India cancel warm-up game before 1st SA Test
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have confirmed that a two-day warm-up match between India and a CSA XI that was scheduled to take place at Boland Park has been called off.
India have opted instead to use those two days for training ahead of their three-match Test series against the Proteas starting at Newlands on 5 January.
It means that India will go into that first Test without having played a practice match in South Africa.
CSA has also announced a number of other changes in a new-look itinerary for the beginning of 2018.
ZIMBABWE TOUR ITINERARY:
December 20-22: 15:30 Zimbabwe v SA Invitation XI, Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl
December 26-29: 13:30 Day/Night Test match, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
INDIA MEN’S TOUR ITINERARY:
January 5-9: 10:30 1st Test match, Newlands, Cape Town
January 13-17: 10:00 2nd Test match, SuperSport Park, Centurion
January 24-28: 10:00 3rd Test match, Wanderers, Johannesburg
February 1: D/N 13:00 1st ODI, Kingsmead, Durban
February 4: 10:00 2nd ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 7: D/N 13:00 3rd ODI, Newlands, Cape Town
February 10: D/N 13:00 4th ODI, Wanderers, Johannesburg
February 13: D/N 13:00 5th ODI, St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
February 16: D/N 13:00 6th ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 18: 14:30 1st T20 International, Wanderers, Johannesburg
February 21: 18:00 2nd T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 24: 18:00 3rd T20 International, PPC Newlands, Cape Town
INDIA WOMEN’S TOUR ITINERARY:
February 2: India warm-up match, Kovsies Oval, Bloemfontein
February 5: 10:00 1st ODI, Diamond Oval, Kimberley
February 7: 10:00 2nd ODI, Diamond Oval, Kimberley
February 10: 10:00 3rd ODI, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
February 13: 13:00 1st T20 International, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
February 16: 13:00 2nd T20 International, Buffalo Park, East London
February 18: 09:45 3rd T20 International, Wanderers, Johannesburg
February 21: 13:00 4th T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 24: 13:00 5th T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town
AUSTRALIA TOUR:
February 22-24: Australia v SA Invitation XI, Sahara Park Willowmoore, Benoni
March 1-5: 10:00 1st Test match, Kingsmead, Durban
March 9-13: 10:00 2nd Test match, St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
March 22-26: 10:30 3rd Test match, Newlands, Cape Town
March 30-April 3: 10:00 4th Test match, Wanderers, Johannesburg
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