Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium to host IND vs NZ T20 match; Check out complete schedule here

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently unveiled the complete schedule for India’s home series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia.

As per the schedule, the domestic season will begin January 3rd onwards and will include a series of matches of T20I, ODI and Test formats. Furthermore, out of the multiple matches which are to be held in different cities of India, the 2nd India vs New Zealand T20I will be organised in the Ekana Stadium of Lucknow on January 29.

BCCI’s complete schedule for India’s home season

The season for India will commence with a three-match T20I & three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in January.

• 1st T20I- Jan 3, Mumbai

• 2nd T20I- Jan 5, Pune

• 3rd T20I- Jan 7, Rajkot

• 1st ODI- Jan 10, Guwahati

• 2nd ODI- Jan 12, Kolkata

• 3rd ODI- Jan 15, Trivandrum

This will be followed by the IND vs NZ season including three T20I and ODI matches each.

• 1st ODI- Jan 18, Hyderabad

• 2nd ODI- Jan 21, Raipur

• 3rd ODI- Jan 24, Indore

• 1st T20I- Jan 27, Ranchi

• 2nd T20I- Jan 29, Lucknow

• 3rd T20I- Feb 1, Ahmedabad

The last matches of the domestic season will be played between India and Australia which will commence with the most-awaited red ball matches between both teams. The four IND vs AUS test matches will also be a part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship.

This will be followed by three ODI matches between both the teams.

• 1st Test- Feb 9-13, Nagpur

• 2nd Test- Feb 17-21, Delhi

• 3rd Test- March 1-5, Dharamsala

• 4th Test- March 9-13, Ahmedabad

• 1st ODI- March 17, Mumbai

• 2nd ODI- March 19, Vizag

• 3rd ODI- March 22, Chennai