Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2027 (Australia tour of India)
India host Australia Tests in 5 Tests (ICC World Test Championship 2025-27). Dates, venues and start times below follow BCCI's official fixture list. Our match briefs will be linked from here as they are published.
A 2026 media report (citing Dainik Bhaskar) said the Ranchi Test was under review because of early winter sunsets. BCCI has not announced any change; the fixture below is the official one until it does.
Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan – 25 Jan 2027 | India vs Australia, 1st Test | VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur | 09:30 IST |
| 29 Jan – 2 Feb 2027 | India vs Australia, 2nd Test | Chepauk, Chennai | 09:30 IST |
| 11 Feb – 15 Feb 2027 | India vs Australia, 3rd Test | Barsapara, Guwahati | 09:00 IST |
| 19 Feb – 23 Feb 2027 | India vs Australia, 4th Test | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi | 09:30 IST |
| 27 Feb – 3 Mar 2027 | India vs Australia, 5th Test | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 09:30 IST |
Conditions at a glance
| Match | Venue | Sunset (IST) | Typical temp* | Dew-risk evenings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India vs Australia, 1st Test | Nagpur | 17:56 | 28.2°C | — |
| India vs Australia, 2nd Test | Chennai | 18:07 | 28.0°C | — |
| India vs Australia, 3rd Test | Guwahati | 17:12 | 24.3°C | — |
| India vs Australia, 4th Test | Ranchi | 17:46 | 26.6°C | — |
| India vs Australia, 5th Test | Ahmedabad | 18:41 | 33.9°C | — |
*10 pm for day-night games, 3 pm for Tests. Five-winter Open-Meteo ERA5 sample; see each venue page for the method. Dew is not relevant to day Tests.