November 2026 International Cricket Calendar Month-by-Month

November 2026 is the busiest single month of the international cricket calendar this year. Five Full Member Test commitments, three concurrent franchise leagues, two qualifier tournaments, and the closing week of the WCWC 2026 all sit inside the same thirty days. The grid below breaks down every fixture across every Full Member plus the major qualifier and league overlaps.

India, Australia and South Africa Test commitments

India's November sits inside the home Test summer. The senior side hosts South Africa for a two-Test series in the second half of the month, with the venues split between Bengaluru and Mumbai. The Test series sits inside the WTC 2025-27 cycle's closing window, and the points-percentage maths means a 2-0 sweep is the operational requirement for India to reach the final. The squad question of the spin trio remains live, with the spinner depth covered in our India tour Sri Lanka 1st Test preview.

Australia's November is the home opener of the summer. The senior side hosts a three-Test series against Pakistan, with the first Test scheduled at Perth and the second at Adelaide. The Adelaide pink-ball Test continues the day-night Test tradition. South Africa's November includes the away Test series against India and a short white-ball series, with the squad rotation a primary management challenge for the Aiden Markram-led group. Read more in our Wanderers Test preview.

England, New Zealand and West Indies fixtures

England's November is split between the touring squad in West Indies and the developmental tours of UAE. The senior side plays a three-Test series in the Caribbean, with the venues at Bridgetown, Kingston and Trinidad. The series sits inside the WTC cycle and is the senior side's last away red-ball commitment before the home summer. The squad management around Ben Stokes's all-rounder workload and Jofra Archer's red-ball return is the November selection conversation.

New Zealand's November includes the home Test series against Sri Lanka, with the venues at Christchurch and Wellington. The series sits inside the New Zealand home 2027 summer fixture grid. West Indies host England as covered above, with the senior side under Kraigg Brathwaite's captaincy looking to rebuild after a difficult cycle. The West Indies white-ball side under Shai Hope's captaincy plays the parallel CPL conclusion and the early-summer ODI series.

Sub-continental tours and white-ball cricket

Pakistan's November is the away tour of Australia for the three-Test series, with the senior side traveling under the conditions Babar Azam's group has historically struggled with. The squad selection follows the resolution of the PCB tour-fee dispute, with the senior players' availability the operative question.

Bangladesh's November is the home series against Afghanistan, with two Tests and three ODIs scheduled. The Test venues are at Mirpur and Chittagong, with the surfaces expected to favour the home spin attack. Sri Lanka's November is split between the away tour of New Zealand and the home white-ball series against Ireland. The Sri Lankan red-ball side under Dhananjaya de Silva continues the rebuild that has been the story of the past two years.

Afghanistan's November is the away tour of Bangladesh, the senior side's first Test series outside their primary home base in several months. Zimbabwe's November sits in the home summer with two Tests against Ireland and a tri-series with Namibia. Ireland's November is the away tour of Zimbabwe followed by the white-ball series in Sri Lanka.

Franchise leagues and the WBBL window

Three franchise leagues run concurrently through November. The Women's Big Bash League's group stage and playoff window covers the whole month, with the final scheduled for the last Sunday. The senior international Australian players are split between the WBBL availability and the international fixtures, with the rotation managed by the Cricket Australia performance group.

The SA20 2026-27 season's opening weeks fall in late November, with the league running parallel to South Africa's home international fixtures. The overseas-player draft has been completed, and the franchise rosters are confirmed. The Abu Dhabi T10 league's opening week falls in the early part of November, with the senior overseas players' availability shaped by the international calendar conflicts.

Qualifier tournaments and the women's events

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff concludes in early November, with the final round of qualification matches determining the remaining two slots for the 2027 cycle. The associate sides - including the Netherlands, Nepal, Scotland, and the USA - play through the playoff format. The Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier sits in the second half of November, with the regional sides competing for the global qualifier slots.

The Women's World Cup 2026 closing week, including the semifinals and final, falls in early November as the tournament concludes. The senior women's tournament finishes the busy month with the final scheduled at one of the major Indian venues.

What to watch across the month

Watch the WTC 2025-27 cycle's closing arithmetic, particularly the India-South Africa series outcomes. Watch the WBBL playoff bracket and the senior Australian women's rotation. And watch the franchise league overlap with international commitments, which has been the calendar's structural tension throughout the cycle.

November 2026 ends the calendar's busiest stretch and sets up the December summer that includes the Boxing Day Test and the major franchise league openings. The next major calendar month - December - is covered in a separate companion piece.