After hosting the Men in Blue, Australia will be touring India to play two T20Is and five ODIs, starting 24 February. The two T20Is will be played in Visakhapatnam (24 February) and Bengaluru (27 February), announced BCCI on Thursday, 10 January.
The ODI series will kick off in Hyderabad on 2 March, and will be followed by matches in Nagpur (5 March), Ranchi (8 March), Mohali (10 March) and New Delhi (13 March).
Here’s the full list of matches:
- 1st T20I: 24 February, Visakhapatnam
- 2nd T20I: 27 February, Bengaluru
- 1st ODI: 2 March, Hyderabad
- 2nd ODI: 5 March, Nagpur
- 3rd ODI: 8 March, Ranchi
- 4th ODI: 10 March, Mohali
- 5th ODI: 13 March, Delhi
Both T20Is will be night matches starting at 7pm, and all five ODIs will be day-night affairs, starting at 1:30 pm, according to a BCCI release.
For Australia, this tour is set to be their last international assignment before the World Cup which starts on 30 May in England.
For India, this series will be followed by a home assignment against Zimbabwe, before the players head into the IPL ahead of the World Cup.
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