India to play eight white-ball games in Australia as CA confirms home summer schedule

Check out Cricket Australia’s fixtures along with the full international schedule of major series and tournaments.

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Cricket will be everywhere this season, with international matches to be played in 11 cities and 14 venues throughout an action-packed schedule for Australia’s national sport, spanning eight months from August 2025 through to March 2026.

Fans across Australia will be treated to the hugely anticipated men’s Ashes five-Test series, an exciting eight-game men's white-ball series against fierce rival India, a multiformat women’s series seeing Australia’s star-studded team taking on India and a six-season-opening men’s white-ball matches against South Africa in the tropical north.

Attendance records set during last summer’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series will be under threat when fans flock to see Pat Cummins’ Australians attempt to defend the Ashes trophy they have held since 2017-18 against Ben Stokes’ England.

The cricket world will be gripped by a series commencing with the West Test at Perth Stadium and featuring the first Ashes D/N Test at the Gabba and the inaugural Christmas Test at Adelaide Oval before the traditional Boxing Day and New Year’s Tests.

The hugely popular Indian teams again feature prominently on the schedule with Australia’s men taking on India in a blockbuster white ball series that includes the first five-match T20I series between the cricket heavyweights. The T20I series commences at Manuka Oval, Canberra and includes the Indian men’s team’s first match on the Gold Coast.

The Australian women will host a multiformat series against the rapidly emerging Indian team including the first Test Match at the redeveloped WACA Ground in Perth. Harnessing the momentum created by last season’s successful Women’s Ashes Series there will also be three marquee T20I matches at the SCG, Manuka Oval and Adelaide Oval.

Cricket returns to top-end

The international season begins in the Top End with Darwin, Cairns and Mackay hosting three men's T20Is and three ODIs between Australia and South Africa following their showdown in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June. The series-opening T20Is in Darwin will see international cricket return to the Northern Territory after a 17-year hiatus while Mackay and Cairns will provide a tropical backdrop for some exciting early-season encounters.

“We are excited to announce the schedule for what will be another incredible international season including the grand history and intense rivalry of the Ashes, the fantastic box office appeal of the India men's and women’s teams and a return to some iconic tourist locations in northern Australia for the white ball series against South Africa," CA CEO Greenberg said.

“We look forward to bringing international cricket to fans across the country with 11 cities and 14 venues hosting matches throughout the season including matches in every state and territory capital city for the first time in 17 years. We smashed many records for attendance, viewing audiences and digital engagement last summer and we’re confident that this incredible momentum will continue throughout what promises to be an engrossing season," he further continued.

“We are extremely grateful for the cooperation and support of all our government, venue, broadcast and commercial partners who ensure Australia’s national sport continues to deliver brilliant experiences in stadiums and drive participation across the country,” Greenberg concluded.


2025-26 International Schedule 

Men’s T20I Series v South Africa

Match

Date

Venue

First T20I

Sunday, August 10

Marrara Stadium, Darwin (N)

Second T20I

Tuesday, August 12

Marrara Stadium, Darwin (N)

Third T20I

Saturday, August 16

Cazalys Stadium, Cairns, (N)

 Men's ODI Series v South Africa

Match

Date

Venue

First ODI

Tuesday, August 19

Cazalys Stadium, Cairns, (D/N)

Second ODI

Friday, August 22

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, (D/N)

Third ODI

Sunday, August 24

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, (D/N)


 Men’s ODI Series v India

Match

Date

Venue

First ODI

Sunday, October 19

Perth Stadium, Perth, (D/N)

Second ODI

Thursday, October 23

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, (D/N)

Third ODI

Saturday, October 25

SCG, Sydney, (D/N)

Men’s T20I Series v India

Match

Date

Venue

First T20I

Wednesday, October 29

Manuka Oval, Canberra, (N)

Second T20I

Friday, October 31

MCG, Melbourne, (N)

Third T20I

Sunday, November 2

Bellerive Oval, Hobart, (N)

Fourth T20I

Thursday, November 6

Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast, (N)

Fifth T20I

Saturday, November 8

The Gabba, Brisbane, (N)


 The Ashes (Mens)

Match

Date

Venue

First Test

November 21-November 25

West Test, Perth Stadium, Perth

Second Test

December 4-December 8

Day-Night Test, The Gabba, Brisbane

Third Test

December 17-December 21

Christmas Test, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Fourth Test

December 26-December 30

Boxing Day Test, MCG, Melbourne

Fifth  Test

January 4-January 8, 2026

Pink Test, SCG, Sydney


Women’s T20I Series v India, 2026

Match

Date

Venue

First T20I

Sunday, February 25

SCG, Sydney, (N)

Second T20I

Thursday, February 18

Manuka Oval, Canberra, (N)

Third T20I

Saturday, February 21

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, (N)

Women’s ODI Series v India

Match

Date

Venue

First ODI

Tuesday, February 24

Allan Border Field, Brisbane, (D/N)

Second ODI

Friday, February 27

Bellerive Oval, Hobart, (D/N)

Third ODI

Sunday, March 1

CitiPower Centre, Melbourne, (D/N)

Women’s Test v India

Match

Date

Venue

Pink Ball Test

March 6-March 9, 2026

WACA Ground, Perth (D/N)

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