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Bangladesh to host Australia, India during packed home season

Pakistan, New Zealand and West Indies will also visit for various white- and red-ball series

ESPNcricinfo staff
02-Jan-2026 • 5 hrs ago
Shamim Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate Kamindu Mendis' dismissal, Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Colombo, July 5, 2025

Bangladesh will play 12 ODIs at home in this year  •  AFP/Getty Images

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced a packed home international calendar for the 2026 season, during which Bangladesh will host four Tests, 12 ODIs and nine T20Is.
The home season will begin in March, following the men's T20 World Cup, with Pakistan visiting for a three-match ODI series. Pakistan will visit again in May for a two-Test series, which will count towards the World Test Championship (WTC). New Zealand will come in April and May for a full white-ball tour comprising three ODIs and three T20Is.
Australia will arrive in June, and India in August and September. Like New Zealand, they will play three ODIs and three T20Is. The season will conclude in October-November with a two-Test series against West Indies as part of the WTC.
In addition to the international fixtures, Sri Lanka A will tour Bangladesh in May for two four-day matches and three one-dayers.
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