South Africa and Bangladesh to play Tests; West Indies, Zimbabwe to tour India in 2019/20 home season
South Africa And Bangladesh Will Play Tests In India While Zimbabwe Will Tour India For Three Twenty20 Internationals In What Will Be Their First Tour To The Country After 18 Years.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the home fixtures for the upcoming 2019/20 season and it is action-packed. In a statement put out by the Indian cricket board, the Indian cricket team will host South Africa, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, West Indies and Australia. The series against South Africa will be part of the new revamped ICC Test championship while Bangladesh will tour India for the second time after having played a one-off Test in 2017 in Hyderabad. The home season will also see a visit by Zimbabwe for three Twenty20 Internationals. This will be the first time Zimbabwe are touring India after 18 years. Zimbabwe were scheduled to tour India during February and March but the series was postponed due to a visit by the Australian team for five ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
India's home series will commence from 15th September 2019 and it will begin with three Twenty20 Internationals in Dharamsala, Mohali and Bengaluru against South Africa. The action will then shift to three Tests with the first one in Vizag beginning on October 1 against South Africa. The remaining two Tests will be played in Ranchi and Pune. After the tour ends on October 23, Bangladesh will come visiting India.
The series against Bangladesh will begin from November 3 with three Twenty20 Internationals in Delhi, Rajkot and Nagpur. After that, two Tests will be played from November 14 to 18 in Indore and November 22 to 26 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. West Indies will tour India from December 6 to December 22 and it will include three Twenty20 Internationals and three ODIs which will be played in Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderbad, Chennai, Vizag and Cuttack.
Zimbabwe's three Twenty20 Internationals will start from January 5 and it will involve thre Twenty20 Internationals in Guwahati, Indore and Pune. The Australian cricket team will visit India for three ODIs from 14th January to January 19 and they will play games in Mumbai, Rajkot and Bengaluru. The season will end with South Africa returning to the country for three ODIs from 12th March to 18th March. The venues will be Dharamsala, Lucknow and Kolkata.
South Africa tour of IndiaDate Format VenueSeptember 15 T20I DharamsalaSeptember 18 T20I MohaliSeptember 22 T20I BengaluruOctober 2 - 6 Test VizagOctober 10 - 14 Test RanchiOctober 19 - 23 Test PuneBangladesh tour of IndiaDate Format VenueNov 03 T20I DelhiNov 07 T20I RajkotNov 10 T20I NagpurNov 14 - 18 Test IndoreNov 22 - 26 Test KolkataWest Indies tour of IndiaDate Format VenueDecember 6 T20I MumbaiDecember 8 T20I ThiruvananthapuramDecember 11 T20I HyderabadDecember 15 ODI ChennaiDecember 18 ODI VisakhapatnamDecember 22 ODI CuttackZimbabwe tour of IndiaDate Format VenueJanuary 5 T20I GuwahatiJanuary 7 T20I IndoreJanuary 10 T20I PuneAustralia tour of IndiaDate Format VenueJanuary 14 ODI MumbaiJanuary 17 ODI RajkotJanuary 19 ODI BangaloreSouth Africa tour of IndiaDate Format VenueMarch 12 ODI DharamsalaMarch 15 ODI LucknowMarch 18 ODI Kolkata
HIGHLIGHTS
India will host a total of 26 internationals in their home season. Zimbabwe will tour India after 18 years. Delhi will host only one Twenty20 International against Bangladesh.For all the Latest Sports News News, ICC World Cup News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.
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