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Schedule: Major International Fixtures (IST)

Major international fixtures, with kick-off and start times in Indian Standard Time (IST). Every row links to the official source it came from, and the date at the top says when it was last checked. This page lists international matches and events only. It does not claim to list every match in every sport. If something big is missing, it is a gap on our side and the daily check should fill it.

Last verified 23 October 2026

Cricket: India Women v Zimbabwe Women

DateMatchStart (IST)Venue
Fri 23 Oct 20261st ODI2:00 PMBaroda
Sun 25 Oct 20262nd ODI2:00 PMBaroda
Wed 28 Oct 20263rd ODI2:00 PMBaroda

Source: BCCI home season 2026-27 schedule (PDF). BCCI lists these as local time, which is IST in India.

Cricket: New Zealand v India (men), T20Is

DateMatchStart (IST)Venue
Sat 24 Oct 20262nd T20I12:30 PMHagley Oval, Christchurch
Tue 27 Oct 20263rd T20I12:30 PMHnry Stadium, Wellington
Fri 30 Oct 20264th T20I12:30 PMEden Park, Auckland
Sun 1 Nov 20265th T20I12:30 PMSeddon Park, Hamilton

Sources: BCCI match centre pages for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th T20I. Each lists a 7:00 am UTC start, which is 12:30 PM IST.

Cricket: Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka ODI tri-series (Pakistan)

DateMatchStart (IST)Venue
Sun 25 Oct 2026Pakistan v England1:30 PMLahore
Tue 27 Oct 2026Pakistan v Sri Lanka1:30 PMLahore
Thu 29 Oct 2026Sri Lanka v England1:30 PMLahore
Sat 31 Oct 2026Final1:30 PMLahore

The PCB says every match starts at 1:00 PM Pakistan time, which is 1:30 PM IST. Sources: PCB press release and BBC Sport fixtures.

Cricket: South Africa v Australia Tests

DatesMatchDaily start (IST)Venue
Tue 27 to Sat 31 Oct 20263rd Test2:00 PMNewlands, Cape Town

South Africa won the second Test at Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs - Australia were bowled out for 99 in their first innings - to level the series 1-1. Play in Cape Town starts at 10:30 local time, as reported by cricket.com.au. Sources: ICC and cricket.com.au.

Formula 1: United States Grand Prix

The race weekend at Circuit of the Americas runs 23 to 25 October, and the Mexico City Grand Prix follows on 30 October to 1 November. Session times in IST, converted from the local Austin times listed by F1: Practice 1 Fri 23 Oct 11:00 PM; Practice 2 Sat 24 Oct 2:30 AM; Practice 3 Sat 24 Oct 11:00 PM; Qualifying Sun 25 Oct 2:30 AM; Race Mon 26 Oct 1:30 AM. Mexico City GP in IST, converted from the local Mexico City times in the F1 timetable: Practice 1 Sat 31 Oct 12:00 AM; Practice 2 Sat 31 Oct 3:30 AM; Practice 3 Sat 31 Oct 11:00 PM; Qualifying Sun 1 Nov 2:30 AM; Race Mon 2 Nov 1:30 AM. Times can change, so check the official page. Sources: Formula 1 2026 calendar and the Mexico City GP timetable.

More coming up: football, tennis, badminton and basketball

These are event dates from the official calendars, not match-by-match times. Club leagues are not listed here.

  • Badminton, 20 to 25 October: Yonex French Open (BWF World Tour Super 750) at Arena Grand Paris (BWF). Match times are on the BWF site.
  • Football: men's international match window, 9 to 17 November 2026 (FIFA match calendar). There is no men's international window before then.
  • Tennis, week of 19 October: Almaty Open, Lyon and Brussels (ATP 250), Ningbo Open (WTA 500) and Japan Open in Osaka (WTA 250) (ATP calendar, WTA calendar).
  • Tennis, week of 26 October: Swiss Indoors in Basel (ATP 500), Erste Bank Open in Vienna (ATP 500), Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo (WTA 500) and Guangzhou Open (WTA 250).
  • Basketball: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, window 5, 26 to 30 November 2026, each nation plays twice (FIBA).

Later this year (not live, dates from official sites)

  • WTA Finals, Indian Wells: 8 to 15 November 2026 (WTA)
  • Nitto ATP Finals, Turin: 15 to 22 November 2026 (ATP Tour)
  • WTT Finals, Hong Kong (table tennis): 9 to 13 December 2026 (Discover Hong Kong)

Live scores

These cards update on their own during matches. Scores come from a third-party data feed (SportScore, credited in the footer) and can lag or change after the final whistle, so check the official site for anything that matters.

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