India will play 9 ODIs at home in 2026-27 ©BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Thursday that the Indian men’s team will play 22 international matches at home in 17 different locations during the 2026–2027 season. The only cities to host two games in the forthcoming season are Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, and Ranchi. The home season will include of five Tests, 9 ODIs, and 8 T20Is.
The West Indies’ white-ball tour, which consists of 3 T20Is (Twenty20 Internationals) and 5 ODIs (One-Day Internationals) will begin the home season on September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram. The show will continue until October 17. The T20I series will be held in Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, while the ODIs will take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, and New Chandigarh. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru staged its final international match in October 2024.
The series against Sri Lanka, which will take place from December 13 to 27 and consist of 3 ODIs and as many T20Is, will come next. Delhi, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad will host the ODI leg, while Rajkot, Cuttack, and Pune will host the T20Is (Twenty20 Internationals.)
Zimbabwe will go to India in January of the next year for a three-match ODI series that will take place in Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.
Only a five-match series against Australia, scheduled for January 21–March 7, will be part of India’s home Test season. The locations of the Test matches are Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, and Ahmedabad.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| September 27 | 1st ODI | Trivandrum |
| September 30 | 2nd ODI | Guwahati |
| October 3 | 3rd ODI | New Chandigarh |
| October 6 | 1st T20I | Lucknow |
| October 9 | 2nd T20I | Ranchi |
| October 11 | 3rd T20I | Indore |
| October 14 | 4th T20I | Hyderabad |
| October 17 | 5th T20I | Bengaluru |
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| December 13 | 1st ODI | Delhi |
| December 16 | 2nd ODI | Bengaluru |
| December 19 | 3rd ODI | Ahmedabad |
| December 22 | 1st T20I | Rajkot |
| December 24 | 2nd T20I | Cuttack |
| December 27 | 3rd T20I | Pune |
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 1st ODI | Kolkata |
| January 6 | 2nd ODI | Hyderabad |
| January 9 | 3rd ODI | Mumbai |
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| January 21-25 | 1st Test | Nagpur |
| Jan 29 - Feb 2 | 2nd Test | Chennai |
| February 11-15 | 3rd Test | Guwahati |
| February 19-23 | 4th Test | Ranchi |
| Feb 27 - Mar 3 | 5th Test | Ahmedabad |