Cricket Australia (CA) has officially confirmed the home international schedule for the upcoming season, with the Australian men's cricket team set for an exciting run of action starting from mid-August. Having already unveiled dates and venues for the Ashes, Cricket Australia on Sunday confirmed the remaining international fixtures for the 2025-26 season. Australia will host India and South Africa ahead of Ashes, which will begin in November. India will travel to Australia in October for a white-ball tour, involving three ODIs and five T20Is.
Against India, ODIs will be played on 19, 23 and 25 October at Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. For T20Is, both sides will move to Canberra for the opening game, while the remaining four games will be held at Melbourne, Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Ahead of India’s matches, Australia will also be hosting South Africa for three ODIs and three T20Is. The first two T20Is will be played in Darwin on August 10 and 12. For the first time after 17 years, Darwin will host an international game. Then, the sides move to Cairns for the third T20I and first ODI before returning to Mackay for the second and third ODIs.
India tour of Australia
1st ODI, October 19 - Perth Stadium
2nd ODI, October 23 - Adelaide
3rd ODI, October 25 - SCG
1st T20I, October 29 - Canberra
2nd T20I, October 31 - MCG
3rd T20I, November 2 - Hobart
4th T20I, November 6 - Gold Coast
5th T20I, November 8 - Gabba
South Africa tour of Australia
1st T20I, August 10 - Darwin
2nd T20I, August 12 - Darwin
3rd T20I, August 16 - Cairns
1st ODI, August 19 - Cairns
2nd ODI, August 22 - Mackay
3rd ODI, August 24 - Mackay