Proteas confirm tour to India for 5 T20Is after IPL

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed on Saturday that the Proteas will tour India for a white-ball series in June.

The Proteas will embark on a five-match T20 International series against India from 9-19 June.

Temba Bavuma will lead the team in the T20 series, which will be played across five venues, namely, Dehli, Cuttack, Vizag, Rajkot and Bengaluru respectively. 

The T20I series begins less than two weeks after the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) with 11 South Africans currently taking part in the lucrative T20 tournament, which ends on 29 May.

"We are excited to add these fixtures to the Proteas men's itinerary for the season. It is a massive white-ball season for our team, with an ICC T20 World Cup in Australia later this year and the ICC World Cup taking place in India next year," said CSA CEO, Pholetsi Moseki.

"It goes without saying that game time is vital for our team as they look to get their combinations right.

"We look forward to supporting our men in a few weeks' time in what promises to be an explosive and highly competitive series."

This will be South Africa's first T20I series this year after a superb summer in the Test arena.

The two teams last played a T20I series in September 2019.

India have a slightly better record against South Africa in the shortest format, having won nine out of their 15 matches, with the Proteas winning six.

India T20I series vs South Africa itinerary:

09 June - 1st T20I at Delhi

12 June - 2nd T20I at Cuttack

14 June - 3rd T20I at Vizag

17 June - 4th T20I at Rajkot

19 June - 5th T20I at Bengaluru