India will play a five-match T20I series in the Australian summer © Getty India will be touring Australia later this year to play eight white-ball games as Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for their home summer. Having already confirmed the schedule for the Ashes, CA on Sunday (March 30) announced that the Australian men’s team will be playing in every state and territory during the home summer for the first time. India will first play three ODIs on October 19, 23 and 25 in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, respectively. The teams will then move to Canberra for the opening T20 with the next four matches scheduled in Melbourne, Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Prior to India’s arrival, Australia will be hosting South Africa for three T20Is and three ODIs. The highlight of this series is undoubtedly Darwin’s return as an international stadium after a huge gap of 17 years. The venue, which last hosted Bangladesh in 2008, will now see South Africa playing the first two games of the T20I series with the final match scheduled in Cairns. The ODI series also kickstarts in Cairns before moving to Mackay for the final two matches. The Australian team will then have a 12-day break after all the white-ball action before playing the opening Test of the Ashes in Perth on November 21. This gap could pave the way for Australia’s all format stars to feature in the T20I series against India given the next T20 World Cup is scheduled to kickstart in February 2026. Australia vs South Africa Match Date Venue 1st T20I (N) August 10 Darwin 2nd T20I (N) August 12 Darwin 3rd T20I (N) August 16 Cairns 1st ODI (D/N) August 19 Cairns 2nd ODI (D/N) August 22 Mackay 3rd ODI (D/N) August 24 Mackay Australia vs India Match Date Venue 1st ODI (D/N) October 19 Perth 2nd ODI (D/N) October 23 Adelaide 3rd ODI (D/N) October 25 Sydney 1st T20I (N) October 29 Canberra 2nd T20I (N) October 31 Melbourne 3rd T20I (N) November 2 Hobart 4th T20I (N) November 6 Gold Coast 5th T20I (N) November 8 Brisbane
