International cricket in 2025–26

The 2025–26 International cricket season is scheduled to take place from September 2025 to March 2026.^[1] This calendar includes men's Test, ODI and T20I matches between full member teams, women's Test, ODI and T20I matches, as well as some other significant series.^[2][3] In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I series involving associate nations will be played during this period.

The 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup is scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka from September to November 2025.^[4] The 2025 Asia Cup will be held in September 2025 in the United Arab Emirates, while India and Sri Lanka will host the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in February and March 2026.^[5][6][7]

Season overview

Men's events

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			Test	ODI	T20I
27 September 2025	Nepal	West Indies	—	—	[3]
1 October 2025	New Zealand	Australia	—	—	[3]
2 October 2025	India	West Indies	[2]	—	—
2 October 2025	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	—	[3]	[3]
October 2025	Pakistan	South Africa	[2]	[3]	[3]
October 2025	Bangladesh	West Indies	—	[3]	[3]
11 October 2025	Namibia	South Africa	—	—	[1]
18 October 2025	New Zealand	England	—	[3]	[3]
19 October 2025	Australia	India	—	[3]	[5]
October 2025	Sri Lanka	Ireland	—	[3]	[3]
October 2025	Zimbabwe	Afghanistan	[2]	[3]	[3]
5 November 2025	New Zealand	West Indies	[3]	[3]	[5]
7 November 2025	Bangladesh	Ireland	[2]	[3]	[3]
November 2025	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	—	[3]	[3]
14 November 2025	India	South Africa	[2]	[3]	[5]
21 November 2025	Australia	England	[5]	—	—
11 January 2026	India	New Zealand	—	[3]	[5]
22 January 2026	Sri Lanka	England	—	[3]	[3]
27 January 2026	South Africa	West Indies	—	—	[5]
February 2026	Pakistan	Australia	—	[3]	[3]
15 March 2026	New Zealand	South Africa	—	—	[5]
25 March 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan	[2]	[3]	[3]
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament				Winners
9 September 2025	2025 Asia Cup
January 2026	2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup
February 2026	2026 Men's T20 World Cup

Women's events

Women's international tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
			WTest	WODI	WT20I
14 September 2025	India	Australia	—	[3]	—
16 September 2025	Pakistan	South Africa	—	[3]	—
5 December 2025	South Africa	Ireland	—	[3]	[3]
December 2025	India	Bangladesh	—	[3]	[3]
10 February 2026	South Africa	Pakistan	—	[3]	[3]
15 February 2026	Australia	India	[1]	[3]	[3]
25 February 2026	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	—	[3]	[3]
15 March 2026	New Zealand	South Africa	—	[3]	[5]
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament				Winners
30 September 2025	2025 Women's Cricket World Cup
12 January 2026	2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

September

2025 Asia Cup

Main article: 2025 Asia Cup

Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  India 0 0 0 0 0 — Advanced to the Super Four 2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 — 3  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 — 4  United Arab Emirates (H) 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 10 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[8] (H) Host

Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 — Advanced to the Super Four 2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 — 3  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 — 4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 — First match(es) will be played: 9 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st T20I	9 September	Afghanistan	Hong Kong	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2nd T20I	10 September	United Arab Emirates	India	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
3rd T20I	11 September	Bangladesh	Hong Kong	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
4th T20I	12 September	Oman	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
5th T20I	13 September	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
6th T20I	14 September	India	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
7th T20I	15 September	United Arab Emirates	Oman	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
8th T20I	15 September	Hong Kong	Sri Lanka	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
9th T20I	16 September	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
10th T20I	17 September	United Arab Emirates	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
11th T20I	18 September	Afghanistan	Sri Lanka	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
12th T20I	19 September	India	Oman	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advanced to the Final
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	B1	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	B2	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 20 September 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo^[10]

Super Four
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
13th T20I	20 September	B1	B2	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
14th T20I	21 September	A1	A2	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
15th T20I	23 September	A2	B1	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
16th T20I	24 September	A1	B2	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
17th T20I	25 September	A2	B2	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
18th T20I	26 September	A1	B1	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Final
19th T20I	28 September	TBD	TBD	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Australia women in India

Main article: Australia women's cricket team in India in 2025–26

WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	14 September	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
2nd WODI	17 September	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
3rd WODI	20 September	Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi

South Africa women in Pakistan

Main article: South Africa women's cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26

WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	16 September	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
2nd WODI	19 September	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
3rd WODI	22 September	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

West Indies against Nepal in the UAE

Main article: West Indian cricket team against Nepal in the UAE in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	27 September	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
2nd T20I	28 September	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3rd T20I	30 September	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

Main article: 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	England	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	India (H)	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	—
8	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 30 September 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st WODI	30 September	India	Sri Lanka	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
2nd WODI	1 October	Australia	New Zealand	Holkar Stadium, Indore
3rd WODI	2 October	Bangladesh	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
4th WODI	3 October	England	South Africa	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
5th WODI	4 October	Sri Lanka	Australia	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
6th WODI	5 October	India	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7th WODI	6 October	New Zealand	South Africa	Holkar Stadium, Indore
8th WODI	7 October	Bangladesh	England	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
9th WODI	8 October	Australia	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
10th WODI	9 October	India	South Africa	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
11th WODI	10 October	Bangladesh	New Zealand	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
12th WODI	11 October	Sri Lanka	England	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13th WODI	12 October	India	Australia	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
14th WODI	13 October	Bangladesh	South Africa	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
15th WODI	14 October	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
16th WODI	15 October	England	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
17th WODI	16 October	Australia	Bangladesh	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
18th WODI	17 October	Sri Lanka	South Africa	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
19th WODI	18 October	New Zealand	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
20th WODI	19 October	India	England	Holkar Stadium, Indore
21st WODI	20 October	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
22nd WODI	21 October	Pakistan	South Africa	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
23rd WODI	22 October	Australia	England	Holkar Stadium, Indore
24th WODI	23 October	India	New Zealand	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
25th WODI	24 October	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
26th WODI	25 October	Australia	South Africa	Holkar Stadium, Indore
27th WODI	26 October	England	New Zealand	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
28th WODI	26 October	India	Bangladesh	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Semi-finals
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st semi-final	29 October	TBA	TBA	Guwahati / Colombo
2nd semi-final	30 October	TBA	TBA	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Final
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
Final	2 November	TBA	TBA	Navi Mumbai / Colombo

October

Australia in New Zealand

Main article: Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	1 October	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2nd T20I	3 October	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3rd T20I	4 October	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

West Indies in India

Main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 2025–26

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	2–6 October	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
2nd Test	10–14 October	Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi

Bangladesh against Afghanistan in the UAE

Main article: Bangladeshi cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	2 October	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
2nd T20I	3 October	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
3rd T20I	5 October	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	8 October	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2nd ODI	11 October	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
3rd ODI	14 October	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

South Africa in Namibia

Main article: South African cricket team in Namibia in 2025–26

Only T20I
No.	Date	Venue	Result
Only T20I	11 October	Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

England in New Zealand

Main article: English cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	18 October	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd T20I	20 October	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
3rd T20I	23 October	Eden Park, Auckland
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	26 October	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2nd ODI	29 October	Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd ODI	1 November	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

India in Australia

Main article: Indian cricket team in Australia in 2025–26

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	19 October	Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd ODI	23 October	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3rd ODI	25 October	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	29 October	Manuka Oval, Canberra
2nd T20I	31 October	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
3rd T20I	2 November	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
4th T20I	6 November	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
5th T20I	8 November	The Gabba, Brisbane

West Indies in Bangladesh

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025–26

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	October
2nd ODI	October
3rd ODI	October
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	October
2nd T20I	October
3rd T20I	November

Afghanistan in Zimbabwe

Main article: Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025–26

Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	October
2nd Test	October
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	November
2nd ODI	November
3rd ODI	November
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	November
2nd T20I	November
3rd T20I	November

November

West Indies in New Zealand

Main article: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	5 November	Eden Park, Auckland
2nd T20I	6 November	Eden Park, Auckland
3rd T20I	9 November	Saxton Oval, Nelson
4th T20I	10 November	Saxton Oval, Nelson
5th T20I	13 November	University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	16 November	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd ODI	19 November	McLean Park, Napier
3rd ODI	22 November	Seddon Park, Hamilton
2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	2–6 December	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd Test	10–14 December	Basin Reserve, Wellington
3rd Test	18–22 December	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Ireland in Bangladesh

Main article: Irish cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025–26

Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	November
2nd Test	November
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	November
2nd ODI	November
3rd ODI	November
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	November
2nd T20I	December
3rd T20I	December

South Africa in India

Main article: South African cricket team in India in 2025–26

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	14–18 November	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2nd Test	22–26 November	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	30 November	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
2nd ODI	3 December	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
3rd ODI	6 December	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	9 December	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
2nd T20I	11 December	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
3rd T20I	14 December	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
4th T20I	17 December	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
5th T20I	19 December	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

England in Australia

Main article: 2025–26 Ashes series

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	21–25 November	Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd Test	4–8 December	The Gabba, Brisbane
3rd Test	17–21 December	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
4th Test	26–30 December	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
5th Test	4–8 January	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

December

Ireland women in South Africa

Main article: Ireland women's cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	5 December	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
2nd WT20I	7 December	Boland Park, Paarl
3rd WT20I	10 December	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	13 December	Buffalo Park, East London
2nd WODI	16 December	St George's Park, Gqeberha
3rd WODI	19 December	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Bangladesh women in India

Main article: Bangladesh women's cricket team in India in 2025–26

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	December
2nd WODI	December
3rd WODI	December
WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	December
2nd WT20I	December
3rd WT20I	December

January

New Zealand in India

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in India in 2025–26

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	11 January	Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara
2nd ODI	14 January	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
3rd ODI	18 January	Holkar Stadium, Indore
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	21 January	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
2nd T20I	23 January	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Nava Raipur
3rd T20I	25 January	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
4th T20I	28 January	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
5th T20I	31 January	Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

Main article: 2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup

Main article: 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup

England in Sri Lanka

Main article: English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2025–26

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	22 January	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2nd ODI	24 January	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3rd ODI	27 January	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	30 January	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
2nd T20I	1 February	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
3rd T20I	3 February	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

West Indies in South Africa

Main article: West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	27 January	Boland Park, Paarl
2nd T20I	29 January	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
3rd T20I	1 February	Buffalo Park, East London
4th T20I	4 February	Centurion Park, Centurion
5th T20I	6 February	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

February

Australia in Pakistan

Main article: Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	February
2nd T20I	February
3rd T20I	February
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	March
2nd ODI	March
3rd ODI	March

Pakistan women in South Africa

Main article: Pakistan women's cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	10 February	JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
2nd WT20I	13 February	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
3rd WT20I	16 February	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	22 February	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
2nd WODI	25 February	Centurion Park, Centurion
3rd WODI	1 March	Kingsmead, Durban

2026 Men's T20 World Cup

Main article: 2026 Men's T20 World Cup

India women in Australia

Main article: India women's cricket team in Australia in 2025–26

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	15 February	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
2nd WT20I	19 February	Manuka Oval, Canberra
3rd WT20I	21 February	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	24 February	Allan Border Field, Brisbane
2nd WODI	27 February	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
3rd WODI	1 March	Junction Oval, Melbourne
Only WTest
No.	Date	Venue	Result
Only WTest	6–9 March	WACA Ground, Perth

Zimbabwe women in New Zealand

Main article: Zimbabwe women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	25 February	Seddon Park, Hamilton
2nd WT20I	27 February	Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd WT20I	1 March	Seddon Park, Hamilton
2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	5 March	University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
2nd WODI	8 March	University of Otago Oval, Dunedin
3rd WODI	11 March	University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

March

South Africa women in New Zealand

Main article: South Africa women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	15 March	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2nd WT20I	17 March	Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd WT20I	20 March	Eden Park, Auckland
4th WT20I	22 March	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
5th WT20I	25 March	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WODI	29 March	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd WODI	1 April	Basin Reserve, Wellington
3rd WODI	4 April	Basin Reserve, Wellington

South Africa in New Zealand

Main article: South African cricket team in New Zealand in 2025–26

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	15 March	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
2nd T20I	17 March	Seddon Park, Hamilton
3rd T20I	20 March	Eden Park, Auckland
4th T20I	22 March	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
5th T20I	25 March	Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Pakistan in Bangladesh

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2025–26

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	March
2nd Test	April
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	April
2nd ODI	April
3rd ODI	April
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	April
2nd T20I	April
3rd T20I	April

See also

• Associate international cricket in 2025–26
• International cricket in 2025
• International cricket in 2026