IND vs AUS triple tour: Australia’s Men, Women and U19 teams to visit India ahead of 2027 BGT Test series
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Three Australian teams will tour India simultaneously in September-October.
- Australia A men's series in Puducherry serves as a BGT trial run for Test hopefuls.
- This will be the first Australian women's A tour of India since 2018, which will be held in Mohali and Dharamshala.
Australia to send three teams to India this Autumn ahead of 2027 Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Thursday that the Australia A men, Australia A women, and Australia Under-19 men will all be touring the sub-continent before the senior men's team visits in January.
The men's A series will take place in Puducherry for two four-day matches and three one-day games against India A, running from September 22 through to October 11.
This is Australia A's second visit to India within the space of a single year, and the purpose is to allow Test hopefuls to prove themselves on subcontinental pitches before next year's Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins in Nagpur on January 21.
When is the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
The 2027 BGT Test series will commence with the first Test match on January 21, set to take place in Nagpur, and will run for the next 42 days, concluding with the final game on March 3 in Ahmedabad.
FixtureDateVenueAEDT (AUS)GMT (UK)IST (IND)IND vs AUS 1st TestJan 21-25Nagpur3:00 p.m.3:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.IND vs AUS 2nd TestJan 29-Feb 2Chennai3:00 p.m.3:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.IND vs AUS 3rd TestFeb 11-15Guwahati3:00 p.m.3:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.IND vs AUS 4th TestFeb 19-23Ranchi3:00 p.m.3:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.IND vs AUS 5th TestFeb 27-Mar 3Ahmedabad3:00 p.m.3:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.Schedule: Australia A men's tour to India in 2026
DateMatchVenueSeptember 22–25First Four-Day MatchPuducherrySeptember 29–October 2Second Four-Day MatchPuducherryOctober 6First One-Day MatchPuducherryOctober 9Second One-Day MatchPuducherryOctober 11Third One-Day MatchPuducherryMORE: Cameron Green IPL earnings after Indian and Australian taxes
When is the Australia A women's tour to India in 2026?
The women's A side will make their first tour of India since 2018.
The series takes place across Mohali and Dharamshala from September 12 to October 2, covering T20Is, one-day matches, and a four-day game.
It forms part of an ongoing four-year bilateral agreement between the two boards, following Australia's hosting of Indian A sides in 2024 and 2025.
DateMatchVenueSeptember 12First T20MohaliSeptember 15Second T20MohaliSeptember 17First One-Day MatchDharamshalaSeptember 20Second One-Day MatchDharamshalaSeptember 23Third One-Day MatchDharamshalaSeptember 29–October 2Only Four-Day MatchDharamshalaWhen is the Australia U19's tour to India in 2026?
The youngest of the three touring parties, the Australia Under-19 men, will operate out of Rajkot and Ahmedabad between September 18 and October 8. Their schedule includes three one-day matches followed by two four-day fixtures.
DateMatchVenueSeptember 18First One-Day MatchRajkotSeptember 21Second One-Day MatchRajkotSeptember 23Third One-Day MatchRajkotSeptember 27–30First Four-Day MatchRajkotOctober 5–8Second Four-Day MatchAhmedabadTo keep up to date with all the latest cricket news and share your opinion on the biggest topics visit ourFacebook, Instagram and X (Twitter) pages.