India To Tour West Indies For 2 Tests, 3 ODIs And 5 T20Is: Full Schedule

12.06.2023 - 15:41 sports.ndtv.com

The Board of Control for Cricket on India (BCCI) on Monday announced the schedule for Team India's tour of West Indies. The series will begin with two Tests, with the first match starting on July 12 in Dominica.

The second Test will start on July 20 in Trinidad. The series decider will be the 100th Test match played between the two teams.

The two Test will be followed by a three-match ODI series, while the tour will conclude with a five-match T20I series. The eight white-ball game will be played from 27th July to 13th August.

NEWSTests ODIs T20IsHere's the schedule of India's Tour of West Indies #TeamIndia | #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/U7qwSBzg84 The Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the first two ODIs on July 27 and July 29, respectively, while the third and final ODI will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad, which will also hots the first T20Is on August 3.

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