South Africa vs West Indies 2026 Schedule

Following the disastrous outing against Australia in the longest format, South Africa will host West Indies in a three-match Test series followed by three ODIs and as many T20Is. The two teams play their first Test on Tuesday, February 28 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.

South Africa’s loss to Australia in the Test series meant that the side crashed out from securing a berth in the summit clash of the World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle. Meanwhile, West Indies found success against Zimbabwe as the former won the two-match series 1-0 under the leadership of Kraigg Brathwaite.

Keeping in mind the 2023 ODI World Cup on the horizon, both teams will look to obtain a ‘core’ team just in time for the mega event which will be held in India tentatively in October-November. Posting big totals on the scoreboard is going to be crucial for the teams, and it could be interesting to see which batter ends up scoring the Most Centuries at the end of the series.

Fans will surely witness action-packed matches as players will look to give their best on the field both with the bat and with the ball. While bowlers will aim to add wickets to their tally, scoring vital runs will be the main agenda for the batters in the series and with this, it will be interesting to see which player ends up with the Most Sixes.

The Proteas have dominated in Tests against West Indies as they have won 20 of their 30 meetings with three losses and seven draws. South Africa have maintained their dominance in white-ball as well as they have obtained wins on 44 occasions in ODIs in 62 outings while the Windies have won 15 times with two no-results and one tie. In the T20Is, the two have contested in 16 matches with West Indies winning six times while South Africa have won 10 times.