Adelaide to host India-Australia Day/Night Test

Adelaide will host the Day/Night Test between India and Australia 

REUTERS - Australia will kick-off its international summer with a limited overs series against India in Sydney and Canberra from November 27 before the four-Test series starts in Adelaide as a Day-Night match on December 17, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

A tour worth about US $214 million to Australian cricket will commence with three One-Day Internationals (ODI’s) followed by three Twenty20’s at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Canberra’s Manuka Oval, CA said in a statement.

The second Test will proceed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the traditional Boxing Day slot on December 26, with the third Test at the SCG from January 7. The fourth Test starts at the Gabba in Brisbane from January 15. India’s squad will arrive in Sydney on November 12, subject to authorisation from Australian border authorities and will undergo a mandatory quarantine in Sydney prior to the first match of the tour.

The schedule: 

First ODI: November 27 at SCG, Second ODI: November 29 at SCG, Third ODI: December 2 at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

First T20: December 4 at Manuka Oval, Canberra, Second T20: December 6 at SCG Third T20: December 8 at SCG.

First Test: December 17-21 at Adelaide Oval (Day/Night), Second Test: December 26-30 at MCG, Third Test: January 7-11 at SCG, Fourth Test: January 15-19 at The Gabba.