Cricket Australia Declared Fixtures For 2020-21 Summer

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Cricket Australia has declared their fixtures for the summer of 2020-21 as Australia recovered speedily from the coronavirus pandemic. In a detailed schedule, involving men and women fixtures lays the trademark Border-Gavaskar series with Virat Kohli & co. taking on the number 1 Test team Australia in four Test matches.

But the CEO of Cricket Australia, Kevin Roberts said that the schedule can be changed and flexible on the basis of constantly changing the situation of COVID-19 and the rules & regulations of the government at the time.

According to the report, the four-Test series will start on 3rd December at the Gabba, which has been preferred to host the Test series in the Perth Stadium.

Cricket Australia also has declared an ODI series in August against Zimbabwe. But there is no clear description of venues hosting the first two ODI games as yet. All can be confirmed after discussion with the relevant stakeholders.

A three-match Twenty20I series on 4th-9th October against West Indies and from 26th January to 2nd February, a week-long limited-overs series against New Zealand- the series against India is scheduled.

Australia Summer 2020-21 – Full Itinerary:

India tour of Australia

Date Match Venue
October 11 Australia vs India, 1st T20I Gabba, Brisbane
October 14 Australia vs India, 2nd T20I Manuka Oval, Canberra
October 17 Australia vs India, 3rd T20I Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
December 3-7 Australia vs India, 1st Test Gabba, Brisbane
December 11-15 Australia vs India, 2nd Test Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
December 26-30 Australia vs India, 3rd Test MCG, Melbourne
January 3-7 Australia vs India, 4th Test SCG, Sydney
January 12 Australia vs India, 1st ODI Perth Stadium, Perth
January 15 Australia vs India, 2nd ODI MCG, Melbourne
January 17 Australia vs India, 3rd ODI SCG, Sydney

 

Afghanistan tour of Australia                        

Date Match Venue
November 21-25 Australia vs Afghanistan, Only Test Perth Stadium, Perth

 

Zimbabwe tour of Australia

Date Match Venue
August 9 Australia vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI TBA
August 12 Australia vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI TBA
August 15 Australia vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI Riverway Stadium, Townsville

 

West Indies tour of Australia

Date Match Venue
October 4 Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I Riverway Stadium, Townsville
October 6 Australia vs West Indies, 2nd T20I Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns
October 9 Australia vs West Indies, 3rd T20I Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

New Zealand tour of Australia

Date Match Venue
January 26 Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
January 29 Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Manuka Oval, Canberra
January 31 Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Blundstone Arena, Hobart
February 2 Australia vs New Zealand, Only T20I SCG, Sydney

A number of stadiums are all set to host international games for the first time. The Bill Pippen oval situated in Gold Coast, Queensland has never hosted any international match before but now it is all set to host its first match on October 9, 2020, in the third Twenty20I against West Indies.

Another stadium, Townsville, in which only five matches were held, is also all set to host a T20I against West Indies and an ODI match against Zimbabwe respectively. After 16 years, Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns is prepared to host an international match.

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