Chinnaswamy Stadium to host two international games as BCCI announces home schedule

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and Bengaluru volition instrumentality to hosting planetary cricket matches, ending a agelong hold connected the bench.

The iconic venue volition big 2 fixtures - India vs. West Indies 5th T20I (October 17) and India vs. Sri Lanka 2nd ODI (December 16) - successful the upcoming 2026-27 elder men’s planetary location season.

The metropolis past hosted an planetary outing successful October 2024, erstwhile India took connected New Zealand successful a Test. The stadium fell retired of favour aft 11 lives were mislaid during RCB’s title-winning celebrations successful June past year. 

Guwahati, which hosted its maiden Test successful November past twelvemonth (India vs. South Africa), volition big the 3rd Test against Australia adjacent year. 

Nagpur, Chennai, Ranchi and Ahmedabad volition big the different five-day affairs of this highly anticipated series. 

The schedule: Against West Indies: ODIs: Sept. 27 (Thiruvananthapuram), Sept. 30 (Guwahati) and Oct. 3 (New Chandigarh). All matches statesman astatine 2 p.m.

T20Is: Oct. 6 (Lucknow), Oct. 9 (Ranchi), Oct. 11 (Indore), Oct. 14 (Hyderabad) and Oct. 17 (Bengaluru). All matches statesman astatine 7 p.m.

Against Sri Lanka: ODIs: Dec. 13 (Delhi), Dec. 16 (Bengaluru) and Dec. 19 (Ahmedabad). All matches commencement astatine 2 p.m.

T20Is: Dec. 22 (Rajkot), Dec. 24 (Cuttack) and Dec. 27 (Pune). All matches statesman astatine 7 p.m.

Against Zimbabwe: ODIs: Jan. 3 (Kolkata), Jan. 6 (Hyderabad) and Jan. 9 (Mumbai). All matches commencement astatine 2 p.m.

Against Australia: Tests: Jan. 21 to 25 (Nagpur), Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 (Chennai), Feb. 11 to 15 (Guwahati), Feb. 19 to 23 (Ranchi) and Feb. 27 to March 3 (Ahmedabad). All matches commencement astatine 9.30 a.m.