India tour of Australia 2020-21: Schedule, Squads, TV Listings
India and Australia will play four tests, three-match One-Day International (ODI), and three-match T20I series scheduled to be held in November 27, 2020 to January 19, 2021. India will kick off their tour to Australia with a three-match ODI series starting on Friday, 27 November, followed by as many T20Is and four Tests. While the ODIs will be a part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, the Tests will count towards ICC World Test Championship points. India will arrive in Australia on 12 November and will quarantine in Sydney prior to the first match of the series.
Sony Six, Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 3 to broadcast live coverage of India v Australia three-match One-Day International (ODI), three match T20 International (T20I), and four-match Test series in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bhutan) countries; all matches streamed live in the Indian subcontinent on SonyLiv digital platform (Website, App). Sony Pictures Sports Networks India (SPNI) has bagged exclusive telecast rights for International matches played in Australia; they also acquired OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) right.
Fox Sports has acquired exclusive media rights for the tournament; they will telecast all matches of the competition in Australia on Fox Sports while viewers can also watch online on Foxtel Sports digital platform. Kayo Sports will live stream matches in Australia, a new digital platform in Australia to watch cricket matches online. The Foxtel App is the better option if you already have a TV subscription, while Foxtel Now is the way to go if you only want to stream Foxtel channels. Cricket Australia has revealed that Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) will be their new Radio Rights partner for the season. The partnership results in SEN securing exclusive radio rights to broadcast India tour of Australia. The new deal will also extend to regional Australia where SEN has exclusive AM and FM radio commercial radio rights to broadcast its International and BBL cricket coverage. All SEN coverage will also be streamed live on the SEN and CA Live app and their websites.
SuperSport to telecast live coverage of Australia vs India four tests, three-match one-day and three-match T20I series in South Africa; all matches live streamed on the SuperSport digital platform (Website, App). BeIN Sports have TV rights for live coverage of the tournament in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries, here are the list – Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen. This year’s tournament will be broadcast and streamed live by beIN Sports across 24 countries throughout the MENA region.
Cricket viewers in the United States can watch India vs Australia Tests, T20I, ODI series on Willow TV. In the United Kingdom, TV coverage will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport. BT Sport has acquired a free-to-air rights package that includes daily highlights of international matches. BT Sport has bagged exclusive telecast rights for all Australian International matches played in Australia; they also acquired OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) right. ATN Cricket Plus and CBN to telecast Australian cricket team’s tour of India in Canada. For the home audience, SKY Sport NZ is the official broadcaster, they can tune to SKY for the live coverage of series.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN): Sony Six, Sony Six HD (English, Tamil, Telugu), Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD (English), Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 3 HD (Hindi)
TV Channel
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| India | Sony Six, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 3 |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport |
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| MENA Countries | BeIN Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
| Canada | ATN Cricket Plus |
Live Streaming |
SonyLiv, Foxtel |
Matches Schedule as follow:
Date: November 27, 2020
Match: Australia vs India, 1st ODI
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 09:10 AM IST, 03:40 AM GM, 02:40 PM LOCAL
Date: November 29, 2020
Match: India va Australia, 2nd ODI
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 09:10 AM IST, 03:40 AM GM, 02:40 PM LOCAL
Date: December 02, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 3rd ODI
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Time: 09:10 AM IST, 03:40 AM GM, 02:40 PM LOCAL
Date: December 04, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 1st T20I
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Time: 01:40 PM IST, 08:10 AM GMT, 07:10 PM LOCAL
Date: December 06, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 2nd T20I
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 01:40 PM IST, 08:10 AM GMT, 07:10 PM LOCAL
Date: December 08, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 3rd T20I
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 01:40 PM IST, 08:10 AM GMT, 07:10 PM LOCAL
Date: December 06, 2020
Match: India A vs Australia A, Practice Match
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Time: 05:00 AM IST, 11:30 PM GMT, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Date: December 11 – December 13, 2020
Match: India vs Australia A, 3-day practice match
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 09:30 AM IST, 04:00 AM GMT, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Date: December 17 – December 21, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 1st Test
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Time: 09:30 AM IST, 04:00 AM GMT, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Date: December 26 – December 30, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 2nd Test
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Time: 05:00 AM IST, 11:30 PM GMT, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Date: January 07 – January 11, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 3rd Test
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Time: 05:00 AM IST, 11:30 PM GMT, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Date: January 15 – January 19, 2020
Match: India vs Australia, 3rd Test
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Time: 05:00 AM IST, 11:30 PM GMT, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Four additional bowlers – Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel and T. Natarajan – will travel with the Indian contingent. The BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.
India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy
India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj
Australia T20I Squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, D’Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
Australia ODI Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Australia Test Squad: Joe Burns, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (wk/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, James Pattinson, Michael Neser, Mitchell Swepson
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