India will face WI and SA [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X]
In a significant development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released Team India's schedule for the 2025 home season. The Men in Blue will face West Indies and South Africa in twelve matches across formats towards the backend of the year.
BCCI Unveils India's Schedule For 2025 Home Season
India's home season will start with a two-match Test series against West Indies. Ahmedabad and Kolkata have been chosen as the venues for these two games.
After that, India will take on South Africa in two Tests before crossing swords against the Proteas in three ODIs and five T20 International matches.
Match
Date
Venue
1st Test vs WI
Oct 2-6
Ahmedabad
2nd Test vs WI
Oct 10-14
Kolkata
1st Test vs SA
Nov 14-18
New Delhi
2nd Test vs SA
Nov 22-26
Guwahati
1st ODI vs SA
Nov 30
Ranchi
2nd ODI vs SA
Dec 3
Raipur
3rd ODI vs SA
Dec 6
Vizag
1st T20I vs SA
Dec 9
Cuttack
2nd T20I vs SA
Dec 11
New Chandigarh
3rd T20I vs SA
Dec 14
Dharamsala
4th T20I vs SA
Dec 17
Lucknow
5th T20I vs SA
Dec 19
Ahmedabad
(India's home season schedule for 2025)
As mentioned in the above table, India's 2025 home season starts with a Test match against West Indies in Ahmedabad, which will be followed by the second Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium will host the first Test between India and South Africa, with Guwahati being chosen as the venue for the second match of the series. This is the first time Guwahati will host a Test match.
The three ODIs against South Africa are scheduled at Ranchi, Raipur and Vizag, while Cuttack, New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad will host the five T20Is.
All ODI matches will start at 1.30 PM IST, while the five T20Is will begin at 7.00 PM IST in the evening.