Cricketing Calendar - Schedule for January 2017

England in India:

England will be landing back in India for the limited-overs leg of the tour after spending their time with family friends. The Brits were on a break for the Christmas and the New Year festive after concluding the five-match Test series.

The Teat series, which began on a promising note with a draw at Rajkot ended as a sort disaster for the tourists as they went to lose all the remaining Tests and inflict a 4-0 loss. The limited-over leg which includes 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is is expected to be a closely fought series.

England has called back some of their best limited overs names back to the squad. The inclusion of the likes of Sam Billings, Jason Roy, Alex Hales and David Willey along with along with their skipper Eoin Morgan changes the whole face of the team. These men along with the all-season star – Joe Root, Ben Stokes among others – will challenge India greatly. Indi is yet to announce the ODI team.

Schedule

ODI Fixtures

January, 15 – 1st ODI at MCA Stadium, Pune

January, 19 – 2^nd ODI at Barabati StadiuCuttack

January, 22 – 3^rd ODI at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Twenty20 Fixtures

January, 26 – 1^st T20I at Green Park, Kanpur

January, 29 – 2^nd T20I at VCA Stadium, Nagpur

February, 1 – 3rd T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Also read- What 2017 has in store for Indian Cricket – The year preview

Pakistan in Australia:

Australia and Pakistan start the New Year with the third and the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The hosts, after securing comprehensive wins at the Gabba and MCG, have already pocketed the series 2-0. Pakistan, on the other hand, will be looking forward to saving their face in final Test and avert a whitewash.

After the conclusion of the SCG Test, the tour will move to its limited over part after a week’s break. The 5 match ODIs will begin from on January 13th at the same venue where they kick-started their tour – The Gabba, Brisbane.

Schedule:

Test Fixtures

January, 3 – Third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground

ODI Fixtures

January, 13 – 1st ODI at Gabba, Brisbane

January, 15 – 2nd ODI at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

January, 19 – 3rd at WACA, Perth

January, 22 – 4th ODI at SCG, Sydney

January, 26th – 5th ODI at Adelaide Oval

Sri Lanka in South Africa:

Sri Lanka will continue their tour of South Africa which commenced with the first test of the 3 Match series at the St George Stadium, Port Elizabeth (December 26th – 30) The New Year will begin for both the teams with the 2nd Test in front of the fully packed Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

South Africa currently enjoy a 1-0 lead in the Test series after winning the series opener. The teams will then move to New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg before moving on to the 3 T20I and 5 ODI limited overs part of the tour.

Schedule:

Test Fixtures

January, 2 – 2nd Test at Newlands, Cape Town

January 12 – 3rd Test at New Wanderer’s Stadium, Johannesburg

T20I Fixtures

January, 20 – 1st T20I at SuperSport Park, Centurion

January, 22 – 2nd T20I at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

January, 25 – 3rd T20I at Newlands, Cape Town

ODI Fixtures:

January, 28 – 1st ODI at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth

Bangladesh in New Zealand:

Vistors Bangladesh will continue their New Zealand sojourn and start 2017 with 3-match T20I series followed by a highly challenging 2 match Test series. The upcoming T20I and Test fixtures were lead by the 3 match ODI series which began lasted from December 26th to December 31. New Zealand emerged as the dominating team and clean swept the Bangla Tigers.

T20I Fixtures

Jan 3, 2017 – 1st T20I at Napier

Jan 6, 2017 – 2nd T20I at Mount Maunganui

Jan 8, 2017 – 3rd T20I at Mount Maunganui 

Test Fixtures

Jan 12-16, 2017 – 1st Test at Wellington

Jan 20-24, 2017 – 2nd Test at Christchurch