NEW DELHI: Australia national cricket team will tour South Africa in September and October for a three-match Test series, preceded by three One-Day Internationals.
The Tests will mark the first red-ball meeting between the sides since South Africa defeated Australia in the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord's Cricket Ground last June. That triumph ended a 37-year wait for a major global cricket title for the Proteas.
Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday that the ODI leg will begin on September 24 in Durban, followed by matches on September 27 in Johannesburg and a day-night fixture in Potchefstroom on September 30.
ODIs
- 1st ODI: Durban, September 24
- 2nd ODI: Johannesburg, September 27
- 3rd ODI: Potchefstroom (Day-Night), September 30
Tests
- 1st Test: Durban, October 9-12
- 2nd Test: Gqeberha, October 16-19
- 3rd Test: Cape Town, October 26-29
A two-day warm-up game is scheduled in Potchefstroom on October 3 and 4, before the opening Test gets underway in Durban on October 9.
The series then moves to Gqeberha — formerly known as Port Elizabeth — for the second Test starting October 18, with the final match set for October 27-31 at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
(With AP Inputs)
