Cricket calendar 2026: Here's full schedule of Team India

The Indian men’s cricket team faces a gruelling and high-stakes 2026, with major bilateral series and global tournaments packed into an unforgiving calendar. After a year of mixed results in 2025, the emphasis now will be on maintaining momentum while addressing lingering gaps.

India endured a major setback in Test cricket last year, suffering a heavy home series defeat to South Africa. However, the picture was far brighter in white-ball formats. A Champions Trophy title and sustained dominance in T20 internationals underlined the team’s depth and firepower in limited-overs cricket.

The defining challenge of 2026 will be converting that T20I supremacy into success at the home T20 World Cup. With expectations soaring, anything short of defending the title is likely to be viewed as a disappointment. Adding to the pressure is a tightly packed schedule around the World Cup, leaving minimal scope for errors or extended recovery periods.


The year opens with New Zealand’s tour of India, followed by the home T20 World Cup, a full IPL season, and demanding overseas tours of England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

Here is a detailed look at India’s confirmed cricketing schedule for 2026.

Month	Date	Match	Venue
January	11 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI	BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara
January	14 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot
January	18 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
January	21 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
January	23 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
January	25 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
January	28 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 4th T20I	ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
January	31 Jan 2026	India vs New Zealand, 5th T20I	Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
February	7 Feb 2026	India vs USA, T20 World Cup	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
February	12 Feb 2026	India vs Namibia, T20 World Cup	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
February	15 Feb 2026	India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
February	18 Feb 2026	India vs Netherlands, T20 World Cup	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Feb–Mar	21 Feb–1 Mar	Super 8 matches, T20 World Cup	Multiple venues, if qualified
March	5 Mar 2026	T20 World Cup semifinal	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, if qualified
March	8 Mar 2026	T20 World Cup final	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, if qualified
April–May	26 Mar–31 May	IPL 2026	Multiple venues
June	TBA	Afghanistan tour of India, 3 ODIs and 1 Test	Dates and venues TBA
July	1 Jul 2026	England vs India, 1st T20I	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
July	4 Jul 2026	England vs India, 2nd T20I	Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
July	7 Jul 2026	England vs India, 3rd T20I	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
July	9 Jul 2026	England vs India, 4th T20I	County Ground, Bristol
July	11 Jul 2026	England vs India, 5th T20I	The Rose Bowl, Southampton
July	14 Jul 2026	England vs India, 1st ODI	Edgbaston, Birmingham
July	16 Jul 2026	England vs India, 2nd ODI	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
July	19 Jul 2026	England vs India, 3rd ODI	Lord’s, London
August	TBA	India tour of Sri Lanka, 2 Tests	TBA
September	TBA	Afghanistan vs India, 3 T20Is	TBA
September	TBA	Asian Games	Japan
September	TBA	West Indies tour of India, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is	TBA
Oct–Nov	TBA	India tour of New Zealand, 2 Tests and 3 ODIs	TBA
December	TBA	Sri Lanka tour of India, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is	TBA