Cricket South Africa and Cricket Australia confirmed a Proteas white-ball tour of Australia in November.
CSA and CA finalised the Proteas’ itinerary for the 2018-19 season, which rounds off their preparation for the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, when they both released a statement on Monday.
The Proteas will play three ODIs in addition to a single T20I. They will play at one new venue with the T20I scheduled to be played in the Gold Coast.
This adds extra pressure to an already jampacked cricket calendar for the Proteas’ summer season but gives them the perfect opportunity to test their limited over side against tough opposition.
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‘We now have a concentrated programme of 21 ODIs – 13 at home and 8 away – ahead of the World Cup,’ said CSA acting chief executive Thabang Moroe. ‘This will give the National Selection Panel and the Proteas team management time first to finalise our squad of 15 players to bid for that elusive trophy and then every opportunity to fine-tune their game plan accordingly.
‘I would also like to stress that the other two formats – Test cricket and T20 International cricket – also feature strongly on our list over the next year with seven Test matches to be played against Sri Lanka and Pakistan and 10 T20Is to be played against Australia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.’
Zimbabwe tour itinerary 2018:
30 September: 10:00, 1st ODI, Diamond Oval, Kimberley (Day)
3 October: 13:00, 2nd ODI, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (D/N)
6 October: 13:00, 3rd ODI, Boland Park, Paarl (D/N)
9 October: 18:00, 1st T20 International, Buffalo Park, East London (D/N)
12 October: 18:00, 2nd T20 International, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (D/N)
14 October: 14:30, 3rd T20 International, Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Day)
Proteas tour to Australia 2018
31 October: Prime Minister’s XI, Manuka Oval, Canberra (D/N)
4 November: 1st ODI, Perth (D/N)
9 November: 2nd ODI, Adelaide Oval (D/N)
11 November: 3rd ODI, Hobart (D/N)
14 November: T20 Tour match, Allan Border Field, Brisbane (Day)
17 November: T20 International, Gold Coast (Night)
Pakistan tour itinerary 2018-19:
19-21 December: 10:00, three-day tour match v SA Invitation XI, Willowmoore Park, Benoni
26-30 December: 10:00, 1st Test match, SuperSport Park, Centurion
3-7 January: 10:30, 2nd Test match, Newlands, Cape Town
11-15 January: 10:00, 3rd Test match, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
19 January: 13:00, 1st ODI, Port Elizabeth (D/N)
22 January: 13:00, 2nd ODI, Kingsmead, Durban (D/N)
25 January: 13:00, 3rd ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)
27 January; 10:00, 4th ODI, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)
30 January: 13:00, 5th ODI, Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)
1 February: 18:00, 1st T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)
2 February: 14:30, 2nd T20 International, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)
6 February: 18:00, 3rd T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)
Sri Lanka tour itinerary 2019:
13-17 February: 10:00, 1st Test match, Kingsmead, Durban
21-25 February: 10:00, 2nd Sunfoil Test match, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
28 February: 10:00, One-Day tour match v SA Invitation XI, Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Day)
3 March: 10:00, 1st ODI, Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)
6 March: 13:00, 2nd ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)
10 March: 10:00, 3rd ODI, Kingsmead, Durban (Day)
13 March: 13:00, 4th ODI, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth (D/N)
16 March: 13:00, 5th ODI, Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)
19 March: 18:00, 1st T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)
22 March: 18:00, 2nd T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)
24 March: 14:30, 3rd T20 International, Wanderers Stadium (Day)
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