Home / Sports / IPL eyes Australia: Cricket's global game expands
IPL eyes Australia: Cricket's global game expands
11 Jul
Summary
- Cricket Australia has invited the BCCI to stage an IPL match in Australia.
- This would mark the IPL's first match outside India since 2021.
- The proposal follows a BBL season opener being hosted in Chennai in 2026-27.
Cricket Australia has reportedly extended an "open invitation" to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Australia. This potential expansion, detailed in The Sydney Morning Herald, would mark the IPL's first match staged outside India since 2021. The tournament was previously moved to the United Arab Emirates that year due to the pandemic.
Discussions between the two cricket governing bodies are said to be underway privately. This proposal emerges shortly after an unprecedented collaboration where the 2026-27 Big Bash League (BBL) season will commence in Chennai, India, on December 12. This BBL event is part of the India-Australia Sports Collaboration Roadmap.
An IPL match in Australia would signify a major evolution for the league, moving beyond its traditional base for commercial partnerships, rather than due to extraordinary circumstances like previous relocations to South Africa or the UAE. Hosting the IPL would also bolster Cricket Australia's commercial ties with the lucrative Indian market.
