Team India are all set to play a three Match T20I Series and a Three Match ODI series against South Africa ahead of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
Team India will also play a three Match T20I series against Australia before South Africa White Ball series.
The three-match T20I series between India and Australia will begin on September 20 in Mohali.
The three-match T20I series between India and South Africa will be begin from September 28, October 1 and October 3 in Trivandrum, Guwahati and Indore, as per a PTI report.
Also, the three-match ODI series will be played in Ranchi on October 6, Lucknow on October 9 and Delhi on October 11. India’s second-string team will be seen in action in the ODIs as World Cup-bound players are likely to leave for Australia for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
“As our secretary, Jay Shah had said recently, we will have two national teams of equal strength available. So the three ODIs will be played at a time when the national team leaves for the World T20,” a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
“The ODI as per rotation was to come to Kolkata but it was during the time of Durga Puja and CAB won’t be able to organize the police deployment during festival time. Hence one match has been allocated to Delhi,” a BCCI source added.
“We will host SA and Australia for three T20Is each before going for the T20 World Cup,” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed reporters after a meeting of the Board’s Apex Council on Thursday.
“South Africa will come to India after concluding their ongoing England tour (in September). All those venues which didn’t get to stage a game against SA- Ranchi, Nagpur, Hyderabad. Lucknow, Indore, Mohali- will host T20Is against SA and Australia,” Ganguly said.
Team India Schedule:
IND vs AUS:
1st T20 – Sep 20 (Mohali)
2nd T20 – Sep 23 (Nagpur)
3rd T20 – Sep 25 (Hyderabad)
IND vs SA:
1st T20 – Sep 28 (Trivandrum)
2nd T20 – Oct 1 (Guwahati)
3rd T20 – Oct 3 (Indore)
1st ODI – Oct 6 (Ranchi)
2nd ODI – Oct 9 (Lucknow)
3rd ODI – Oct 11 (Delhi)
(Source – PTI)
