India-England fifth ODI brought forward

NEW DELHI: The fifth and final one-day international between India and England in October has been brought forward by a day due to a local festival, the Indian cricket board said in a statement on Thursday.

The match, scheduled to be held on October 26, will now be played on October 25 at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.

England, who arrive on October 4, will play two 50-over warm-up games before the first one-day international in Hyderabad on October 14. The remaining one-dayers will be held New Delhi, Mohali, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Eden Gardens will also host a Twenty20 international on October 29.

Revised schedule:
Oct 8 : Warm-up match, Hyderabad
Oct 11 : Warm-up match, Hyderabad
Oct 14 : First one-dayer, Hyderabad
Oct 17 : Second one-dayer, New Delhi
Oct 20 : Third one-dayer, Mohali
Oct 23 : Fourth one-dayer, Mumbai
Oct 25 : Fifth one-dayer, Kolkata
Oct 29 : Twenty20 international, Kolkata

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