May 03, 2024 - 09:35
By news24.com

Pakistan to play traditional festive season Tests in SA, Proteas starved of red-ball fixtures

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday revealed their national schedule for the 2024/25 international home season, and the big takeaway is that there are just three more Test matches this year for the Proteas men's side.

The international summer kicks off in August with a South Africa 'A' tour against Sri Lanka 'A', which consists of three 50-over matches and two 4-day games.

Following June's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA, the Proteas will take on Sri Lanka in two Tests and then host an all-format tour against Pakistan over the festive season.

The Proteas will take on Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban from 27 November - 1 December, before St George's Park in Gqeberha hosts the second Test from 5-9 December.

Pakistan will then tour South Africa in December for an all-format tour that includes the traditional Boxing Day Test at Centurion and the New Year's Test at Newlands in Cape Town.

The Pink Day ODI, meanwhile, has been marked for 22 December at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Tickets go on sale on 19 August.

Proteas men's 2024/25 inbound tours:

Sri Lanka

1st Test: 27 November - 1 December - Proteas v Sri Lanka at Kingsmead

2nd Test: 5-9 December - Proteas v s Sri Lanka at St George's Park

Pakistan

1st T20: 10 December - South Africa vs Pakistan at Kingsmead

2nd T20: 13 December - South Africa vs India at SuperSport Park, Centurion

3rd T20: 14 December - South Africa v Pakistan at Wanderers

1st ODI: 17 December - South Africa vs Pakistan at Boland Park, Paarl

2nd ODI: 19 December - South Africa vs Pakistan at Newlands