India's white-ball tour headlines Australia's bumper summer

India will be touring Australia later this year to play eight white-ball games as Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for their home summer. Having already confirmed the schedule for the Ashes, CA on Sunday (March 30) announced that the Australian men's team will be playing in every state and territory during the home summer for the first time.

India will first play three ODIs on October 19, 23 and 25 in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, respectively. The teams will then move to Canberra for the opening T20 with the next four matches scheduled in Melbourne, Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Prior to India's arrival, Australia will be hosting South Africa for three T20Is and three ODIs. The highlight of this series is undoubtedly Darwin's return as an international stadium after a huge gap of 17 years. The venue, which last hosted Bangladesh in 2008, will now see South Africa playing the first two games of the T20I series with the final match scheduled in Cairns. The ODI series also kickstarts in Cairns before moving to Mackay for the final two matches.

The Australian team will then have a 12-day break after all the white-ball action before playing the opening Test of the Ashes in Perth on November 21. This gap could pave the way for Australia's all format stars to feature in the T20I series against India given the next T20 World Cup is scheduled to kickstart in February 2026.

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