The second half of November 2026 is where the month's cricket takes its shape. Three Tests reach their final day on Monday, 9 November — one begins in Rawalpindi and two end in Sylhet and Sharjah — and from there the calendar builds toward two new Test series, the white-ball tour of Australia, and two tournaments that crown their champions before the month is out. India and New Zealand play out the rest of their ODI series and then switch to Tests in Wellington and Christchurch, Pakistan and Sri Lanka meet in Rawalpindi and Lahore, and England's white-ball tour of Australia runs from Perth to Sydney. Below is the complete day-by-day schedule, with every start time in the venue's local time.
This article picks up where the first week of November schedule left off, covering every men's fixture from Sunday, 8 November to Monday, 30 November 2026 — the series that were already running when the month began, and the ones that start in its second half.
November 8–30 at a Glance
Sunday, 8 November: India U19 vs Pakistan U19 (U19 Asia Cup, Al Amerat).
Monday, 9 November: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test begins (Rawalpindi); Bangladesh vs West Indies 2nd Test, final day (Sylhet); Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st Test, final day (Sharjah).
Tuesday, 10 November: New Zealand vs India 3rd ODI (Hamilton); U19 Asia Cup group finales; Nepal tri-series begins.
Thursday, 12 November: U19 Asia Cup semi-finals (Al Amerat).
Friday, 13 November: New Zealand vs India 4th ODI (Mount Maunganui); Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2nd Test begins (Sharjah); Australia vs England 1st ODI (Perth).
Saturday, 14 November: U19 Asia Cup final (Al Amerat).
Sunday, 15 November: New Zealand vs India 5th ODI (Mount Maunganui); South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st Test begins (Johannesburg); Australia vs England 2nd ODI (Adelaide); Costa Rica–Falkland Islands T20Is begin (Stanley).
Tuesday, 17 November: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test begins (Lahore).
Wednesday, 18 November: Australia vs England 3rd ODI (Hobart).
Thursday, 19 November: New Zealand vs India 1st Test begins (Wellington); Rising Stars begins (Doha).
Saturday, 21 November: Australia vs England 1st T20I (MCG, Melbourne).
Sunday, 22 November: India A vs Pakistan Shaheens (Rising Stars, Doha).
Monday, 23 November: South Africa vs Bangladesh 2nd Test begins (Centurion).
Tuesday, 24 November: Australia vs England 2nd T20I (Gold Coast).
Thursday, 27 November: New Zealand vs India 2nd Test begins (Christchurch); Australia vs England 3rd T20I (Brisbane); Rising Stars semi-final 2.
Saturday, 29 November: Australia vs England 4th T20I (Sydney); Rising Stars final (Doha).
Week 2 — 8–14 November
Sunday, 8 November — U19 Asia Cup Group Decider
The window opens with the standout fixture of the U19 Asia Cup group stage: India U19 against Pakistan U19 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman, starting at 9:00 AM local time. The match decides the first semi-finalist from Group A. Alongside it, UAE U19 take on Nepal U19 at the same ground, also starting at 9:00 AM GST (10:00 AM PKT).
Monday, 9 November — Three Tests on One Day
Monday is the busiest Test day of the month. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan and Sri Lanka begin the first Test of their two-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. For the series, Pakistan added Aamer Jamal and three debutants to the Test squad — Tayyab Arif, Ali Shabbir and Saqib Khan. The start time is listed as 9:30 AM PKT by most sources, though some listings say 10:00 AM PKT. Both Tests count towards the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27.
At the same time, two Tests reach their final day. In Sylhet, Bangladesh and West Indies play the fifth day of the second Test. Bangladesh made 386 in their first innings, led by Towhid Hridoy's record 242*, after West Indies posted 356. At the end of Day 3, West Indies were 7/0 in their second innings, trailing by 23 runs. The Sylhet Test is part of the World Test Championship. In Sharjah, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe play the final day of the first Test. Zimbabwe made 504 in their first innings and Afghanistan were 402/7 at the end of Day 3, with Rahmat Shah 94 not out, trailing by 102 runs. The start time for the Sharjah Test is not settled — listings vary between 9:00, 9:30 and 10:00 AM GST.
Tuesday, 10 November — New Zealand vs India 3rd ODI
The ODI series moves to Hamilton for the third ODI at Seddon Park, starting at 3:00 PM local time. India lead the series 2-0 after wins in Auckland and Wellington — the second ODI in Wellington was decided by four runs on the DLS method, with Gurnoor Brar taking 4/30 and being named Player of the Match. Shubman Gill is captaining India in the ODI series.
Also on Tuesday, the U19 Asia Cup group stage ends in Oman — Pakistan U19 play Nepal U19 and India U19 play UAE U19, both at 9:00 AM GST — and the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series begins in Nepal, with the hosts joined by Scotland and the USA. The League 2 fixtures run from 10 to 26 November; the individual match dates and times had not been confirmed in a readable source at the time of writing, so the series is listed in this article by its date range.
Thursday, 12 November — U19 Asia Cup Semi-Finals
The U19 Asia Cup reaches its knockout stage in Oman. Semi-final 1 — the Group A winner against the Group B runner-up — and Semi-final 2 — the Group B winner against the Group A runner-up — are both played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground, starting at 9:00 AM GST. The finalists will be decided by the group stage that ends on 10 November, so the teams are not confirmed yet.
Friday, 13 November — Three Matches, Three Cities
Friday is a three-match day. In Mount Maunganui, New Zealand and India play the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, starting at 3:00 PM local time. In Sharjah, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe begin the second Test of their series — the start time is not settled, with listings varying between 9:00, 9:30 and 10:00 AM GST. Zimbabwe are captained by Brian Bennett, standing in for the injured Richard Ngarava, and Rashid Khan is not in Afghanistan's Test squad.
And in Perth, Australia and England begin their white-ball series with the first ODI at Perth Stadium, starting at 11:30 AM local time (2:30 PM AEDT). Australia have rested Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Marsh captains the side. England are without Jos Buttler, who had hamstring surgery, and Saqib Mahmood, who has a knee injury, and Harry Brook captains. Josh Tongue was ruled out of the ODI series on 7 November with a toe injury.
Saturday, 14 November — U19 Asia Cup Final
The U19 Asia Cup ends on Saturday with the final at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman, starting at 9:00 AM GST. The two semi-final winners meet for the title. Pakistan U19 are the defending champions.
Week 3 — 15–21 November
Sunday, 15 November — New Zealand vs India 5th ODI; South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st Test Begins; Australia vs England 2nd ODI
Sunday brings three matches. In Mount Maunganui, New Zealand and India play the fifth and final ODI of the series at Bay Oval, starting at 3:00 PM local time. In Johannesburg, South Africa and Bangladesh begin the first Test of their two-match series at the Wanderers, starting at 10:00 AM local time. And in Adelaide, Australia and England play the second ODI at Adelaide Oval, starting at 2:00 PM local time.
Also on Sunday, the Costa Rica tour of the Falkland Islands begins with two T20Is at Platinum Oval in Stanley — the first at 10:00 AM and the second at 2:00 PM local time. The eight-match series runs to 19 November.
Tuesday, 17 November — Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Begins
Pakistan and Sri Lanka move to Lahore for the second Test of the series at Gaddafi Stadium. The start time is listed as 9:30 AM PKT by most sources, though some listings say 10:00 AM PKT. The Test counts towards the World Test Championship.
Wednesday, 18 November — Australia vs England 3rd ODI
Australia and England play the third and final ODI of the series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, starting at 2:30 PM local time. All three ODIs are day-night games.
Thursday, 19 November — New Zealand vs India 1st Test Begins; Rising Stars Begins
New Zealand and India switch formats in Wellington, where the first Test of their two-match series begins at Basin Reserve, starting at 11:00 AM local time each day from 19 to 23 November. The Test is part of the World Test Championship. In Doha, the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament begins — an eight-team, 50-over A-team tournament running to 29 November. Bangladesh A play Hong Kong in the morning and Sri Lanka A play Afghanistan A in the afternoon.
Saturday, 21 November — Australia vs England 1st T20I (MCG)
The white-ball series moves to Melbourne for the first T20I at the MCG, starting at 7:15 PM local time. This is a T20 international — not a Test match, and not the Ashes. England's tour of Australia is a white-ball-only tour of three ODIs and five T20Is; the next Australia–England Test is the one-off 150th Anniversary day/night Test at the MCG in March 2027.
Week 4 — 22–30 November
Sunday, 22 November — India A vs Pakistan Shaheens (Rising Stars Headline)
In Doha, the Rising Stars tournament serves up its headline group match: India A against Pakistan Shaheens at the West End International Cricket Stadium, starting at 1:00 PM local time. Pakistan Shaheens are the defending champions. The other group match of the day is UAE against Nepal, at the UDST Cricket Ground — the start time had not been confirmed at the time of writing.
Monday, 23 November — South Africa vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Begins
South Africa and Bangladesh begin the second Test of their series at SuperSport Park in Centurion, starting at 10:00 AM local time each day from 23 to 27 November. The Test counts towards the World Test Championship.
Tuesday, 24 November — Australia vs England 2nd T20I
Australia and England play the second T20I at Gold Coast Stadium in Carrara, starting at 6:15 PM local time (7:15 PM AEDT).
Thursday–Friday, 26–27 November — Rising Stars Semi-Finals; New Zealand vs India 2nd Test Begins; Australia vs England 3rd T20I
The Rising Stars semi-finals are played in Doha on 26 and 27 November, with the winners going through to the final on 29 November. On Thursday, 27 November, New Zealand and India begin the second Test of their series at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, starting at 11:00 AM local time each day — the match runs to 1 December, so it closes the month still in progress. On the same day, Australia and England play the third T20I at the Gabba in Brisbane, starting at 6:15 PM local time (7:15 PM AEDT).
Saturday–Sunday, 29–30 November — Australia vs England 4th T20I; Rising Stars Final
The month's last weekend brings the Rising Stars final in Doha on Sunday, 29 November, and the fourth T20I between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney on the same day, starting at 7:15 PM local time. The fifth T20I follows on 2 December in Canberra, just outside this window. The Christchurch Test is still in progress as November ends.
ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026 — Knockouts
The ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2026 is an eight-team, 50-over tournament played in Oman from 5 to 14 November. India, Pakistan, UAE and Nepal are in Group A; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia are in Group B. Pakistan U19 are the defending champions.
The group stage ends on Tuesday, 10 November, with Pakistan U19 against Nepal U19 and India U19 against UAE U19. The semi-finals are played on Thursday, 12 November — the Group A winner against the Group B runner-up, and the Group B winner against the Group A runner-up — and the final is on Saturday, 14 November. All matches are played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman, starting at 9:00 AM local time (10:00 AM PKT). The group stage's headline match, India U19 against Pakistan U19 on 8 November, decides the first semi-finalist from Group A.
A note on the venue: the ground numbers used by some sources are disputed, so this article lists only the ground name — Al Amerat Cricket Ground.
ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 (Doha)
The ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 is an eight-team, 50-over A-team tournament played in Doha, Qatar, from 19 to 29 November. Pakistan Shaheens are the defending champions. Group A has Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A and Hong Kong; Group B has India A, Pakistan Shaheens, Nepal and UAE.
The tournament opens on Thursday, 19 November with Bangladesh A against Hong Kong in the morning and Sri Lanka A against Afghanistan A in the afternoon. Pakistan Shaheens open against UAE on Friday, 20 November, and India A play Nepal the same day. The headline group match is India A against Pakistan Shaheens on Sunday, 22 November. The semi-finals are on 26 and 27 November and the final is on Sunday, 29 November — all at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha, unless stated otherwise.
Matches are played at two grounds in Doha: the West End International Cricket Stadium and the UDST Cricket Ground. Group matches on 23 and 25 November are listed in the tournament schedule, but the individual fixtures had not been confirmed in a readable source at the time of writing, so they are not listed here.
Associate Cricket in November
Two Associate series fill out the month. In Nepal, the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series runs from 10 to 26 November, with the hosts joined by Scotland and the USA for six ODIs in the standard League 2 format. Individual match dates, times and venues had not been confirmed in a readable source at the time of writing, so the series is listed here by its date range.
In the South Atlantic, Costa Rica tour the Falkland Islands for an eight-match T20I series from 15 to 19 November, all at Platinum Oval in Stanley. Two matches are played on 15, 16 and 19 November — the first at 10:00 AM and the second at 2:00 PM local time — with single matches at 2:00 PM on 17 and 18 November. The series is listed as running from 15 to 20 November, but the detailed schedule places all eight matches on 15 to 19 November. Costa Rica won the last series between the two sides 5-1 in March 2025, in Costa Rica.
All Men's International Fixtures, 8–30 November 2026
U19 Asia Cup & Rising Stars Fixtures
What Comes Right After This Window
The month ends with cricket still in progress. The New Zealand vs India second Test runs to 1 December in Christchurch, and Australia and England play the fifth and final T20I of their white-ball series on 2 December at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Bangladesh and South Africa play three ODIs on 1, 4 and 7 December, and Sri Lanka tour India from 13 December. England tour South Africa from 17 December. Looking further ahead, the next Australia–England Test is the one-off 150th Anniversary day/night Test at the MCG in March 2027.
How to Follow Every Match
Live scores and ball-by-ball coverage for these matches are available on the live cricket scores page. For the previous week's schedule, including the series that were already running when November began, see the first week of November schedule.
FAQs
Which is the biggest men's match between 8 and 30 November 2026?
The New Zealand vs India first Test from 19 November carries the most weight — a World Test Championship series between two strong sides — while the India U19 vs Pakistan U19 group match on 8 November is the headline fixture of the U19 Asia Cup. In white-ball cricket, the Australia vs England first T20I on 21 November at the MCG is the biggest night of the window.
Is there an Ashes Test in November 2026?
No. England's tour of Australia in November 2026 is a white-ball-only tour of three ODIs and five T20Is. The first T20I is on 21 November at the MCG in Melbourne — it is not a Test match, and the series is not the Ashes. The next Australia–England Test is the one-off 150th Anniversary day/night Test at the MCG in March 2027.
When are the U19 Asia Cup semi-finals and final?
The semi-finals are on Thursday, 12 November and the final is on Saturday, 14 November, all at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman. All matches start at 9:00 AM local time (10:00 AM PKT).
When does the New Zealand vs India Test series start?
The first Test is from 19 to 23 November at Basin Reserve in Wellington, and the second Test is from 27 November to 1 December at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Both start at 11:00 AM local time each day, and both count towards the World Test Championship.
Where is the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament played?
In Doha, Qatar — at the West End International Cricket Stadium and the UDST Cricket Ground — from 19 to 29 November. The final is on 29 November at the West End International Cricket Stadium.
Conclusion
The second half of November 2026 gives men's cricket fans a full spread: three Tests decided or begun on a single Monday, an ODI series played out in Hamilton and Mount Maunganui, two new Test series in Wellington and Johannesburg, a white-ball tour that runs from Perth to Sydney, and two tournaments in Oman and Doha that crown their champions. Check the live cricket scores page to follow every match as it happens.