Cricket South Africa confirms 4-match Test home series with India, Australia in 2017-18

Cricket South Africa has announced India and Australia will both tour for four-test series in late 2017 and early 2018. CSA announced part of their fixtures for next season on Thursday, with visits from Bangladesh, India and Australia all confirmed. Australia will be in South Africa in February and March 2018 for four tests, with exact dates still to be worked out.

India will likely travel in late 2017, although CSA didn’t announce dates for the No. 1-ranked team’s test, ODI and T20 tour. South Africa normally hosts a test series over the year-end holidays but there’s been doubt as to whether India was willing to tour at that time.

South Africa is currently hosting Sri Lanka for a 3 matches Test, 3 T20Is and 5 ODIs which began with the first Test on December 18th at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. The series will conclude on February 10th when both the team will play the final ODI at the SuperSport Park Centurion.

Australia and India are also playing hosts to Pakistan and England. Australia and Pakistan are slated to play 3 Test and five ODIs. The hosts, after an emphatic win at Brisbane, are leading the Test series 1-0  with the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground currently underway. Australia after completing the ongoing series will travel to New Zealand.

India, on the other hand, has already wrapped up the Test leg with a 4-0 win in the 5 match series and are waiting for England to return from the festive break for the ODI series which will commence from January. India after the end of the ODI leg of England’s tour, will host Bangladesh for a one-off Test series.