On Monday, Cricket South Africa released the updated schedule of the Indian men's cricket team's upcoming tour of South Africa. Initially supposed to start on 17 December, the series will begin on 26 December.
The first Test will be played in Centurion at the SuperSport Park from 26 December to 30. The second Test will be played in Wanderers Stadium at Johannesburg will host the second Test from 3 January to 7, 2022, while the third match of the series will be played in Newlands in Cape Town from 11 January to 15.
The official CSA release stated.
"It is a pleasure for CSA (Cricket South Africa) to confirm the updated schedule for tour to South Africa for India men's. While announced over the weekend, the tour has been bring down from three series to two series: the Betway Test and One-Day International series, taking place from 26 December to 23 January 2022 across four venues, following successful engagement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),"
India will also play three ODIs, but the four-match T20I series will be rescheduled for later, as announced by BCCI earlier.
The CSA release further stated.
"The Test series will be a segment of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship, while ODI series will be part of the ICC Men's World Cup Super League, the qualification tournament for the 2023 ICC Men's World Cup,"
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Here's the full schedule of India's tour of South Africa
26-30 December 2021,1st Betway WTC Test vs. India, SuperSport Park, Centurion
03-07 January 2022,2nd Betway WTC Test vs. India, Imperial Wanderers, Johannesburg
11-15 January 2022,3rd Betway WTC Test vs. India, Six-Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town
19 January 2022,1st Betway ODI vs. India, Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl
21 January 2022,2nd Betway ODI vs. India, Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl
23 January 2022,3rd Betway ODI vs. India, Six Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town
