India vs Australia
2nd Test

India play Australia in the 2nd Test of Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia) 2027 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Fri 29 Jan 2027.

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Fri 29 Jan; Day 2 Sat 30 Jan; Day 3 Sun 31 Jan; Day 4 Mon 1 Feb; Day 5 Tue 2 Feb. 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 3rd Test, Thu 11 Feb 2027 at Assam Cricket Association Stadium (Barsapara).

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (“Chepauk”) opened in 1916, its ends are the V. Pattabhiraman Gate End and the Anna Pavilion End. The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s ground in Chepauk, Chennai, one of India’s oldest Test venues.

At M. A. Chidambaram Stadium: Chepauk’s first international was a Test against England in February 1934; that November it hosted the first match of the first Ranji Trophy. India won its first ever Test here, against England in 1952. The second tied Test in history was played here, India against Australia, in 1986.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗