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India vs South Africa 2015: 4 Test, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is schedule announced

India and South Africa will engage in 12 international matches between October 2 to December 7.

South Africa will be in India for two months © Getty Images
South Africa will be in India for two months © Getty Images

South Africa will play four Tests in India for about a month, beginning with the first Test in Mohali on November 9, in a full tour of the country, it has been announced. The two teams last engaged in a Test series late 2013, for two Tests on a tour agreed between Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) in doubtful circumstances due to differences between the boards. South Africa are currently in Bangladesh busy playing a Test series, and will finish their second Test, to be played in Mirpur, on August 3. They will play an ODI series at home against New Zealand before boarding a flight to India to play five ODIs, three Twenty20s Internationals (T20Is) and four Tests.

India’s home series against South Africa will begin with the first T20 International on October 2 followed by five ODIs and four Test matches, making it the longest tour to the country by the Proteas. Besides three T20 Internationals at Dharamsala (October 2), Cuttack (October 5) and Kolkata (October 8), the series will see feature one-dayers in Kanpur (October 11), Indore (October 14), Rajkot (October 18), Chennai (October 22) and Mumbai (October 25). READ: Spin bowling camp arranged by South Africa to tackle subcontinental conditions in upcoming tours of Bangladesh and India

The limited overs games will be followed by Tests at Mohali (November 5-9), Bangalore (November 14-18), Nagpur (November 25-29) and the concluding match of the tour at Delhi from December 3 to 7). The fixtures were today jointly announced by BCCI and Cricket South Africa (CSA). In all, the tour will last for 72 days.

“I am delighted to confirm, together with the BCCI, the Proteas’ itinerary for our tour of India later this year,” said CSA Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat. “This will be the longest tour that we have undertaken to India and the first time we will play a four-Test series. Both countries are now working to develop this into an icon series. Another first is that we will be playing our first T20 International match against India in India. South Africa’s talismanic captain AB de Villiers is scheduled to play his 100th Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. READ: BCCI, Cricket South Africa planning ‘Gandhi-Mandela’ series

“Of note will be the second Test match to be played in Bangalore where the Castle Lager Proteas previously secured our only ever Test Series win over India in India in 2000. If all works out this will be AB de Villiers’ 100th Test match and it could not be a more appropriate venue as it has become AB’s second home through his involvement with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Being a landmark tour in the young history of Cricket South Africa, I wish to thank the BCCI for all the hard work that has been put in to scheduling this tour and I now look forward to the Test series becoming an iconic one,” Lorgat said.

Schedule:

1st T20I, Dharamsala: October 2

2nd T20I, Cuttack: October 5

3rd T20I, Kolkata: October 8

1st ODI, Kanpur: October 11

2nd ODI, Indore: October 14

3rd ODI, Rajkot: October 18

4th ODI, Chennai: October 22

5th ODI, Mumbai: October 25

1st Test, Mohali: November 5 to 7

2nd Test, Bangalore: November 14 to 18

3rd Test, Nagpur: November 25 to 29

4th Test, Delhi: December 3 to 7

(With inputs from PTI)

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