Cricket grounds
matches & weather

Major international cricket grounds, with the matches coming up at each, the weather at the ground and where to watch.

Each ground page lists its upcoming and recent matches with the broadcaster in each country, the forecast at the ground for match days, its key facts and famous moments, all from cited sources. Below, each ground with its basics and the next match we list there.

Australia

• Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (opened 1853, capacity 100,024)

  Since 1982 the MCG has hosted one Test each summer, the Boxing Day Test.

  Next: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers, 5th Match, Fri 18 Dec 2026 (7 listed)
• Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (opened 1851)

  Australia beat India by 34 runs here on 12 January 2019 for their 1,000th win in international cricket.

  Next: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades, 9th Match, Tue 22 Dec 2026 (5 listed)
• Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (capacity 53,500)

  England won the ground’s first Twenty20 International, in 2011, by one wicket.

  Next: Australia v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Thu 17 Dec 2026 (6 listed)
• Perth Stadium, Perth (opened 2018, capacity 61,266)

  Marnus Labuschagne has the most Test runs here (524) and Nathan Lyon the most Test wickets (29).

  Next: Australia v New Zealand, 1st Test, Wed 9 Dec 2026 (6 listed)
• The Gabba, Brisbane (opened 1895)

  Ricky Ponting has the most Test runs at the ground (1,335).

  Next: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, 2nd Match, Tue 15 Dec 2026 (5 listed)

England

• Lord's, London (opened 1814)

  Ireland bowled England out for 85 on the first morning of their 2019 Test here, then were all out for 38, the lowest Test total at Lord’s.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• The Oval, London (opened 1845)

  Shane Warne took 32 Test wickets here, the most by an overseas bowler.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• Edgbaston, Birmingham (opened 1882)

  The 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s T20 final here drew 19,527, then a record for a women’s match outside a World Cup.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• Old Trafford, Manchester (opened 1857)

  England’s 397 for 6 against Afghanistan on 18 June 2019 is the highest ODI total at the ground.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• Headingley, Leeds (opened 1890)

  England’s 351 for 9 against Pakistan on 19 May 2019 is the highest ODI total here.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.

India

• Eden Gardens, Kolkata (opened 1864, capacity 68,000)

  At the 2023 World Cup Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries here, and Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets in the semi-final.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (opened 1974, capacity 33,100)

  India’s 253 for 7 against England on 5 March 2026 is the highest T20I total at the ground.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (opened 2020, capacity 132,000)

  In the 2026 T20 World Cup final here India made 255, the highest total in a T20 World Cup final, Sanju Samson made the highest individual score in a men’s final, and India became the first team to defend the title and the first to win it at home.

  Next: India v Australia, 5th Test, Sat 27 Feb 2027
• M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (opened 1969)

  It was the first cricket stadium to generate most of its electricity from solar panels.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.
• M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (opened 1916)

  Sunil Gavaskar scored his 30th Test century here against West Indies in 1983, passing Don Bradman’s record for the most Test hundreds.

  Next: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers, 1st Match, Sat 12 Dec 2026 (2 listed)

South Africa

• The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

  AB de Villiers finished on 149 off 44 balls in his record-breaking 2015 innings, and in February 2016 he hit South Africa’s fastest T20I fifty here (21 balls) against England.

  Next: South Africa v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Sun 15 Nov 2026 (5 listed)
• Newlands, Cape Town (opened 1888)

  By June 2019 it had staged 41 ODIs, five of them at the 2003 World Cup; South Africa had won 30 and lost 6.

  Next: South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Tue 27 Oct 2026 (4 listed)

Pakistan

• Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (opened 1959, capacity 35,000)

  Pakistan’s 375 for 3 against Zimbabwe on 26 May 2015 is the highest ODI total at the ground.

  Next: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Tue 17 Nov 2026

Sri Lanka

• R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (opened 1986)

  Afghanistan’s 80 against England on 21 September 2012 is the lowest T20I total here.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.

Barbados

• Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

  India beat South Africa by 7 runs in the 2024 T20 World Cup final here; Virat Kohli made 76 off 59 balls and was player of the match.

  No upcoming matches listed yet.