India's tour of South Africa is starting with a full swing from 17th December 2021. The series will get underway with 3 Test matches, 3 ODIs, and 4 T20Is.
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Cricket South Africa announced the schedule of this series against India. This 2021-22 series is furthermore one of the most crucial series of their calendar. India's tour of South Africa will be played across all the formats and will start with 3 ICC World Test Championships Tests, continued with 3 ODIs, and ending with 4 T20Is. The series will start from 17 December 2021 and continue till 26 January 2022.
India was supposed to face South Africa in a T20I series in September 2021 but got postponed due to the rescheduled second phase of IPL from September 19.
India's tour of South Africa full schedule:
Test matches:
- 1st Test in Johannesburg- December 17 to 21
- 2nd Test in Centurion - December 26 to 30
- 3rd Test in Johannesburg – January 3 to 7
ODI matches:
- 1st ODI in Paarl – January 11
- 2nd ODI in Cape Town – January 14
- 3rd ODI in Cape Town – January 16
T20I matches:
- 1st T20I in Cape Town – January 19
- 2nd T20I in Cape Town – January 21
- 3rd T20I in Paarl – January 23
- 4th T20I in Paarl – January 26
Cricket South Africa Director, Graeme Smith said, "It is probably the most congested home summer we have ever had." He also added, "It is wonderful in these challenging times that there will such high-quality cricket being played on our shores. This includes a full tour by India across all three formats."