |
| India vs Australia | 5 Tests | 21 January 2027 | 3 March 2027 |
India vs West Indies 2026: Schedule and Venues
West Indies will tour India starting September 27, 2026. They will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20I matches in 8 different cities.
| Matches | Date | Venue |
| 1st ODI | 27 September | Trivandrum |
| 2nd ODI | 30 September | Guwahati |
| 3rd ODI | 3 October | New Chandigarh |
| 1st T20I | 6 October | Lucknow |
| 2nd T20I | 9 October | Ranchi |
| 3rd T20I | 11 October | Indore |
| 4th T20I | 14 October | Hyderabad |
| 5th T20I | 17 October | Bengaluru |
India vs Sri Lanka: Schedule and Venues
Sri Lanka will tour India in December 2026 for three ODIs and three T20Is.
| Matches | Date | Venue |
| 1st ODI | 13 December | Delhi |
| 2nd ODI | 16 December | Bengaluru |
| 3rd ODI | 19 December | Ahmedabad |
| 1st T20I | 22 December | Rajkot |
| 2nd T20I | 24 December | Cuttack |
| 3rd T20I | 27 December | Pune |
India vs Zimbabwe ODI Series: Schedule and Venues
Zimbabwe will tour India at the start of 2027 for a three-match ODI series.
| Matches | Date | Venue |
| 1st ODI | 3 January | Kolkata |
| 2nd ODI | 6 January | Hyderabad |
| 3rd ODI | 9 January | Mumbai |
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027: India vs Australia Schedule
The biggest series of the home season is against Australia. India and Australia will play 5 Test matches, starting 21 January 2027 and ending on 3 March 2027. This series is called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27.
| Matches | Date | Venue |
| 1st Test | 21-25 January | Nagpur |
| 2nd Test | 29 January 29 – 2 February | Chennai |
| 3rd Test | 11-15 February | Guwahati |
| 4th Test | 19-23 February | Ranchi |
| 5th Test | 27 February – 3 March | Ahmedabad |
IPL 2026 Also Gets Full Schedule on the Same Day
Along with that, the BCCI also dropped the full IPL schedule yesterday. The league starts off on March 28. The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, face the Sunrisers Hyderabad, getting the ball rolling.
This year, the group format has gotten a bit of a makeover; teams now go head-to-head with sides from the opposite group twice over. What that means is that the high-profile encounters occur more than once. Can’t complain about that.
The tournament spans across 70 league games, 12 venues, and is wrapped up by May 24. Where do the playoffs happen? Still up in the air. The final, though, is set for May 31.
And Dharamsala is back on the map. DC vs PBKS returns to the hill station on May 1, the very same fixture that was pulled last year when tensions with Pakistan spilled over into the cricket calendar. It’s good to see it back.
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Key Takeaways
Six months of international cricket, starting late September 2026 and running through to early March 2027. It covers all three international formats: ODI, T20I, and Test. The season features four touring nations across 17 Indian cities. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the marquee event, with direct World Test Championship implications.
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