Australia tour of India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni to enjoy 'home' advantage at Ranchi
The short tour will begin with the lone T20 contest in Rajkot on October 10. The ODIs are to be played in Pune, Jaipur, Mohali, Ranchi, Cuttack, Nagpur and Bangalore. For Ranchi this will be its 2nd ODI after one against England earlier this year, which India won. Tour ends on 2nd November with the seventh ODI in Bangalore.
India will host Australia for a seven-match ODI series and a one-off Twenty20 international in October-November this year, the BCCI announced on Wednesday.
The short tour will begin with the lone T20 contest in Rajkot on October 10.
The ODI series will begin in Pune on October 13 and culminate with the seventh and final match in Bangalore on November 2. All ODI matches will be day and night fixtures.
The match-schedule is as follows:
10 October - T20 International   Rajkot
13 October - First ODI              Pune
16 October - Second ODI         Jaipur
19 October - Third ODI            Mohali
23 October - Fourth ODI          Ranchi
26 October - Fifth ODI             Cuttack
30 October - Sixth ODI            Nagpur
2 November - Seventh ODI      Bengaluru
Hours of Play (IST)
T20 International: 7:00 pm to 8:20 pm (First Session), 8:20 pm to 8:40 pm (Interval), 8:40 pm to 10:00 pm (Second Session)
ODIs: 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm (First Session), 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm (Dinner Break), 6:45 pm to 10:15 pm (Second Session).