Why is India A Women vs Australia A Women Multi-Day Match Shifted to Mohali?

Cricket Australia is currently touring India in different categories, including the Australia A team, the Australia U19 team and the Australia A Women's team. These series between the young teams of India and Australia will provide a lot of exposure to young cricketers. The Australia A Women's team is on a multi-format tour to India, which includes a 3-match unofficial T20I series, a 3-match unofficial ODI series, and an unofficial Test match.

The 3-match unofficial T20I series has been concluded with Australia A Women clean-sweeping the hosts 3-0 and winning the series. Currently, the 3-match unofficial ODI series is underway in Mohali, which is followed by an unofficial Test match that was scheduled to be played at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, but the venue for the India A Women vs Australia A Women Multi-Day Match has been announced. Let's find out the reason behind the India A Women vs Australia A Women Multi-Day Match venue change.

Why Has India A Women vs Australia A Women Dharamshala Multi-Day Match Shifted?

The India A Women vs Australia A Women Multi-Day Match was scheduled from September 29 to October 2, 2026, at the most beautiful cricket stadium in the world, HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, after playing in New Chandigarh and Mohali. However, the BCCI announced a venue change for the multi-day match to Mohali on September 23, 2026. The BCCI released a media advisory stating the reason behind this venue change, stating,

Australia A Women Tour of India 2026 Glimpse As of Now

The Australia A Women tour of India 2026 began with the 3-match unofficial T20I series at the New PCA Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, where Australia A Women won all three matches quite easily and dominated well enough. The next part of the series was the 3-match unofficial ODI series, which is being played at PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, where India A Women bounced back by winning the first match easily and also showing great character in the second match by scoring 338 runs. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the series will go.