When is the next India vs Australia match?

The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts on 21 January 2027 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. In white-ball cricket, the two meet in the World Cup group stage on 7 October 2027 in Cape Town.

Where is India vs Australia being played at the 2027 World Cup?

At Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on 7 October 2027, match 4 of the tournament, starting at 10:00 local time.

How many Tests are in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2027?

Five, from 21 January to 3 March 2027, at Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad. They form part of the 2025 to 2027 World Test Championship cycle.

Can India and Australia meet twice at the 2027 World Cup?

Yes. The Super 7 fixture list has A1 against A2 on 28 October 2027 at Victoria Falls, and the draw seeds India as A1 and Australia as A2. A third meeting is possible in the final at the Wanderers on 21 November 2027.

Who has won more World Cups, India or Australia?

Australia, with six titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 and 2023. India have two, in 1983 and 2011, plus the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, their third T20 title.

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India vs Australia fixtures, results and records

India vs Australia is the fixture Indian and Bangladeshi fans plan their evenings around, and the next two seasons are full of it. Five Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy run from 21 January to 3 March 2027, and then the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 hands India the same opponent in its very first match, at Newlands in Cape Town on 7 October 2027.

All figures here were confirmed against the operator's published pages on 24 October 2026.

This page keeps the lot in one place: the Test dates and grounds, the World Cup group fixture, the Super 7 rematch the draw already points to, and the numbers both sides carry into South Africa.

Five Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australia's last Test tour of India was in 2022-23, so this is a long gap closing. The BCCI confirmed the fixtures in March 2026 as part of its 2026-27 home season, and all five Tests count towards the 2025 to 2027 ICC World Test Championship.

The venue list is the talking point, because it leans away from India's usual Test grounds. Chennai had not staged a Test since 2024, and Australia had not played one at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium since 2013. The Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati had hosted a single Test since it opened in 2012. Ranchi had three since its first in 2017. The series finishes in Ahmedabad at the 100,000-seat Narendra Modi Stadium, the ground where Australia lifted the 2023 World Cup.

If you are planning travel, the longest break falls between the second Test in Chennai and the third in Guwahati, a little over a week.

Test	Dates	Venue	Capacity
1st Test	21 to 25 January 2027	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	45,000
2nd Test	29 January to 2 February 2027	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	38,200
3rd Test	11 to 15 February 2027	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati	46,000
4th Test	19 to 23 February 2027	JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi	40,000
5th Test	27 February to 3 March 2027	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	100,000

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur under floodlights — Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Photo: Ashwinikalantri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The World Cup opener at Newlands, 7 October 2027

The 2027 World Cup runs from 2 October to 21 November 2027 across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, with 14 teams, 57 matches and 12 grounds. India and Australia are drawn together in Group A alongside Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and one qualifier, and the group stage is played from 7 October to 24 October 2027.

Match 4 is the one this page is about. Australia v India at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, on 7 October 2027, starting 10:00 local time, which is 13:30 in India and 14:00 in Bangladesh. Newlands holds 25,000.

After that, India play Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on 10 October 2027, Afghanistan at Centurion on 14 October 2027, Qualifier A at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on 17 October 2027, and Zimbabwe at Victoria Falls on 24 October 2027. Australia meet Qualifier A at Paarl on 12 October 2027, Zimbabwe in Harare on 15 October 2027, Afghanistan at Buffalo Park in KuGompo City on 18 October 2027 and Pakistan at Paarl on 22 October 2027. The full schedule has the rest of both groups.

Ticket prices for the tournament were announced in a band from USD $9.62 (R158) to USD $31.31 (R514). Prices of this kind move, so check the current band before you book anything.

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A second meeting is already pencilled in for Victoria Falls

The top three from each group go through to the Super 7, plus the better of the two fourth-placed sides. Those seven play a single round robin from 25 October to 14 November 2027, six matches each, and no points are carried over from the groups.

The fixture list seeds India as A1 and Australia as A2. That pairing is match 37, on 28 October 2027 at the Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls, a ground that seats 10,000. Finish where the draw expects and the two sides play each other twice inside three weeks on different sides of the Limpopo.

The top four from the Super 7 go to semi-finals on 17 November 2027 in Cape Town and 18 November 2027 in Tshwane. The final is at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on 21 November 2027, with 22 November 2027 held as a reserve day.

World Cup numbers both sides carry in

6 (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023)Australia World Cup titles

2 (1983, 2011)India World Cup titles

Sachin Tendulkar, 2,278Most World Cup runs, career

Glenn McGrath, 71Most World Cup wickets, career

Rohit Sharma, 7Most World Cup centuries

Virat Kohli, 765 in 2023Most runs in a single edition by an India batter

Mohammed Shami, 7/57 v New Zealand, 15 November 2023India's best bowling in a World Cup innings

Two finals India lost to Australia

The rivalry's heaviest nights both ended the same way. On the 2003 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, Australia won by 125 runs. Twenty years later, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Australia chased India's total and won the 2023 final by 6 wickets for a sixth title.

The 2027 final returns to the Wanderers, which gives the whole thing a neat shape if both reach it. More finals, and who won them, sit on the winners page; the batting and bowling records are on the stats page.

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When the women's teams met

India's women went through Australia to win the 2025 World Cup. After finishing fourth in the league stage with three wins from seven matches and seven points, India beat Australia by 5 wickets in the semi-final, then beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on 2 November 2025. Deepti Sharma took 22 wickets and was player of the tournament; Shafali Verma was player of the final.

The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in England went the other way. Australia won the group meeting by 6 wickets, India finished third in Group A on six points and went out, and Australia took a seventh title by beating England by 7 wickets at Lord's. Both runs are covered on the women's World Cup page.

Questions fans ask about this fixture

When is the next India vs Australia match?: The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts on 21 January 2027 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. In white-ball cricket, the two meet in the World Cup group stage on 7 October 2027 in Cape Town.
Where is India vs Australia being played at the 2027 World Cup?: At Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on 7 October 2027, match 4 of the tournament, starting at 10:00 local time.
How many Tests are in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2027?: Five, from 21 January to 3 March 2027, at Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad. They form part of the 2025 to 2027 World Test Championship cycle.
Can India and Australia meet twice at the 2027 World Cup?: Yes. The Super 7 fixture list has A1 against A2 on 28 October 2027 at Victoria Falls, and the draw seeds India as A1 and Australia as A2. A third meeting is possible in the final at the Wanderers on 21 November 2027.
Who has won more World Cups, India or Australia?: Australia, with six titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 and 2023. India have two, in 1983 and 2011, plus the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, their third T20 title.