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Boxing Day: 29 matches will be played in one day! (PC-PTI)

Boxing Day is very special for cricket fans. The day after Christmas, fans get to see many great matches. This time again something similar is going to happen. Let us tell you that this time a total of 29 matches will be played on Boxing Day. On this very day, a competition is going to start in which prize money worth Rs 38 crore will be distributed. Let us tell you which matches will be played on Boxing Day i.e. 26th December. From Australia to South Africa on Boxing Day. Many cricket matches are to be played in India, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Know the complete cricket schedule of this day.

What is boxing day?

Before the cricket schedule, know what Boxing Day is? Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas (25 December). It is celebrated in the United Kingdom (UK) and British Commonwealth countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa. There is no official holiday on this day in India but it is very special for cricket fans.

These matches will be held on Boxing Day

In Australia, the Boxing Day Test is played every year at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). This has been happening since 1980. About one lakh people gather at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on this day. This time the fourth test match of the Ashes series will be held in Melbourne. Australia has already won the series and is leading 3-0.

Team India's match

There is no match for the Indian men's team on Boxing Day but the women are going to show their strength on the field. The third T20 match will be played between India and Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram. Team India is ahead 2-0 in the series. Talking about T20 leagues and domestic matches, two matches will be played in Australia's Big Bash League. In these, double action will be seen with the matches of Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes.

Bangladesh Premier League begins

Bangladesh Premier League is also starting on the occasion of Boxing Day. Two matches will be played in Sylhet on the first day. These matches will be between Sylhet Titans vs Rajshahi Warriors and Noakhali Express vs Chattogram Royals.

38 crore prize league begins

Not only Bangladesh Premier League but also SA20 in South Africa is starting on Boxing Day. Prize money of approximately Rs 38 crore will be distributed in this league. The winning team will get approximately Rs 16.5 crores while the runner up team will win approximately Rs 8 crores. On the first day, there will be a match between MI Cape Town vs Durban's Super Giants.

Northern Brave vs Auckland match will be held in New Zealand's T20 league Super Smash League. In this, women and men teams are going to clash. Apart from this, there will be a match of Warriorz vs Vipers in the ongoing ILT20 in UAE. Let us tell you that a total of 19 matches in the ongoing domestic ODI tournament in India will be played on Boxing Day. In this way, fans will get to see the action of a total of 29 matches in a day.