BCCI announces 2019-20 home season schedule for Team India
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on late Monday announced the 2019-20 home season schedule for the Indian cricket team. The itinerary consists of 5 Tests, 9 ODI matches, and 12 T20Is.
The season will start with the Freedom Trophy for the Gandhi-Mandela series played between India & South Africa in September, followed by a T20I & Test series against Bangladesh in November.
As per the schedule, the Caribbean will then tour India in the month of December and the following suit will be Zimbabwe and Australia in January. The 5 Tests to be played in the 2019-20 season will be a part of the Test Championship.
Freedom Trophy – 2019 (India vs South Africa)
15th September – 1st T20I – Dharamsala
18th September – 2nd T20I – Mohali
22nd September – 3rd T20I – Bengaluru
October 2-6 – 1st Test – Vizag
October 10-14 – 2nd Test – Ranchi
October 19-23 – 3rd Test -Pune
Bangladesh’s Tour of India – 2019
3rd November – 1st T20I – Delhi
7th November – 2nd T20I – Rajkot
10th November – 3rd T20I – Nagpur
November 14-18 – 1st Test – Indore
November 22-26 – 2nd Test – Kolkata
West Indies’ Tour of India – 2019
6th December – 1st T20I – Mumbai
8th December – 2nd T20I – Thiruvananthapuram
11th December – 3rd T20I – Hyderabad
15th December – 1st ODI – Chennai
18th December – 2nd ODI – Vizag
22nd December – 3rd ODI – Cuttack
Zimbabwe’s Tour of India – 2020
5th January – 1st T20I – Guwahati
7th January – 2nd T20I – Indore
10th January – 3rd T20I – Pune
Australia’s Tour of India – 2020
14th January – 1st ODI – Mumbai
17th January – 2nd ODI – Rajkot
19th January – 3rd ODI – Bengaluru
South Africa’s Tour of India – 2020
12th March – 1st ODI – Dharamsala
15th March – 2nd ODI – Lucknow
18th March – 3rd ODI – Kolkata
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