India tour of South Africa 2023-24: Rohit Sharma and Co. to travel to Rainbow Nation for all-format series in December

India are all set to travel to South Africa for an all-format series in December-January.

India tour of South Africa 2023-24: Rohit Sharma and Co. to travel to Rainbow Nation for all-format series in December

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced the itinerary for India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24. Team India will travel to the Rainbow Nation for an all-format series, starting on 10 December. India and South Africa are all set to play 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and two Tests in December-January. 

The tour will kick off with the three-match T20I series and will be followed by the three-match ODI series. The tour will conclude with two Tests of the Freedom Series for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy. 

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The eight games will be held across six venues- Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Paarl. While Gqeberha and Johannesburg will host a T20I and an ODI each, the other four venues will get a game each.

India’s tour of South Africa, 2023-23 (Senior Men)
DayDateMatchVenue
Sunday10-Dec-231st T20IDurban
Tuesday12-Dec-232nd T20IGqeberha
Thursday14-Dec-233rd T20IJohannesburg
Sunday17-Dec-231st ODIJohannesburg
Tuesday19-Dec-232nd ODIGqeberha
Thursday21-Dec-233rd ODIPaarl
Tuesday26-Dec-23 to 30-Dec-231st TestCenturion
Wednesday03-Jan-24 to 07-Jan-242nd TestCape Town

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Team India will look to script history during their tour to South Africa

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Team India during their tour to South Africa in 2021-22 (Image via News18)

As Team India are all set to travel to South Africa for a full-fledged series, they will aim to script history by winning a Test series. India have never won a Test series in South Africa in eight attempts. In fact, India have won a total of four Tests so far against South Africa in the latter’s backyard.

On their last tour to the Rainbow Nation, India won the first Test but lost the last two Tests and missed out on a chance to script history. It was the same series when Virat Kohli gave up on India’s Test captaincy.

Nevertheless, now with Rohit Sharma at the helm of affairs, India will hope to break the jinx and claim a series win in South Africa. However, it will be interesting to see if Sharma retains his place as India’s Test skipper or if a new captain will be handed the responsibility to lead India in their second series of the new World Test Championship cycle.

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