Big changes in Indian cricket team’s home season schedule: Check updated fixtures | Cricket News
The BCCI has announced an updated schedule for its 2025 international home season and South Africa A tour, featuring venue changes for Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is between India and West Indies, South Africa, and women’s matches against Australia.The Test series against West Indies will begin on October 2, 2025, in Ahmedabad. The second Test match has been relocated from Kolkata to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.Moreover, the first Test against South Africa, scheduled for November 14, 2025, will now be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata instead of New Delhi.The women’s ODI Series between India and Australia has been moved from Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium due to outfield and pitch renovations. The first two ODIs will be played at the New PCA stadium in New Chandigarh, with the final match at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi.
The South Africa A team’s tour of India will commence on October 30, 2025. The two multi-day matches will be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as planned. Additionally, the three one-day games of the South Africa A tour have been shifted from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.The venue changes affect multiple cricket formats across men’s and women’s international cricket, as well as A team matches, ensuring continued cricket action across various Indian stadiums in the 2025 season. Here’s a look at the updated schedule, listing several significant changes to the schedule as per the BCCI’s official website:
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Australia women’s Tour of India
With all three matches initially scheduled to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the updated schedule states that the first two games will be played in Chandigarh, with the 3rd ODI being played in New Delhi.
Australia Women’s Tour of India schedule as per the BCCI’s official website (Image via BCCI)
Australia Men’s A Team Tour of India
Australia Men’s A Tour of India as per the BCCI’s updated schedule (Image via BCCI)
West Indies Men’s Tour of India
The West Indies Tour of India features a change in venue for the second Test. Originally scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata starting October 10, the game will now take place in New Delhi on the same date.
West Indies Men’s Tour of India as per the BCCI’s revised schedule (Image via BCCI)
South Africa Men’s A Tour of India
South Africa Men’s A Tour of India schedule as per the latest update on BCCI’s website (Image via BCCI)
South Africa Tour of India
The South Africa Tour has a significant change as per the revised schedule, where the first Test, set to commence on Friday, November 14 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi will now be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
South Africa’s Tour of India will be played as per the revised schedule sent out by the BCCI (Image via BCCI)
