Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2023

The Australia cricket team are scheduled to tour South Africa in August and September 2023,[1] to play five One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2][3] The ODI matches will form part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2023
 
  South Africa Australia
Dates 30 August – 17 September 2023
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in March 2021,[5][6] to play three Test matches.[7] Those matches would have formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[8][9] However, in February 2021, that tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Background

In December 2020, South Africa's One Day International (ODI) against England was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] As a result, both cricket boards were looking at contingency plans for the Test series, including the possibility of playing the matches in Perth or the United Arab Emirates.[12] An initial provisional start date for the tour of 18 February 2021 meant a tight turnaround from the end of South Africa's tour of Pakistan,[13] although an update in January suggested the tour would begin in March 2021.[14] Also in January 2021, Australia named their squad for the original tour dates.[15]

On 27 January 2021, Cricket Australia named their squad for the tour, ahead of any confirmation of the dates of the fixtures.[16] However, on 2 February 2021, Cricket Australia announced that the tour had been postponed due to the pandemic.[17] As a result of the tour being postponed, New Zealand qualified for the final of the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[18] In October 2021, Cricket Australia said that they were looking at a window in 2023 to play the white-ball matches.[19]

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

ODI Series

1st ODI
7 September 2023
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2nd ODI
9 September 2023
13:00 (D/N)
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3rd ODI
12 September 2023
13:00 (D/N)
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4th ODI
15 September 2023
13:00 (D/N)
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5th ODI

References
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  2. "South Africa-Australia postponed Tests replaced by white-ball matches in 2023". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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  4. "Proteas to host Australia in white-ball action". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. "Bumper 2020/2021 international season ahead for the Proteas men". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. "Sri Lanka set to play two-Test series in South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. "Graeme Smith: South Africa to host Australia, England tours in 2023". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. "Men's Future Tour Programme 2018-2023 released". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. "Australia call off South Africa tour because of 'unacceptable' Covid-19 risk". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. "South Africa v England: ODI series called off after Covid-19 tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. "Australia's tour of South Africa may move to Perth amid Covid-19 fallout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. "Mark Boucher: 'Emphasis' on Australia Tests as South Africa to send 'watered-down' T20I team to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  14. "'Australia's tour at this stage is going ahead' - CSA's acting CEO". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  15. "Matthew Wade dropped from Test squad, Travis Head set to reclaim middle-order spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. "Wade dropped, uncapped quintet picked for SA tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. "Australia's tour of South Africa postponed amid pandemic". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  18. "New Zealand qualify for WTC final after Australia-South Africa postponement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  19. "Australia looking at 2023 window for postponed South Africa Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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