India vs Australia
1st Test

India play Australia in the 1st Test of Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia) 2027 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, on Thu 21 Jan 2027.

India’s form coming in: beat Sri Lanka (India won by 124 runs, Thu 1 Oct 2026, 2nd Semi-Final); beat Pakistan (India won by 19 runs, Sat 3 Oct 2026, Gold Medal Match); lost to West Indies (West Indies won by 5 wkts, Sat 3 Oct 2026, 3rd ODI); beat West Indies (India won by 8 wkts, Tue 6 Oct 2026, 1st T20I).

Australia’s form coming in: beat Zimbabwe (Australia won by 1 wkt, Sun 20 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI); lost to South Africa (South Africa won by 67 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 1st ODI); lost to South Africa (South Africa won by 32 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 2nd ODI); beat South Africa (Australia won by 45 runs (DLS Method due to rain), Wed 30 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Thu 21 Jan; Day 2 Fri 22 Jan; Day 3 Sat 23 Jan; Day 4 Sun 24 Jan; Day 5 Mon 25 Jan. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, India and Australia have met 112 times: India won 33, Australia 48, 30 drawn, 1 tied (records to 27 August 2026). Their last Test series, in Australia in 2024–25: Australia won 3–1 (5 Tests).

The sides meet again in the 2nd Test, Fri 29 Jan 2027 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium opened in 2008, holds 45,000, its ends are the Secretary End and the Pavilion End. Nagpur’s international stadium at Jamtha, opened in 2008.

At Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium: Its first international was the Fourth Test between India and Australia in November 2008; India won by 172 runs, and Australia’s Jason Krejza took 12 wickets. It hosted four matches at the 2011 World Cup. Virender Sehwag (357) and Virat Kohli (354) have scored the most Test runs here.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗