India to play Tests in Cape Town, Jo’burg, Centurion

JOHANNESBURG: India’s three Test matches in South Africa in January will be played in Cape Town, Centurion and Johannesburg, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday.

The itinerary for a tour of three Test matches, six one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals was announced a week after the tour was confirmed following lengthy negotiations.

Centurion will host two oneday internationals, one a day game and the other a day-night match. The others will be played in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. The Twenty20 internationals will be staged in Johannesburg, Centurion and Cape Town.

Details of an Indian women’s tour were also announced, with the last three of six T20Is being played as the first leg of doubleheaders with the men’s matches.

It was also announced that Zimbabwe will play a three-day match in Paarl from December 20 to 22 ahead of a planned day-night Test to be played over four days in Port Elizabeth from December 26 to 29.

Tour itinerary: December 30-31, Warm-up match, Paarl; January 5-9, 1st Test, Cape Town; 13-17, 2nd Test, Centurion; 24-28 3rd Test, Jo’burg February 1, 1st ODI Durban (daynight); 4, 2nd ODI, Centurion (day) 7; 3rd ODI, Cape Town (day-night); 10, 4th ODI, Jo’burg (day-night); 13, 5th ODI, Port Elizabeth (day-night); 16, 6th ODI, Centurion (day-night); 18, 1st T20I, Johannesburg (day); 21, 2nd T20I, Centurion (day-night); 24, 3rd T20I, Cape Town (day-night)