India vs Australia T20I series: Check full schedule, dates, venues and squads

Following the three-match ODI series, India and Australia will faceoff in a five T20Is starting Wednesday. Suryakumar Yadav-led team India enter the series after a dominating truimph in the Asia Cup and will be eager for a tougher challenge in the build up the the T20 World Cup in 2026.

The first of the five matches will begin in Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Wednesday, where the young T20I team look to reverse fortunes after losing the ODI series, while Australia will aim to complete a successful tour by winning the T20I series as well.

The series is important for both teams as the T20 World Cup 2026 is not far away. India and Australia will be among the favourites to lift the trophy next year.


India, in recent times, have enjoyed a successful T20 run, winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and the Asia Cup 2025 earlier this year. However, their record in Australia is not great, and they will look to change that by winning the series.

India vs Australia T20 series: Full schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Teams	Time (IST)	Local Time
Wed, Oct 29, 2025	1st T20I	Manuka Oval, Canberra	Australia vs India	1:45 PM	7:15 PM
Fri, Oct 31, 2025	2nd T20I	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia vs India	1:45 PM	7:15 PM
Sun, Nov 2, 2025	3rd T20I	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Australia vs India	1:45 PM	7:15 PM
Thu, Nov 6, 2025	4th T20I	Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast	Australia vs India	1:45 PM	6:15 PM
Sat, Nov 8, 2025	5th T20I	The Gabba, Brisbane	Australia vs India	1:45 PM	6:15 PM

India vs Australia T20 series: Full squads

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar



Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1–3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3–5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4–5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1–2), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell (games 3–5), Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa