The Indian cricket team toured South Africa from December 2023 to January 2024 to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches.[1] The Test series, where the teams were competing for the Freedom Trophy, formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[2][3] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[4] On 14 July 2023, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule of the tour.[5][6]

The T20I series was drawn 1–1, after first T20I was washed out due to rain.[7]

India won the ODI series 2–1.[8]

On 22 December 2023, South Africa's Dean Elgar announced that he would retire from the Tests after the Test series.[9]

South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs.[10] India went on to win the second Test by 7 wickets,[11] and drew the Test series 1–1.[12]

Squads

 South Africa  India
Tests[13] ODIs[14] T20Is[15] Tests[16] ODIs[17] T20Is[18]

South Africa's Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi were selected for the first two T20Is only.[13] However, Ngidi was ruled out from the T20I series due to an injury and replaced by Beuran Hendricks.[19]

On 16 December 2023, India's Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the test series due to an injury.[20] India's Deepak Chahar was unavailable for the both ODI and T20I series citing family medical emergency.[21] Chahar was replaced by Akash Deep in the ODI squad.[22] Shreyas Iyer was also unavailable for the last two ODIs to prepare for the Test matches.[23]

On 17 December 2023, India's Ishan Kishan was withdrawn from the test team for personal reasons expressed and was replaced by KS Bharat.[24]

On 19 December 2023, Andile Phehlukwayo and Ottniel Baartman were ruled out of the last two ODIs due to injuries,[25] with Beuran Hendricks was added to South Africa's squad.[26]

On 22 December 2023, India's Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the test series due to an injury,[27] with Abhimanyu Easwaran named as replacement.[28]

For the second Test, Zubayr Hamza replaced injured Temba Bavuma in South Africa's squad,[29] with Dean Elgar named captain for the match.[30]

On 29 December 2023, Avesh Khan was added to India's squad for the second Test.[31]

On 30 December 2023, South Africa's Gerald Coetzee was ruled out of the second Test due to an injury.[32]

T20I Series

1st T20I

10 December 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Bongani Jele (SA)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

2nd T20I

12 December 2023
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
180/7 (19.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
154/5 (13.5 overs)
Rinku Singh 68* (39)
Gerald Coetzee 3/32 (3.3 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 49 (27)
Mukesh Kumar 2/34 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Allahuddien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • South Africa were set a revised target of 152 runs in 15 overs due to rain.
  • Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.[33]

3rd T20I

14 December 2023
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
201/7 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
95 (13.5 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 100 (56)
Keshav Maharaj 2/26 (4 overs)
David Miller 35 (25)
Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 (2.5 overs)
India won by 106 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Allahuddien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Ind)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nandre Burger (SA) made his T20I debut.
  • Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) became the joint-highest century scorer in T20Is (4).[34]

ODI Series

1st ODI

17 December 2023
10:00
Scorecard
South Africa 
116 (27.3 overs)
v
 India
117/2 (16.4 overs)
Andile Phehlukwayo 33 (49)
Arshdeep Singh 5/37 (10 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 55* (43)
Andile Phehlukwayo 1/15 (1 over)
India won by 8 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Arshdeep Singh (Ind)

2nd ODI

19 December 2023
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
211 (46.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
215/2 (42.3 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 62 (83)
Nandre Burger 3/30 (10 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 119* (122)
Rinku Singh 1/2 (1 over)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha
Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Tony de Zorzi (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rinku Singh (Ind) made his ODI debut.
  • Tony de Zorzi (SA) scored his first century in ODIs.[37]

3rd ODI

21 December 2023
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
296/8 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
218 (45.5 overs)
Sanju Samson 108 (114)
Beuran Hendricks 3/63 (9 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 81 (87)
Arshdeep Singh 4/30 (9 overs)
India won by 78 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Allahuddien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Ind)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajat Patidar (Ind) made his ODI debut.
  • Sanju Samson (Ind) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[38]

Test Series

1st Test

26–29 December 2023
Scorecard
v
245 (67.4 overs)
KL Rahul 101 (137)
Kagiso Rabada 5/59 (20 overs)
408 (108.4 overs)
Dean Elgar 185 (287)
Jasprit Bumrah 4/69 (26.4 overs)
131 (34.1 overs)
Virat Kohli 76 (82)
Nandre Burger 4/33 (10 overs)
South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Dean Elgar (SA)

2nd Test

3–4 January 2024
Scorecard
v
55 (23.2 overs)
Kyle Verreynne 15 (30)
Mohammed Siraj 6/15 (9 overs)
153 (34.5 overs)
Virat Kohli 46 (59)
Lungi Ngidi 3/30 (6 overs)
176 (36.5 overs)
Aiden Markram 106 (103)
Jasprit Bumrah 6/61 (13.5 overs)
80/3 (12 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 28 (23)
Marco Jansen 1/15 (2 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammed Siraj (Ind)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tristan Stubbs (SA) made his Test debut. He became the first player since Harry Butt in 1896 to be dismissed twice on the first day of his Test debut.[40]
  • Dean Elgar (SA) played in his last Test.[41] He became the first player since Jack Barrett in 1890 to be dismissed twice on the same day in his final Test match.[42]
  • South Africa's first innings total of 55 was the fewest runs India have conceded in a completed innings of a Test match.[43]
  • Shubman Gill (Ind) scored his 1,000th run in Tests.[44]
  • This was the shortest Test in terms of balls bowled to end in a result (642).[45]
  • This was India's first ever Test win at the venue.[46][47]
  • World Test Championship points: India 12, South Africa 0

Notes

  1. ↑ Dean Elgar captained South Africa in the second Test.

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