Cliff Notes – India to host West Indies and South Africa; Guwahati gets its first Test match
- Guwahati will host its inaugural Test match, becoming the 30th venue in India for the format, from November 22 to 26 against South Africa.
- The BCCI has announced the 2025-26 home international season, featuring a series against West Indies and South Africa as part of the World Test Championship.
- The season kicks off with two Tests against West Indies in Ahmedabad and Kolkata, followed by a series of ODIs and T20Is against South Africa in late November and December.
India to host West Indies and South Africa; Guwahati gets its first Test match
Guwahati in Assam will become the 30th venue to host a Test match in India, when it hosts the second Test against South Africa from November 22 to 26.
The BCCI released the schedule for the 2025-26 home international season on Wednesday, with home series against West Indies and South Africa being part of India’s World Test Championship fixtures.
The season begins with India hosting West Indies for two Tests, in Ahmedabad from October 2 to 6 and in Kolkata from October 10 to 14. The home series against South Africa begins a month later. The first Test in Delhi is from November 14 to 18 and the second in Guwahati.
India and South Africa then play three ODIs in Ranchi (November 30), Raipur (December 3) and Visakhapatnam (December 6), followed by five T20Is in Cuttack (December 9), Mullanpur ( December 11), Dharamsala (December 14), Lucknow (December 17) and Ahmedabad (December 19).
The ODIs are all day-night fixtures starting at 1.30 pm IST and the T20s are night matches starting at 7pm IST.
Apart from these two men’s bilateral series, India are also hosting the Women’s ODI World Cup this home season.