Cricket South Africa Release Home Season Itinerary
Sep 28, 2017 at 4:21 PM
South Africa’s home season has begun with the Test match against Bangladesh underway in Potchefstroom. Cricket South Africa has released an itinerary for the Zimbabwe and India series. Zimbabwe is scheduled to play a boxing day, four days Day/Night Test. After that, India will begin their two months long tour of the Rainbow nation. This tour will also be the beginning of India’s long away season. CSA also released the itinerary for the women’s bilateral series between South Africa and India.
After the series versus India, Australia will travel to South Africa to play a four-match Test series. An excited chief executive of CSA Haroon Lorgat said:
“We are pleased to finally announce the complete schedule of international cricket starting tomorrow with the first Test match against Bangladesh, It is going to be a very busy home season with both India and Australia touring in the New Year. This will be a big season for the Proteas and a real treat for our fans. This is now the time when none of us can wait for the action to start.”
CSA has planned that the women’s team will play the doubleheader T20I’s against South African women team.
BANGLADESH TOUR ITINERARY
September 28-October 2 – 1st Test, Senwes Park
October 6-10 – 2nd Test, Mangaung Oval
October 12 – One-day tour match v SA Invitation XI, Mangaung Oval
October 15 – 1st ODI, Diamond Oval
October 18 – 2nd ODI, Boland Park
October 22 – 3rd ODI, Buffalo Park,
October 26 – D/N 1st T20I, Mangaung Oval,
October 29 – 2nd T20I, Senwes Park
ZIMBABWE TOUR ITINERARY
December 20-22 – Zimbabwe v SA Invitation XI, Boland Park
December 26-29 – D/N Test, St. George’s Park
INDIA MEN’S TOUR ITINERARY
December 30-31 – Two-day warm-up match, Boland Park (TBC)
January 5-9 – 1st Test, Newlands
January 13-17 – 2nd Test, Centurion
January 24-28 – 3rd Test, Wanderers
February 1 – D/N 1st ODI, Kingsmead
February 4 – 2nd ODI, Centurion
February 7 – D/N 3rd ODI, Newlands
February 10 – D/N 4th ODI, Wanderers
February 13 – D/N 5th ODI, St, George’s Park
February 16 – D/N 6th ODI, Centurion
February 18 – 1st T20I, Wanderers
February 21 – D/N 2nd T20I, Centurion
February 24 – D/N 3rd T20I, Newlands
PROTEAS WOMEN V INDIA WOMEN’S TOUR ITINERARY
February 2 – India warm-up match, Kovsies Oval
February 5 – 1st ODI, Diamond Oval
February 7 – 2nd ODI, Diamond Oval
February 10 – 3rd ODI, Senwes Park
February 13 – 1st T20I, Senwes Park
February 16 – 2nd T20I, Buffalo Park
February 18 – 3rd T20I, Wanderers
February 21 – 4th T20I, Centurion
February 24 – 5th T20I, Newlands
AUSTRALIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA
February 22-24 – Australia v SA Invitation XI, Willowmoore
Mark 1-5 – 1st Test, Kingsmead
March 9-13 – 2nd Test, St. George’s Park
March 22-26 – 3rd Test, Newlands
March 30-April 3 – 4th Test, Wanderers.