India to play 4 tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is as BCCI announces home season schedule for 2025-26

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :April 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Modified at :April 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM

India to play 4 tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is as BCCI announces home season schedule for 2025-26

The BCCI has released India’s fixtures for the upcoming 2025-26 home season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released Indian Cricket Team‘s fixtures for the upcoming 2025-26 home season. Team India will face West Indies and South Africa in the home season starting in October. They will host just two countries in the 2025-26 home season.

The home season will start with two-match test series against the West Indies, which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. They will then host South Africa for a multi-format series, which consists of two tests, three ODIs and five T20Is.

Team India to face West Indies in October

According to the schedule, India will face West Indies in two tests in October 2025. The first test will be played from October 2 to October 6 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The second test of the series will be played at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, starting on October 10.

The two-match test series will be part of the ICC WTC 2025-27 cycle. A month later, India will host South Africa at home for a full-fledged series. The series will begin with two tests, which will be followed by a three-match ODI series and conclude with five T20Is.

India to face South Africa in multi-format series in November-December 2025

The first test between India and South Africa will commence on November 14 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The second test of the series will start on November 22 in Guwahati, which will host its first ever test cricket match. The three ODI games will be played on November 30, December 3, and 6 in Ranchi, Raipur and Vishakapatnam respectively.

The five-match T20I series will begin with the first T20I match in Cuttack on December 9. The next four games will be played on December 11,14,17, and 19 respectively.

Meanwhile, India are also scheduled to tour England and Australia later this year. They will travel England in June for five tests that will conclude in first week of August. Later, the Men in Blue will tour Australia for a white-ball series in October-November. It will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is.

India’s full home season schedule for 2025-26

West Indies Tour of India
No.	Date (From)		Date (To)		Time	Match	Venue
1	Thu	02-Oct-25	Mon	06-Oct-25	9:30 AM	1st Test	Ahmedabad
2	Fri	10-Oct-25	Tue	14-Oct-25	9:30 AM	2nd Test	Kolkata

South Africa Tour of India
No.	Date (From)		Date (To)		Time	Match	Venue
1	Fri	14-Nov-25	Tue	18-Nov-25	9:30 AM	1st Test	New Delhi
2	Sat	22-Nov-25	Wed	26-Nov-25	9:30 AM	2nd Test	Guwahati
3	Sun	30-Nov-25			1:30 PM	1st ODI	Ranchi
4	Wed	03-Dec-25			1:30 PM	2nd ODI	Raipur
5	Sat	06-Dec-25			1:30 PM	3rd ODI	Vizag
6	Tue	09-Dec-25			7:00 PM	1st T20I	Cuttack
7	Thu	11-Dec-25			7:00 PM	2nd T20I	New Chandigarh
8	Sun	14-Dec-25			7:00 PM	3rd T20I	Dharamsala
9	Wed	17-Dec-25			7:00 PM	4th T20I	Lucknow
10	Fri	19-Dec-25			7:00 PM	5th T20I	Ahmedabad

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.