Complete International Cricket Schedule 2026–2027: Match Dates and Venues You Need to Know

2026–27 International Cricket Season at a Glance

The 2026–27 international cricket season runs from September 2026 to November 2027 and packs in bilateral series across every major cricket nation, three ICC tournament landmarks, and a once-in-150-years celebration at the MCG. The men’s calendar covers Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, while the women’s game gets its first-ever ICC Women’s Champions Trophy in February 2027.

Here is what defines this season:

• Border–Gavaskar Trophy 2027: Australia tour India for five Tests from 21 January to 3 March 2027 — the marquee Test series of the season and part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27.
• 150th anniversary Test: Australia and England meet in a one-off day-night Test at the MCG from 11–15 March 2027, 150 years after the first-ever Test at the same ground.
• The Ashes 2027: England host Australia in June–August 2027, right after the World Test Championship Final.
• ICC Cricket World Cup 2027: 54 ODIs from 2 October to 21 November 2027 cap the season.
• India’s home blockbuster: West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia all tour India between September 2026 and March 2027.

Month-by-Month International Cricket Schedule 2026–2027

The table below lists every major men’s international tour and tournament with dates, formats, and venues. Bookmark this page — CricFacts updates it as boards confirm fixtures.

India’s Blockbuster Home Season: Full Fixtures and Venues

The ICC confirmed India’s home fixtures, and the BCCI spread them across ten venues. India play 6 ODIs, 8 T20Is, and 5 Tests at home between September 2026 and March 2027.

West Indies tour of India (27 Sep – 17 Oct 2026)

• 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

Sri Lanka tour of India (13 – 27 Dec 2026)

• 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

Zimbabwe tour of India (3 – 9 Jan 2027)

• 1st ODI: 3 January — Kolkata
• 2nd ODI: 6 January — Hyderabad
• 3rd ODI: 9 January — Mumbai

Australia tour of India — Border–Gavaskar Trophy (21 Jan – 3 Mar 2027)

• 1st Test: 21–25 January — Nagpur
• 2nd Test: 29 January – 2 February — Chennai
• 3rd Test: 11–15 February — Guwahati
• 4th Test: 19–23 February — Ranchi
• 5th Test: 27 February – 3 March — Ahmedabad

The five-Test Border–Gavaskar Trophy doubles as a decisive leg of the World Test Championship 2025–27. Australia last won a Test series in India in 2004–05, and every recent tour has produced at least one classic.

ICC Tournaments in the 2026–2027 Season

Cricket at the Asian Games 2026 (24 Sep – 3 Oct, Japan)

Cricket returns to the Asian Games in Japan. Both men’s and women’s T20 competitions run the season’s opening fortnight and give Associate nations rare multi-sport exposure.

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2027 (from 22 Feb)

The Qualifier decides the final spots at the 2027 Cricket World Cup. Expect full coverage of the points table, net run rate scenarios, and results as the tournament unfolds.

ICC World Test Championship Final 2027 (9 – 13 Jun, England)

The 2025–27 WTC cycle concludes with the final in England. The two finalists emerge from the league standings after the Border–Gavaskar Trophy and the Ashes lead-in.

The Ashes 2027 (Jun – Aug, England)

England host Australia for five Tests across the English summer, weeks after the WTC Final. Back-to-back marquee Test assignments make this the defining stretch for both sides’ red-ball legacies.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 (2 Oct – 21 Nov)

Fifty-four ODIs close the season at the 2027 Cricket World Cup. The Qualifier in February sets the final field, and CricFacts will carry the complete schedule, squads, and points table.

The 150th Anniversary Test: Australia vs England at the MCG

On 11 March 2027, Australia and England walk out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground exactly 150 years after the first Test ever played — Australia vs England at the MCG in March 1877. The one-off day-night Test celebrates the longest rivalry in cricket. The centenary Test in 1977 famously ended with Australia winning by 45 runs — the identical margin as the 1877 original. Expect the 2027 edition to lean into that history hard.

Women’s International Cricket Schedule 2026–27

The headline women’s event is the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy, scheduled in India in February 2027. It gives the women’s game its second global ICC trophy alongside the T20 World Cup. Women’s bilateral series run through the season under the ICC Women’s Championship, and CricFacts will publish the full women’s fixtures list separately.

FAQs: International Cricket Schedule 2026–2027

When does the 2026–27 international cricket season start and end?

The season runs from September 2026 to November 2027, opening with Australia’s tour of South Africa and the Asian Games, and closing with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.

When is the Border–Gavaskar Trophy 2027?

Australia tour India for five Tests from 21 January to 3 March 2027 — Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, and Ahmedabad host the matches.

What is the 150th anniversary Test?

Australia face England in a one-off day-night Test at the MCG from 11–15 March 2027, marking 150 years since the first Test in 1877.

When and where is the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027?

The 2027 Cricket World Cup runs from 2 October to 21 November 2027 with 54 ODIs. The host venues are yet to be announced; the Qualifier in February 2027 finalizes the teams.

When is the ICC World Test Championship Final 2027?

The WTC Final takes place from 9–13 June 2027 in England, concluding the 2025–27 championship cycle.

Sources

• ICC — India announce schedule for blockbuster home season (official fixtures and venues)
• Wikipedia — International cricket in 2026–27 (season overview, tour list)
• Cricbuzz — International cricket schedule (series dates)