PCB announces schedule for Pakistan’s tour of South Africa

• Pakistan will tour South Africa in the end of 2024.
• Both teams will play 3 T20Is, ODIs and 2 Tests.
• Pakistan will be touring for the seventh time since 1994-95.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) election committee has announced the schedule for the tour to South Africa consisting of three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests in the end of 2024.

Three T20Is will be hosted by Durban, Centurion, and Johannesburg from December 10-14, and as many ODIs will be played in Paarl, Cape Town, and Johannesburg from December 17-22. Two tests, also a part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will be played in Centurion (December 26-30) and Cape Town (January 3-7).

The national side will depart for the tour on December 2 after completing their Australian tour on November 19. After the conclusion of their African safari, the men in Green will take on New Zealand and South Africa in a three-nation series on home soil followed by the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

This will be Pakistan’s seventh tour to the African nation since 1994-95.

In head-to-head in 28 Test matches, Pakistan have won 6 while Proteas have emerged victorious in 28 matches. 7 matches ended in a draw. In head-to-head in 83 ODIs, Pakistan have won 30 while Proteas have emerged victorious in 52 matches. 1 match ended without a result. In head-to-head in 22 T20Is, Pakistan have won 12 while Proteas have emerged victorious in 10 matches.

Tour schedule

T20Is

1^st T20I – Dec 10 in Durban

2^nd T20I – Dec 13 in Centurion

3^rd T20I – Dec 14 in Johannesburg

ODIs

1^st ODI – Dec 17 in Paarl

2^nd ODI – Dec 19 in Cape Town

3^rd ODI – Dec 22 in Johannesburg

Tests

1^st Test – Dec 10 in Centurion

2^nd Test – Dec 13 in Cape Town

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