International cricket in 2026–27

International cricket in 2026–27

The 2026-27 International cricket season will take place from September 2026 to March 2027. This calendar will include men's Test, men's One Day International (ODI), men's Twenty20 International (T20I), women's Test, women's One Day International (ODI) and women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, as well as some other significant series. In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I series involving associate nations are being played during this period.

The Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games for both Men's and Women's, is scheduled to take place in Japan in September and October 2026. Australia is scheduled to host a one-off day-night Test against England in March 2027 to celebrate 150 years of Test cricket.

Season overview

Men's events

<table><thead><tr><th>International tours</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Home team</td><td>Away team</td><td>Results [Matches]</td></tr><tr><td>Test</td><td>ODI</td><td>T20I</td></tr><tr><td>September 2026</td><td> Zimbabwe</td><td> Australia</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>24 September 2026</td><td> South Africa</td><td> Australia</td><td></td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>27 September 2026</td><td> India</td><td> West Indies</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October 2026</td><td> Pakistan</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 October 2026</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> West Indies</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>13 November 2026</td><td> Australia</td><td> England</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 November 2026</td><td> South Africa</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9 December 2026</td><td> Australia</td><td> New Zealand</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>13 December 2026</td><td> India</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17 December 2026</td><td> South Africa</td><td> England</td><td></td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>December 2026</td><td> Afghanistan</td><td> Zimbabwe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3 January 2027</td><td> India</td><td> Zimbabwe</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>January 2027</td><td> New Zealand</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21 January 2027</td><td> India</td><td> Australia</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>February 2027</td><td> West Indies</td><td> Afghanistan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February 2027</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> England</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>February 2027</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td> South Africa</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>March 2027</td><td> Afghanistan</td><td> Ireland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March 2027</td><td> Pakistan</td><td> New Zealand</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>Men's international tournaments</td></tr><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Tournament</td><td>Winners</td></tr><tr><td>September 2026</td><td>2026 Asian Games</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October 2026</td><td>2026 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Women's events

<table><thead><tr><th>Women's international tours</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Home team</td><td>Away team</td><td>Results [Matches]</td></tr><tr><td>WTest</td><td>WODI</td><td>WT20I</td></tr><tr><td>9 October 2026</td><td> Australia</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9 December 2026</td><td> South Africa</td><td> India</td><td></td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>21 February 2027</td><td> Australia</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18 March 2027</td><td> South Africa</td><td> Australia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>International tournaments</td></tr><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Tournament</td><td>Winners</td></tr><tr><td>September 2026</td><td>2026 Asian Games</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

September

Australia in Zimbabwe

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	September
2nd ODI	September
3rd ODI	September

Australia in South Africa

<table><thead><tr><th>ODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st ODI</td><td>24 September</td><td>Kingsmead, Durban</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd ODI</td><td>27 September</td><td>Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd ODI</td><td>30 September</td><td>JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st Test</td><td>9–13 October</td><td>Kingsmead, Durban</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd Test</td><td>18–22 October</td><td>St George's Park, Gqeberha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd Test</td><td>27–31 October</td><td>Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

West Indies in India

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	27 September	Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
2nd ODI	30 September	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
3rd ODI	3 October	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
T20I Series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	6 October	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
2nd T20I	9 October	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
3rd T20I	11 October	Holkar Stadium, Indore
4th T20I	14 October	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
5th T20I	17 October	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

October

Bangladesh women in Australia

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>9 October</td><td>Allan Border Field, Brisbane</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>11 October</td><td>Allan Border Field, Brisbane</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>14 October</td><td>Allan Border Field, Brisbane</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WT20I series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>18 October</td><td>North Sydney Oval, Sydney</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>20 October</td><td>North Sydney Oval, Sydney</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>22 October</td><td>North Sydney Oval, Sydney</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2026 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series

ODI tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st ODI	October	Pakistan	England
2nd ODI	October	Sri Lanka	England
3rd ODI	October	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Final
Final	November	TBA	TBA

West Indies in Bangladesh

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	28 October–1 November
2nd Test	5–9 November

November

Bangladesh in South Africa

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st Test</td><td>15–19 November</td><td>Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd Test</td><td>23–27 November</td><td>Centurion Park, Centurion</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ODI series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st ODI</td><td>1 December</td><td>Buffalo Park, East London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd ODI</td><td>4 December</td><td>St George's Park, Gqeberha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd ODI</td><td>7 December</td><td>Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>T20I series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st T20I</td><td>10 December</td><td>De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd T20I</td><td>12 December</td><td>Willowmoore Park, Benoni</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd T20I</td><td>13 December</td><td>Centurion Park, Centurion</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

England in Australia

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	13 November	Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd ODI	15 November	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3rd ODI	18 November	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	21 November	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
2nd T20I	24 November	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
3rd T20I	27 November	The Gabba, Brisbane
4th T20I	29 November	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
5th T20I	2 December	Manuka Oval, Canberra
Only Test
No.	Date	Venue	Result
Only Test	11–15 March	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

December

India women in South Africa

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>9 December</td><td>JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>12 December</td><td>Maunguang Oval, Bloemfontein</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>15 December</td><td>Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WTest match</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Only WTest</td><td>20–23 December</td><td>Willowmoore Park, Benoni</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

New Zealand in Australia

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	9–13 December	Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd Test	17–21 December	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3rd Test	26–30 December	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
4th Test	4–8 January	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Sri Lanka in India

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	13 December	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
2nd ODI	16 December	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
3rd ODI	19 December	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
T20I Series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	22 December	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
2nd T20I	24 December	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
3rd T20I	27 December	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

England in South Africa

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	17–21 December	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
2nd Test	26–30 December	Centurion Park, Centurion
3rd Test	3–7 January	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	10 January	Boland Park, Paarl
2nd ODI	13 January	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
3rd ODI	15 January	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

January

Zimbabwe in India

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	3 January	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2nd ODI	6 January	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
3rd ODI	9 January	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Australia in India

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	21–25 January	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
2nd Test	29 January–2 February	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
3rd Test	11–15 February	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
4th Test	19–23 February	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
5th Test	27 February–3 March	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

February

England in Bangladesh

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test
2nd Test

New Zealand women in Australia

<table><thead><tr><th>WT20I series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>21 February</td><td>North Sydney Oval, Sydney</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>24 February</td><td>Manuka Oval, Canberra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>26 February</td><td>CitiPower Centre, Melbourne</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>1 March</td><td>CitiPower Centre, Melbourne</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>5 March</td><td>Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>7 March</td><td>Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

March

Australia women in South Africa

<table><thead><tr><th>WT20I series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>18 March</td><td>De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>21 March</td><td>Willowmoore Park, Benoni</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>23 March</td><td>Buffalo Park, East London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>27 March</td><td>St George's Park, Gqeberha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>31 March</td><td>Boland Park, Paarl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>3 April</td><td>Kingsmead, Durban</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WTest match</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Only WTest</td><td>8–11 April</td><td>JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>