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From T20 World Cups to India series: Australia’s full Men’s and Women’s 2026 schedule

Kaushik Kashyap

Cricket Australia 2026 schedule. [Source - AFP/CA]Cricket Australia 2026 schedule. [Source - AFP/CA]

Australian cricket fans can look forward to a packed 2026, with the men’s and women’s teams scheduled to play a wide range of bilateral series and ICC tournaments. The calendar includes home matches, overseas tours and major ICC global events.

From Test cricket in Australia and abroad to white-ball series and World Cups, Australia will face strong opponents across all formats. Both teams will be in action throughout the year, making 2026 an important and busy 12 months for Australian cricket.

Australia men’s team 2026 schedule 

The year begins with the conclusion of the Ashes series at home, before Australia’s focus shifts to white-ball cricket and major overseas tours.

January

  • Australia will play the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
  • This match will conclude the home Ashes series.

January - February

  • Australia will tour Pakistan for a short three-match T20I series as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

February - March

June

  • Australia will return to Pakistan for a three-match ODI series.
  • Later in June, the team will tour Bangladesh for three ODIs and three T20Is as well.

August

  • Bangladesh will tour Australia for a two-match Test series.

September

  • Australia will tour Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series.

September - October

  • Australia will tour South Africa for a major series featuring three Test matches and three ODIs.
  • This will be Australia’s first Test tour of South Africa since 2018.

November - December

  • England will tour Australia for a white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and five T20 Internationals.

December 2026 - January 2027

  • Australia will host New Zealand for a four-match Test series.

Australia women’s team 2026 schedule 

Australia Women face a busy 2026 with multi-format series against India and West Indies, an ICC T20 World Cup campaign, and ODI and T20I series against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

February-March

  • Australia will host India for a multi-format series.
  • The series will include three ODIs, three T20Is and a day-night Test at the WACA, Perth.

March-April

  • Australia will play a multi-format series against West Indies away from home.
  • The series will feature one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is.

June-July

  • Australia will compete in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.

October

  • Bangladesh will tour Australia.
  • The trip will include three ODIs and three T20 Internationals

December

  • Australia will tour Sri Lanka.
  • The tour will consist of three ODI matches.