Schedule for India’s tour of Australia 2020-21 released: Tour to begin with 1st ODI in Sydney

Schedule for India’s tour of Australia 2020-21 released: Tour to begin with 1st ODI in Sydney

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Following an agreement between Cricket Australia (CA) and the New South Wales (NSW) state government, it has been decided that Sydney and Canberra will serve as the starting points of India’s tour of Australia next month. The deal involved decisions on how to bring in players especially the Australian players taking part in the Indian Premier League to Sydney for quarantining while also allowing them to train including the release of the full schedule.

CA and NSW were able to reach a quarantine and training agreement in after earlier talks between CA and the Queensland state government had not produced fruitful results because Queensland had been reluctant to allow cricketers to travel from Brisbane to train in the suburb of Albion.

Series to comprise of 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 4 Tests

The first two ODIs on November 27 and 29 are set to be played at the SCG, the third ODI on December 1 and the first T20I on December 4 will take place at Canberra’s Manuka Oval, before the teams return to Sydney for the final two T20Is at the SCG on December 6 and 8.

A pink-ball Test is scheduled to be held at Adelaide Oval between December 17-21, with Adelaide also the backup option for the Boxing Day Test if the COVID-19 situation makes it difficult to conduct the game at the MCG. Otherwise Melbourne will be the venue for Boxing Day (December 26-30) followed by Tests in Sydney (January 7-11) and finally, Brisbane (January 15-19).

Here is the schedule:

  • November 27 – 1st ODI at SCG
  • November 29 – 2nd ODI at SCG
  • December 1 – 3rd ODI in Canberra
  • December 4 – 1st T20 in Canberra
  • December 6 – 2nd T20 at SCG
  • December 8 – 3rd T20 at SCG
  • December 15 – 1st Test (Pink-ball) at Adelaide Oval
  • December 26 – 2nd Test at MCG
  • January 7 – 3rd Test at SCG
  • January 15 – 4th Test at Gabba

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