Action packed Boxing Day awaits fans, here is the list of all matches going down on 26th December

Action packed Boxing Day awaits fans, here is the list of all matches going down on 26th December

Boxing Day Test at MCG

Boxing Day is the most awaited day in the cricketing calendar. It is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas and has witnessed some of the biggest fixtures in the game. The holiday originated as a day to give gifts to the poor but has eventually emerged to become a shopping holiday which is much revered among cricket fans.

Boxing Day has witnessed a Test match go down at the legendary Melbourne Cricket Ground every year since 1990. Similarly, South Africa hosts a customary Boxing Day match too in Centurion. This time around, Boxing Day is stacked up with enthralling games across formats.

From Test matches to T20 leagues and domestic games, Boxing Day of 2021 is all set to be a cracker. Let us go through all the encounters that will be taking place on 26th December.

An enthralling day of cricket awaits

AUS vs ENG Dream11
England skipper Joe Root and Australia captain Pat Cummins

The biggest attraction of the day will be the third Ashes Test with the series on the line for England and will be kicking off the proceedings. The Test will take place at the MCG and is the last chance for the visitors to regain the Urn. A loss at the MCG will see Australia retain the urn for the third consecutive year.

Next up is the first Test between India and South Africa. Led by skipper Virat Kohli, India looks to register their first-ever Test series win in the rainbow nation. Having failed after coming agonisingly close last time around, Kohli and will be eager to register yet another series win in a SENA country.

Domestic games follow the big Test matches. The Vijay Hazare Trophy final will see Tamil Nadu take on Himachal Pradesh. The men in Yellow will be looking to do a double having won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy earlier this year. The final game will be followed by a Super Smash T20 outing, New Zealand’s domestic T20 league.

The Big Bash League (BBL) will be doing the closing honours of an enthralling day with a doubleheader. Thunder and Sixers will take on each other in the Syndey derby followed by a cross country matchup between the Perth Scorchers and the Melbourne Renegades.

List of matches on Boxing Day 2021

  • Third Ashes Test at 5.00am
  • India and South Africa 1st Test at 1.30pm
  • Tamil Nadu Vs Himachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Final at 9.00am
  • Super Smash T20 League at 10.10am
  • Double header in the BBL at 12.35pm and 3.45pm

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