Team India's Schedule 2026-2027

The Indian cricket team's 2026 schedule promises yet another high-octane year, headlined by the men's and women's T20 World Cup tournaments and the Asian Games, alongside a full slate of bilateral series across formats. Read below.

Fresh off a successful 2025 that included triumphs at the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup, the Indian men’s cricket team will open the year with a white-ball home series against New Zealand in January, featuring five T20Is and three ODIs.

Attention will then quickly turn to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on home soil in February-March, where Suryakumar Yadav-led India will look to defend the title they lifted in 2024 under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will dominate India’s cricket calendar from March to May, with no international fixtures scheduled during the window.

The Indian men’s cricket team will also play at least four red-ball matches as part of their ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle, with two-Test away series’ each against Sri Lanka and New Zealand scheduled for the second half of the year.

Both the Indian men’s and women’s teams will also aim to defend their gold medals at the Asian Games 2026, set to be staged in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

The detailed schedule for both the international & home season 2026-27 is as follows.

New Zealand's Tour of India

21st January, 2026: First T20I, Nagpur.
23rd January, 2025: Second T20I, Raipur.
25th January, 2025: Third T20I, Guwahati.
28th January, 2025: Fourth T20I, Vizag.
31st January, 2025: Fifth T20I, Thiruvananthapuram.

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

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Afghanistan's Tour of India

Jun 6-8, 2026: Only Test at New Chandigarh.

June 13, 2026: 1st ODI, Dharamsala.
June 13, 2026: 2nd ODI, Lucknow.
June 20, 2026: 3rd ODI, Chennai.

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India's Tour of Ireland

Jun 26, 2026: First T20I, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast.
Jun 28, 2026: Second T20I, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast.

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India's Tour of England

JULY'26: 5 T20Is & 3 ODIs.

Jul 01, 2026: First T20I, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
Jul 04, 2026: Second T20I, Old Trafford, Manchester.
Jul 07, 2026: Third T20I, Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Jul 09, 2026: Fourth T20I, County Ground, Bristol.
Jul 11, 2026: Fifth T20I, The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

Jul 14, 2026: 1st ODI, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Jul 16, 2026: 2nd ODI, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
Jul 19, 2026: 3rd ODI, Lord's, London.

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India's Tour of Zimbabwe

Jul 23, 2026: First T20I, Harare Sports Club.
Jul 25, 2026: Second T20I, Harare Sports Club.
Jul 26, 2026: Third T20I, Harare Sports Club

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India's Tour of Sri Lanka

AUG'26: 2 Tests & 2 T20Is.

Schedule yet to be announced.

WI's Tour of India

SEP-OCT 2026: 3 ODIs & 5 T20Is

Schedule yet to be announced.

Asian Games 2026

September 19th - October 4th 2026: T20Is

Schedule yet to be announced.

India's Tour of New Zealand

OCT-DEC 26: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 5 T20Is.

Schedule yet to be announced.

Sri Lanka Tour of India

DEC 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is

Schedule yet to be announced.

Team India's Schedule 2024-25
Team India's Schedule 2027-28

Sources: BCCI, ICC, Olympics.