India Tour of South Africa 2023 - Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know

Indian cricket team is travelling to South Africa to participate in an all format tour comprising of 3 T20I's, 3 ODI's and 2 Test matches.

The tour will begin with the T20I series. The first T20I will be played on the 10th of December at Kingsmead, Durban. The final T20I of the series will be played on the 13th of December at Johannesburg.

ODI series will begin on the 17th of December with the first ODI to be played at Johannesburg. The third ODI will be played on the 21st of December at the Boland Park, Paarl.

Test series is set to begin on the 26th of December. The first Test match will be played at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. The second Test will be played from the 3rd of January at the Newlands, Capetown.

Team India will have 3 different captains for 3 different formats. KL Rahul will lead the side for the ODI's, while Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma will be leading the T20I and Test side respectively.

The T20I squad is very similar to the one that played against Australia recently. ODI squad will see fresh faces like Rajat Patidar and Sai Sudarshan. They are selected based on their domestic form.

South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram in the white ball series while Temba Bavuma will lead the Test side. Kyle Verreynne has been included in the ODI squad. He is in fine touch currently. Nandre Burger and David Bedhingham have been included in the Test squad based on their form in the CSA 4 day Challenge.

Both the teams had an unforgettable run at the ICC Men's World Cup and will be eager to leave a lasting imprint on the upcoming multi format tour.

Let's take a look at the fixtures:

T20I's:

1st T20I – December 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in Kingsmead, Durban

2nd T20I – December 12, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in St George’s Park, Gqeberha

3rd T20I – December 14, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

ODIs:

1st ODI – December 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

2nd ODI – December 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM IST in St George’s Park, Gqeberha

3rd ODI – December 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM IST in Boland Park, Paarl

Tests:

1st Test – December 26-30, 2023 at 1:30 PM IST in SuperSport Park, Centurion

2nd Test – January 3-7, 2024 at 2:00 PM IST in Newlands, Cape Town

Squads:

India T20I squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar

India ODI squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Deepak Chahar

India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna

South Africa T20 squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams.

South Africa ODI squad: Aiden Markram (c), Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Ottneil Baartman and Lizaad Williams.

South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.

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