Australia women’s team will tour India in March 2018 to play three ODIs against the hosts India as part of the ICC Women’s Championship (2017-2020), the BCCI said on Friday while announcing a T20 tri-series also involving England.
The three One-day Internationals will be held from March 12 to March 18 in Baroda, while the tri-series will begin with India taking on Australia on March 22. All the matches of the tri-series will take place in Mumbai, with the final slated for April 3.
England will start their campaign with a match against Australia on March 24.
“The Australian Women’s Cricket Team will travel to India in March 2018 to take part in three ODIs against Indian Women’s Cricket Team as part of the ICC Women’s Championship (2017-2020). Prior to the ODI series, Australia Women will play two one-day warm-up matches against India A in Mumbai.
After the completion of the ODI series, a T20I Tri-Series featuring India Women, Australia Women and England Women will be held at the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai,” the BCCI said in a press release.
Here’s the complete schedule:
ODI series
March 6 – 1st Warm-up game – Australia vs India A in Mumbai
March 8 – 2nd Warm-up game – Australia vs India A in Mumbai
March 12 – 1st ODI – India vs Australia in Baroda
March 15 – 2nd ODI – India vs Australia in Baroda
March 18 – 3rd ODI – India vs Australia in Baroda
T20I tri-series (India, Australia and England)
March 22 – India vs Australia
March 24 – Australia vs England
March 26 – India vs England
March 28 – India vs Australia
March 30 – Australia vs England
April 1 – India vs England
April 3 – Final