After a historic Test series win at Australia, now the Indian team will host the Aussies for their upcoming home series in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on January 10, announced the schedule for the home series against Australia.
The matches will begin from February 24 and will conclude by March 13, 2019, just prior to the inception of Indian Premier League (IPL) in India.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia announce the schedule for the upcoming home series against Australia set to be played from February 24 to March 13, 2019. The series will comprise two T20Is that will start at 1 PM (IST) and five ODIs, which will start from 7 PM (IST),” BCCI said in their statement, on Thursday.
The two T20Is will be played on February 24 in Bengaluru and February 27 in Visakhapatnam. After which, they will lock horns in a five-match ODI series beginning from the encounter on March 2 in Hyderabad, March 5 in Nagpur, March 8 in Ranchi, March 10 in Mohali and March 13 in Delhi.
NEWS: BCCI announces fixtures for home season against Australia
Full details here -----> https://t.co/lk6ytRpbv3 pic.twitter.com/vStNMGRGfV— BCCI (@BCCI) January 10, 2019
Currently, the Men in Blue are preparing to encounter Australia in their away series. The ODI series consists of three matches, the first one on January 12 at Sydney, followed by second ODI on January 15 at Adelaide and concluded by the last ODI on January 18 at Melbourne.