The India cricket team is scheduled to tour Australia from November 2024 to January 2025 to play the Australia cricket team.[1] The tour will consist of five Test matches and three First-class warm-up matches. The Test matches will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[2][3] In March 2024, the Cricket Australia (CA) announced the venues for the Test series.[4] It will be the first Test series between India and Australia comprising five matches since 1992.[5] On 26 March 2024, the CA confirmed the full tour itinerary.[6]
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| Date | 22 November 2024 – 7 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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As of March 2023, India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy after defeating Australia 2–1 in the 2023 series.[7][8]
Venues
editCricket Australia announced their summer cricket schedule in March 2024.[9] The series will be played at the main cricket grounds in Australia's five largest cities. It will be the first five-match test series to be played between the two nations since India's tour of Australia in 1991/92.
| Test | Location | Stadium Name | Capacity | Date |
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| First | Perth | Perth Stadium | 61,266 | 22–26 November |
| Second | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | 53,500 | 6–10 December |
| Third | Brisbane | The Gabba | 37,000 | 14–18 December |
| Fourth | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,024 | 26–30 December |
| Fifth | Sydney | Sydney Cricket Ground | 48,000 | 3–7 January |
Squads
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The tour was kickstarted by India A touring Australia from 31st October to 17th November, ending just 5 days before the official test series started. Cricket Australia announced their Australia A squad in October 2024, naming Nathan McSweeney as their captain.[10]
Tour matches
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| Date | 31 October 2024 - 17 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's only warm-up game in Australia ahead of the five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be an internal contest, played against the touring India 'A' side. The India 'A' team will have arrived in Australia a few weeks earlier for a two-match series and they will stay on for the three-day tune-up game from November 15 to 17, at WACA, Perth. The first Test will be played at the new Perth Stadium from November 22. Before the warm-up match, will play two games against Australia 'A'. The first of those matches is scheduled to be played at the Great Barrier Reef Arena from October 31 to November 3 while the second will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from November 7 to 10.
While announcing the international schedule, Peter Roach, CA's head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling, had said in May: "The 2024-25 summer is highlighted by the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the first five-Test series between the two giants in more than 30 years. To have that running simultaneously with the women's ODIs and preceded by two significant Australia A v India A matches will be terrific for our fans.
1st match
edit31 October – 3 November 2024
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2nd match
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3rd match
editPrime Minister's XI vs India
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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editReferences
edit- ^ "India vs Australia Test series: Adelaide in the fray to host another pink-ball Test". Firstpost. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Tentative Schedule For India's Tour Of Australia 2024-25 Out, Perth Likely To Host 1st Test". OneCricket. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Australia announces venues for 5-match Test series against India". Times of Oman. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Border Gavaskar Trophy In WTC 2023-25 Cycle To Be Played Over Five Tests For First Time Since 1992". India.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "MCG to host historic women's Ashes Test to mark 90-year anniversary of format". ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "India win series 2-1 after fourth Test with Australia ends in a draw". The Guardian. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "India retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy after dull draw". Deccan Herald. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Five-Test India series, Ashes crown epic summer | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Konstas gets the nod as batting showdown looms in 'A' series | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.