The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 2025 home season fixtures for the Indian men’s team, which will see West Indies and South Africa touring India for some exciting cricket action, kickstarting from October 2 onwards. Guwahati will also get to host its first-ever Test match. The home season will kickstart on October 2 with the first Test of the two-match series against West Indies at Ahmedabad. The second Test will take place in Kolkata on October 10. This will be followed by an all-format series against South Africa, kickstarting with the first Test at New Delhi from November 14 onwards.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the schedule for Team India (Senior Men) international home season for 2025. The upcoming season promises thrilling encounters as India faces the West Indies and South Africa across Test matches, One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is),” said a statement from BCCI.
Following the West Indies series, India will host South Africa for a gripping contest across all three formats. The Test series against South Africa will be historic as Guwahati is set to host its maiden Test match. The series will begin in New Delhi on November 14, with Guwahati hosting the second Test from November 22 onwards.
India and South Africa will then battle it out in a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series in December, with the final taking place in Ahmedabad. The ODIs will kickstart from November 30 onwards at Ranchi, followed by the second and third ODIs at Raipur and Vizakhapatnam on December 3 and 6, respectively.
The T20Is will kickstart from December 9 onwards at Cuttack, with subsequent matches taking place at New Chandigarh (December 11), Dharamsala (December 14), Lucknow (December 17) and Ahmedabad (December 19).
Schedule:
West Indies tour of India
First Test in Ahmedabad from October 2
Second Test in Kolkata from October 10
South Africa tour of India
First Test in New Delhi from November 14
Second Test in Guwahati from November 22
First ODI in Ranchi on November 30
Second ODI in Raipur on December 3
Third ODI in Vizag on December 6
First T20 in Cuttack on December 9
Second T20 in Chandigarh on December 11
Third T20 in Dharamsala on December 14
Fourth T20 in Lucknow on December 17
Fifth T20 in Ahmedabad on December 19
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