Chinnaswamy Stadium to host two international games as BCCI announces home schedule

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and Bengaluru will return to hosting international cricket matches, ending a long wait on the bench.

The iconic venue will host two fixtures – India vs. West Indies fifth T20I (October 17) and India vs. Sri Lanka second ODI (December 16) – in the upcoming 2026-27 senior men’s international home season.

The city last hosted an international outing in October 2024, when India took on New Zealand in a Test. The stadium fell out of favour after 11 lives were lost during RCB’s title-winning celebrations in June last year. 

Guwahati, which hosted its maiden Test in November last year (India vs. South Africa), will host the third Test against Australia next year. 

Nagpur, Chennai, Ranchi and Ahmedabad will host the other five-day affairs of this highly anticipated series. 

The schedule: Against West Indies: ODIs: Sept. 27 (Thiruvananthapuram), Sept. 30 (Guwahati) and Oct. 3 (New Chandigarh). All matches begin at 2 p.m.

T20Is: Oct. 6 (Lucknow), Oct. 9 (Ranchi), Oct. 11 (Indore), Oct. 14 (Hyderabad) and Oct. 17 (Bengaluru). All matches begin at 7 p.m.

Against Sri Lanka: ODIs: Dec. 13 (Delhi), Dec. 16 (Bengaluru) and Dec. 19 (Ahmedabad). All matches start at 2 p.m.

T20Is: Dec. 22 (Rajkot), Dec. 24 (Cuttack) and Dec. 27 (Pune). All matches begin at 7 p.m.

Against Zimbabwe: ODIs: Jan. 3 (Kolkata), Jan. 6 (Hyderabad) and Jan. 9 (Mumbai). All matches start at 2 p.m.

Against Australia: Tests: Jan. 21 to 25 (Nagpur), Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 (Chennai), Feb. 11 to 15 (Guwahati), Feb. 19 to 23 (Ranchi) and Feb. 27 to March 3 (Ahmedabad). All matches start at 9.30 a.m.