THE INDIA WOMEN’S national cricket team will play a one-off Test match during their tour of South Africa later this year, which will also include a three-match ODI series, according to Cricket South Africa (CSA).
CSA confirmed that the Test match will be held at St George’s Park in Gqeberha from 20 to 23 December. The ODI series is scheduled to take place between 9 and 15 December across Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town.
“The Proteas will face India in a three-match ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) ODI series from 09-15 December, with the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom hosting the series opener before Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein and the Newlands Cricket Ground stage the second and third matches,” CSA said in a statement.
“The tour will also include a one-off Test match at St George’s Park in Gqeberha from 20-23 December. It will be the fourth red-ball contest between the two nations and only the second women’s Test match in the Friendly City since South Africa hosted England there in December 1960,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, Australia women’s national cricket team will also tour South Africa for a multi-format series from 18 March to 11 April. The tour will feature three T20Is, three ODIs, and a one-off Test match.
The T20I series will be played between 18 and 23 March in Kimberley, Benoni, and Gqeberha. The ODI matches will follow in Gqeberha, Paarl, and Durban on 27 March, 31 March, and 3 April, respectively. The tour will conclude with a Test match at JB Marks Oval in the North West province from 8 to 11 April.
