NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced Team India’s schedule for the upcoming limited over series against Australia and New Zealand.
The Steve Smith-led Australian side will begin their tour with a warm-up game against Board President’s XI in Chennai and will later take on the hosts in the first ODI of the five-match series on September 17 at the same venue.
On the other hand, New Zealand will play two warm-up games at Mumbai before the ODI series, which begins on Oct 22 from the Wankhede Stadium. Significantly, the Barsapara Cricket Stadium at Guwahati and Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram will host their maiden international fixtures. Fixtures:
Australia tour: 1st ODI: Chennai (Sept 17); 2nd ODI: Kolkata (Sept 21); 3rd ODI: Indore (Sept 24); 4th ODI: Bengaluru (Sept 28); 5th ODI: Nagpur (Oct 1); 1st T20I: Ranchi (Oct 7); 2nd T20I: Guwahati (Oct 10); 3rd T20I: Hyderabad (Oct 13). New Zealand tour: 1st ODI: Mumbai (Oct 22); 2nd ODI: Pune (Oct 25); 3rd ODI: Kanpur (Oct 29); 1st T20I: Delhi (Nov 1); 2nd T20I: Rajkot (Nov 4); 3rd T20I: Thiruvananthapuram (Nov 7). (AGENCIES)
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