Border-gavaskar Trophy starts on Nov.22 at Perth; Adelaide to host day-night Test
In the last four Test series between the two teams, reigning Border-gavaskar Trophy champions India has been the more dominant team, winning each time
The Border-gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia will begin on November 22, as Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed details of the 2024-25 international schedule.
For the first time since 1991-92, Australia and India will compete across a five-test series with Perth Stadium hosting the opening match, followed by a day-night pink-ball second Test at Adelaide Oval, scheduled from Dec.6-10.
The Gabba, once the traditional opening venue of the Test summer, will host the third Test from Dec. 14-18, before the traditional Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from Dec.26-30, andthenewyear’stestatthesydneycricketground (SCG) from Jan.3-7, 2025.
In the last four Test series between the two teams,reigningborder-gavaskartrophychampions India has been the more dominant team, winning each time. This includes winning the Test series in Australia in back-to-back years, from 2018–19 and 2020–21 (both by identical 2-1 margins). In 2023, a Rohit Sharma-led India defeated Australia 2-1 on their home turf in India.
Australia have not beaten India in a home series since 2014-15. In 2018-19, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia, under the captaincy of
India are the reigning Border-gavaskar Trophy champions with three successive triumphs, including consecutive historic triumphs in Australia in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 tours
“This is one of the most highly anticipated summers of cricket in memory with the eyes of the cricket world focussed on the extended Border-gavaskar Trophy Series and the multiformat Women’s Ashes.
“Fitingly, the Border-gavaskar Trophy has been put on the same footing as The Ashes with a five Test Series for the first time since 1991-92 and we’re confident the schedule will maximise viewership and atendances and there will be a tremendous atmosphere in stadiums across the country,” Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said.
Meanwhile,australianwomenwillthenplaythree ODIS against India in December meaning the hugely supported Indian men’s and women’s teams will be in Australia simultaneously.
Atertheconclusionoftheborder-gavaskarseries, the multiformat women’s Ashes will commence with the first ODI on January 12, and the white-ball leg of the series will finish with a January 25 clash at the Adelaide Oval.
Thetestmatchatthemcgwillbeplayedoverfour days from January 30 and will be the first women’s Test to be played at the iconic ground since 1949.
“The first Women’s Test match at the MCG since 1949, and the first day-night Test at that historic ground, will be a memorable occasion and another important milestone for women’s cricket as we take more games to major stadiums including the SCG and Adelaide Oval.
“The women’s white-ball series against New Zealand and India and the men’s white ball series against Pakistan will provide wonderful entertainment and ensure fans in many locations can get behind our world champion teams,” Hockley added.
Meanwhile, this series also adds up to the points for the World Test Championship, which is one of the most prestigious title to be won.
All the Test nations play through out the year and accumulate points and the season culminates with the top two sides taking on each other in the final.
Earlier, India secured a massive victory in the fith and final Test in Dharamsala, propelling them to a 4-1 series win over England and consolidating their position at the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings.
Two-timefinalistsindiahavefurtherconsolidated their position at the top of the World Test Championship table with a solid win over England. The victory an innings and 64 runs in Dharamsala helped them gain 12 crucial WTC points, taking their tally to 74.