Rejigged fixtures for Australia-India campaign announced
The multi-format series was initially scheduled to begin on 19 September in Sydney with matches to then be played in Melbourne and Perth, before concluding back in the NSW capital.
Instead, the series will now commence on 21 September at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Queensland, where all three ODIs will be played.
The day-night Test, starting 30 September, will be played on the Gold Coast. The same venue will host the three T20Is from 7 to 10 October to wrap up the campaign.
The rejigged schedule comes as a result of both NSW and Victoria being in lockdown as they battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Both the Indian team and any Australian players based in NSW or Victoria will begin a two-week quarantine period in Brisbane on Monday.
“We’ve been monitoring the situation across the country and it is clear that the current COVID challenges prevent the original schedule from proceeding as initially planned.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Queensland Government for agreeing to quarantine the Australian and Indian players and enabling this important series to be played in Queensland. We are also delighted to be bringing our World Champion women's team to Mackay and regional Queensland.
“Having had to postpone the series last summer due to the pandemic, we are looking forward to hosting an Indian team which boasts some of the best players in the world in this historic series featuring the first ever day-night Test match between the two sides.
“We thank everyone involved for their support and cooperation to stage this series safely and look forward to our World Champion women’s team launching this massive summer of cricket against a world class Indian team.”
The series opener will be the first time the two sides have met since facing each other in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Final.
FIXTURES
ODIs21 September: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (Day)
24 September: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (Day-Night)
26 September: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (Day)
Test30 September 30 – 3 October: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (Day-Night)
T20Is7 October: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (Night)
9 October: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (Night)
10 October: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (Night)