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Follow UsThe 2024 T20 World Cup is over, and it’s time to focus on the upcoming bilateral series. There’s still going to be enough T20Is but the focus will largely be on the other two formats, keeping the 2025 Champions Trophy and 2023-25 World Test Championship in mind.
Here is the list of all the men’s bilateral series, involving big teams, that will be played this year and at the start of 2025.
Five T20Is - (July 6-14)
1st T20I, Harare - July 6
2nd T20I, Harare - July 7
3rd T20I, Harare - July 10
4th T20I, Harare - July 13
5th T20I, Harare - July 14
India, who won the 2024 T20WC, have sent a young squad to Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe have left out Ryan Burl, Joylord Gumbie, Ainsley Ndlovu, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams and named Belgium-born Antum Naqvi in their squad.
Three Tests - (July 10-30)
1st Test, Lord’s - July 10-14
2nd Test, Trent Bridge - July 18-22
3rd Test, Edgbaston - July 26-30
England’s first Test against the West Indies at Lord's will be James Anderson’s last Test. England have named Surrey wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith and Nottinghamshire pacer Dillon Pennington in their squad.
England are currently at the bottom of the WTC points table, having won only three of their 10 games so far in this cycle. Meanwhile, the West Indies are at No. 7, with only one win in their four encounters.
Only Test, Belfast - July 25-29
Ireland are set to play their ninth Test, having played their last against Afghanistan in February this year. Zimbabwe too haven’t played a Test for almost 17 months.
India tour of Sri Lanka
Three ODIs and three T20Is
India are supposed to travel to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and as many T20Is in the last part of July but the schedule hasn’t been announced yet.
South Africa tour of West Indies
Two Tests and three T20Is - (August 7-27)
1st Test, Trinidad - August 7-11
2nd Test, Guyana - August 15-19
1st T20I, Trinidad - August 23
2nd T20I, Trinidad - August 24
3rd T20I, Trinidad - August 27
South Africa finished as the runners-up in the 2024T20WC but are languishing at No. 7 on the WTC points table. They have only played four Tests so far in this cycle and lost three of them.
Three Tests - (August 21 - September 10)
1st Test, Manchester - August 21-25
2nd Test, Lord’s - August 29 - September 2
3rd Test, Kennington Oval - September 6-10
If Sri Lanka can defeat England, they will have a good chance of qualifying for the finale of the WTC 2023-25. They have won two and lost two in this cycle.
Three ODIs (September 4-7)
1st ODI, Edinburgh - September 4
2nd ODI, Edinburgh - September 6
3rd ODI, Edinburgh - September 7
Australia playing a bilateral series against an associate nation; now, that's something you don't see often.
Three T20Is and five ODIs - (September 11-29)
1st T20I, Southampton - September 11
2nd T20I, Cardiff - September 13
3rd T20I, Manchester - September 15
1st ODI, Nottingham - September 19
2nd ODI, Leeds - September 21
3rd ODI, Chester-le-Street - September 24
4th ODI, Lord’s - September 27
5th ODI, Bristol - September 30
Two Tests and three T20Is - (September 19 - October 12)
1st Test, Chennai - September 19-23
2nd Test, Kanpur - September 27 - October 1
1st T20I, Dharamsala - October 6
2nd T20I, Delhi - October 9
3rd T20I, Hyderabad - October 12
India, who are currently at the top of the WTC points table, will commence their home Test season against Bangladesh. Following the two-match Test series, the two teams will also be involved in a three-match T20I series.
Two T20Is and three ODIs - (September 27 - October 7)
1st T20I, Abu Dhabi - September 27
2nd T20I, Abu Dhabi - September 29
1st ODI, Abu Dhabi - October 2
2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi - October 4
3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi - October 7
Three Tests - (October 16 - November 5)
1st Test, Bengaluru - October 16-20
2nd Test, Pune - October 24-28
3rd Test, Mumbai - November 1-5
The last time New Zealand toured India in 2021, they lost the two-match series 0-1.
Three ODIs and five T20Is - (October 31 - November 17)
1st ODI, Antigua - October 31
2nd ODI, Antigua - November 2
3rd ODI, Barbados - November 6
1st T20I, Barbados - November 9
2nd T20I, Barbados - November 10
3rd T20I, St Lucia - November 14
4th T20I, St Lucia - November 16
5th T20I, St Lucia - November 17
Three ODIs and three T20Is - (November 4-18)
1st ODI, Melbourne - November 4
2nd ODI, Adelaide - November 8
3rd ODI, Perth - November 10
1st T20I, Brisbane - November 14
2nd T20I, Sydney - November 16
3rd T20I, Hobart - November 18
Four T20Is - (November 8-15)
1st T20I, Durban - November 8
2nd T20I, Gqeberha - November 10
3rd T20I, Centurion - November 13
4th T20I, Johannesburg - November 15
Before India travel to Australia, they are scheduled to play four T20Is in South Africa. Expect some of the big names to miss out this series.
Bangladesh tour of West Indies
Two Tests, three ODIs, three T20Is - (November 22 - December 19)
1st Test, Antigua - November 22-26
2nd Test, Jamaica - November 30 - December 4
1st ODI, St Kitts - December 8
2nd ODI, St Kitts - December 10
3rd ODI, St Kitts - December 12
1st T20I, St Vincent - December 15
2nd T20I, St Vincent - December 17
3rd T20I, St Vincent - December 19
Five Tests - (November 22 - January 7)
1st Test, Perth - November 22-26
2nd Test, Adelaide - December 6-10
3rd Test, Brisbane - December 14-18
4th Test, Melbourne - December 26-30
5th Test, Sydney - January 3-7
Now, this is a big series. The last two times India have played a Test series Down Under, they have emerged victorious.
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
Two Tests - (November 27 - December 9)
1st Test, Durban - November 27 - December 2
2nd Test, Gqeberha - December 5-9
Three Tests (November 28 - December 18)
1st Test, Christchurch - November 28 - December 3
2nd Test, Wellington - December 7-11
3rd Test, Hamilton - December 15-19
Three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests (December 10 - January 7)
1st T20I, Durban - December 10
2nd T20I, Centurion - December 13
3rd T20I, Johannesburg - December 14
1st ODI, Paarl - December 17
2nd ODI, Centurion - December 19
3rd ODI, Johannesburg - December 22
1st Test, Centurion - December 26-30
2nd Test, Cape Town - January 3-7
Five T20Is and three ODIs - (January 22 - February 12)
1st T20I, Chennai - January 22
2nd T20I, Kolkata - January 25
3rd T20I, Rajkot - January 28
4th T20I, Pune, January 31
5th T20I, Mumbai - February 2
1st ODI, Nagpur - February 6
2nd ODI, Cuttack - February 9
3rd ODI, Ahmedabad, February 12
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