England to host India for five-Tests as ECB releases complete fixtures for 2025 summer season

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday (22nd August) announced the fixtures for the 2025 summer season. Indian men's and women's teams will be traveling to the UK along with Zimbabwe, West Indies (women and men), and the South Africa National Cricket Team.

The English summer of 2025 will begin with a one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe. The match will be played at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham from 22nd to 25th May. After that West Indies will be playing white-ball series against the hosts.

The two teams will lock horns with each other in the three-match ODI series first. The series will begin on 29th May and will conclude on 3rd June. Following that the T20I series will take place between the teams from 6th June to 10th June across three different venues.

Following that India will be touring England for the five-match Test series. The first game between the teams will be played from 20th to 24th June at the Headingley in Leeds. The second game is slated to take place from 2nd July at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

The third game of the series is scheduled to take place at the home of cricket in Lord's from 10th July. The last two games are slated to commence on the 23rd and 31st of July at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester and The Kia Oval, respectively.

England will be then taking on South Africa in the three-match ODI series, to be played from 10th September to 14th September. After that, the two heavyweights will be clashing off with each other in the three-match T20I series from 17th September to 21st September. After that the 2022 T20 World Cup winners will tour South Africa for white-ball series.

England women will begin their summer by hosting West Indies women for a three-match T20I series between the 21st and 26th of May. They will also take on the same opposition in the three-match ODI series, to be played from 30th May to 7th June.

India Women will be next for the hosts then, as the two sides will be first playing the five-match T20I series, which will begin on 28th June and will conclude on 12th July. After that, the three-match ODI series will get underway from 16th July and will be played till 22nd July.

England's fixtures for the 2025 summer

Men's fixtures

England v Zimbabwe - one-off Test

Only Rothesay Men's Test: 22–25 May - Trent Bridge, Nottingham

England Men v West Indies - Metro Bank ODI Series

1st Metro Bank ODI: 29 May - Edgbaston, Birmingham 13:00 BST

2nd Metro Bank ODI: 1 June - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 11:00 BST

3rd Metro Bank ODI: 3 June - The Kia Oval, London 13:00 BST

England Men v West Indies - Vitality IT20 Series

1st Vitality IT20: 6 June - Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street 18:30 BST

2nd Vitality IT20: 8 June - Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 14:30 BST

3rd Vitality IT20: 10 June - Utilita Bowl, Southampton 18:30 BST

England Men v India - Rothesay Test Series

1st Rothesay Test: 20–24 June - Headingley, Leeds

2nd Rothesay Test: 2–6 July - Edgbaston, Birmingham

3rd Rothesay Test: 10–14 July - Lord’s, London

4th Rothesay Test: 23–27 July - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

5th Rothesay Test: 31 July – 4 August - The Kia Oval, London

England Men v South Africa - Metro Bank ODI Series

1st Metro Bank ODI: 2 September - Headingley, Leeds 13:00 BST

2nd Metro Bank ODI: 4 September - Lord’s, London 13:00 BST

3rd Metro Bank ODI: 7 September - Utilita Bowl, Southampton 11:00 BST

England Men v South Africa - Vitality IT20 Series

1st Vitality IT20: 10 September - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 18:30 BST

2nd Vitality IT20: 12 September - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 18:30 BST

3rd Vitality IT20: 14 September - Trent Bridge, Nottingham 14:30 BST

England Men white-ball tour of Ireland

17 September - Venue tbc 10:45 BST
19 September - Venue tbc 10:45 BST
21 September - Venue tbc 10:45 BST

Women's fixture:

England Women v West Indies - Vitality IT20 Series

1st Vitality IT20: 21 May - The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury 18:30 BST

2nd Vitality IT20: 23 May - The 1st Central County Ground, Hove 18:35 BST

3rd Vitality IT20: 26 May - The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford 14:30 BST

England Women v West Indies - Metro Bank ODI Series

1st Metro Bank ODI: 30 May - The County Ground, Derby 13:00 BST

2nd Metro Bank ODI: 4 June - Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester 13:00 BST

3rd Metro Bank ODI: 7 June - Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton 11:00 BST

England Women v India - Vitality IT20 Series

1st Vitality IT20: 28 June - Trent Bridge, Nottingham 14:30 BST

2nd Vitality IT20: 1 July - Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, 18:30 BST

3rd Vitality IT20: 4 July - The Kia Oval, London 18:35 BST

4th Vitality IT20: 9 July - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 18:30 BST

5th Vitality IT20: 12 July - Edgbaston, Birmingham 18:35 BST

England Women v India - Metro Bank ODI Series

1st Metro Bank ODI: 16 July - Utilita Bowl, Southampton 13:00 BST

2nd Metro Bank ODI: 19 July - Lord’s, London 11:00 BST

3rd Metro Bank ODI: 22 July - Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street 13:00 BST