Cricket Schedule 2021: Upcoming Fixtures, Where to Watch & More
A few days back, the young and exuberant Indian men’s cricket team wrapped the Tour of Sri Lanka One-Day International (ODI) Series with a 2-1 win.
The team was led by none other than Shikhar Dhawan, who had spectacular innings in the first two ODIs. Not only this, there was an exciting scheme of events taking place. For example, a total of five (5) debutants played in the inconsequential 3rd ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The series also witnessed power-packed performances by Surya Kumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw. In fact, they might be considered to participate in the upcoming Tour of England Test Series starting from 4 Aug’21.
What is the next exciting fixture around the corner? We are only in mid-2021. Let us look at what happened in the Indian cricket schedule in the recent past and what awaits in the rest of 2021.
Recent Fixtures and Results
First thing’s first, we have the scorecards of the recent Indian Tour of Sri Lanka ODI series 2021
| ODI | Date | Time* | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | 18-Jul | 3 PM | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India won by 7 wickets SL 262/9 (50)IND 263/3 (36.4) |
| 2nd ODI | 20-Jul | 3 PM | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | India won by 3 wickets SL 275/9 (50)IND 277/7 (49.1) |
| 3rd ODI | 23-Jul | 3 PM | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (DLS method) IND 225 (43.1)SL 227/7 (39) Due to rains, the match was truncated to 47 overs per side |
*All the timings are in IST
- Player of the 1st ODI Match: Prithvi Shaw (India)
- Player of the 2nd ODI Match: Deepak Chahar (India)
- Player of the 3rd ODI Match: Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka)
- Player of the Series: Suryakumar Yadav
Exciting Upcoming Indian Cricket Schedule 2021
Domestic cricket fans can keep their favorite player’s jersey ready to be worn in the next few days, for there are quite a few upcoming cricket matches in India.
First, we have the India Tour of Sri Lanka T20I series from 25Jul ’21, India Tour of England beginning on 4 Aug’21, and followed the resumption of IPL Season 14.
Let us see the dates, timings, and venues of these events.
India Tour of Sri Lanka T20 International Series
Below is the cricket schedule for upcoming India vs. Sri Lanka T20I Series
| T20 | Date | Time* | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20 | 25-Jul | 8 PM | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 2nd T20 | 27-Jul | 8 PM | |
| 3rd T20 | 29-Jul | 8 PM |
*All the timings are in IST.
Indian Squad at India Tour of Sri Lanka 2021Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Nitish Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakariya, Navdeep Saini, K Gowtham.
Sri Lankan Squad at India Tour of Sri Lanka 2021Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Dhananjaya De Silva (Vice Captain), Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Shiran Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Isuru Udana, Ashen Bandara, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Minod Bhanuka, Ishan Jayaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Udara, , Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dhananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, , Dhananjaya Lakshan, , Praveen Jayawickrema, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara.
India Tour of England Test Series 2021
Below is the cricket schedule for India vs. England Test Series
| Test Match | Date | Time* | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Match 1 | 04-Aug | 3:30 PM | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Test Match 2 | 12-Aug | 3:30 PM | Lord’s, London |
| Test Match 3 | 25-Aug | 3:30 PM | Headingley, Leeds |
| Test Match 4 | 02-Sep | 3:30 PM | Kennington Oval, London |
| Test Match 5 | 10-Sep | 3:30 PM | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester |
*All the timings are in IST
Indian Squad at India Tour of England 2021Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, R. Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Axar Patel,KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Umesh Yadav, Md. Siraj, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance), English Squad at India Tour of England 2021.
England Squad at India Tour of England 2021Joe Root (Captain), James Anderson, Dom Bess, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes.
How To Watch Cricket Matches on TV and Online?
India vs. Sri Lanka T20I Series
Sony Networks has a live telecast of the India Tour of Sri Lanka T20I series on SONY TEN 1 & SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY SIX & SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 3 HD & SONY TEN 3 (Hindi).
Alternatively, fans can also follow live cricket matches on the SONYLIV OTT platform.
If you wish to watch the matches free of charge, then switch to the Doordarshan channel!
India vs. England Test Series 2021
Domestic cricket fans can catch the live telecast of all five test matches on Sony Sports Network as it holds the official broadcasting rights.
Sony Six and Sony Ten 3 will live telecast all the Five Test matches in India.
| Channels | Tata Sky | Airtel Xstream | Videocon D2H | Dish TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Six | 484 | 291 | 423 | 623 |
| Sony Six HD | 483 | 292 | 928 | 622 |
| Sony Ten 1 | 471 | 285 | 411 | 611 |
| Sony Ten 1 HD | 470 | 286 | 927 | 610 |
| Sony Ten 3 | 476 | 289 | 415 | 615 |
| Sony Ten 3 HD | 475 | 290 | 926 | 614 |
Overall International Cricket Schedule for Men’s Cricket
Those fans who also like to watch teams outside India play, don’t worry, as we have got you covered. You can find the overall international cricket schedule for the remainder of the year below:
| Jul 28, Wed | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 1st T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 02:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL |
| Jul 31, Sat | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 2nd T20I | 8:30 PM |
| – | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 03:00 PM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 01, Sun | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 3rd T20I | 8:30 PM |
| – | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 03:00 PM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 03, Tue | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 4th T20I | 8:30 PM |
| – | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 03:00 PM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 12, Thu – Aug 16, Mon | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 1st Test | 8:30 PM |
| – | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 03:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 20, Fri – Aug 24, Tue | West Indies vs. Pakistan, 2nd Test | 8:30 PM |
| – | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 03:00 PM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 03, Tue | Bangladesh vs. Australia, 1st T20I | 4:30 PM |
| – | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 11:00 AM GMT / 05:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 04, Wed | Bangladesh vs. Australia, 2nd T20I | 4:30 PM |
| – | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 11:00 AM GMT / 05:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 06, Fri | Bangladesh vs. Australia, 3rd T20I | 4:30 PM |
| – | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 11:00 AM GMT / 05:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 07, Sat | Bangladesh vs. Australia, 4th T20I | 4:30 PM |
| – | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 11:00 AM GMT / 05:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 09, Mon | Bangladesh vs. Australia, 5th T20I | 4:30 PM |
| – | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 11:00 AM GMT / 05:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 06, Fri | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 1st ODI | 3:30 PM |
| – | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 08, Sun | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI | 3:30 PM |
| – | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 11, Wed | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI | 3:30 PM |
| – | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM LOCAL |
| Aug 15, Sun | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 1st T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland | 02:00 PM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 17, Tue | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland | 02:00 PM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 20, Fri | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland | 02:00 PM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 22, Sun | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 4th T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | 02:00 PM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Aug 24, Tue | Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, 5th T20I | 7:30 PM |
| – | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | 02:00 PM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL |
| Oct 14, Thu | Pakistan vs. England, 1st T20I | 6:30 PM |
| – | National Stadium, Karachi | 01:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL |
| Oct 15, Fri | Pakistan vs. England, 2nd T20I | 6:30 PM |
| – | National Stadium, Karachi | 01:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL |
| Nov 27, Sat – Dec 01, Wed | Australia vs. Afghanistan, Only Test | 5:00 AM (Nov 27) |
| – | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 11:30 PM GMT (Nov 26) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Dec 08, Wed – Dec 12, Sun | Australia vs. England, 1st Test | 5:30 AM |
| – | The Gabba, Brisbane | 12:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL |
| Dec 16, Thu – Dec 20, Mon | Australia vs. England, 2nd Test | 9:30 AM |
| – | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 04:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL |
| Dec 26, Sun – Dec 30, Thu | Australia vs. England, 3rd Test | 5:00 AM (Dec 26) |
| – | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 11:30 PM GMT (Dec 25) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Jan 05, Wed – Jan 09, Sun | Australia vs. England, 4th Test | 5:00 AM (Jan 05) |
| – | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 11:30 PM GMT (Jan 04) / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
| Jan 14, Fri – Jan 18, Tue | Australia vs. England, 5th Test | 8:00 AM |
| – | Perth Stadium, Perth | 02:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL |
Indian fans can catch live streaming matches of the Pakistan Tour of West Indies, Australia Tour of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe Tour of Ireland on the FanCode app.
The Ashes, and England Tour of Pakistan, however, can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app.
Catching Live Cricket Score
Selectra’s top four recommended (4) places/websites to catch up with the international cricket schedule and results are:
- ICC-Cricket.com
- Cricbuzz.com
- News18.com
- ESPNcricinfo.com
Conclusion
We hope the above content fully captures the latest updates on the upcoming cricket schedule. You can now catch up with every play-to-play action happening in the Indian cricket team without having to find 1392174092 results on Google. We wish all the best to our Indian men’s cricket contingent. May the best set of athletes clinch the winning titles.