AUS vs SA: South Africa has announced its domestic Test schedule, according to which the teams of Australia, England and Bangladesh are going to tour South Africa in 2026-27. The big news is that the Australian team is going to step on the soil of South Africa after 8 years. The last time the Australian team went to South Africa was in 2018, where it not only lost the Test series but also suffered a setback. In fact, three Australian players were caught openly committing dishonesty. Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were caught ball tampering, after which all three were banned.
South African Cricket made a big announcement
South Africa According to the cricket schedule, the Australian team will tour South Africa in October. Australia team is going to play three test matches against South Africa. Apart from this, a series of three ODI matches will also be played. The interesting thing is that South Africa last played a home series in the month of October in the year 2011. Meaning, after 15 years, South Africa will play a series at home in October. The interesting thing is that in the 2011 series, the Australian team had come to tour South Africa and it was bundled out for just 47 runs in the Cape Town Test.
Australia-South Africa test series schedule
- The first Test will be played in Durban from 9 to 13 October.
- The second test will be played in Gabairkha from 18th October.
- The third test will be held in Cape Town from 27th October.
Bangladesh team will also go to South Africa
After Australia, Bangladesh team will go on South Africa tour. This tour will take place in November and December. The first match of the two-Test series will start from November 15 at Wanderers. The second test will be held in Centurion from 23rd November. After the Test series, there will be a three-match ODI series in which the first match will be played in East London, the second match in Gabairkha and the third ODI in Cape Town.
Competition against England at the end of the year
South Africa team will face England at home from 17th December. The first test will be played at Wanderers. The second test will be played in Centurion and the third match will be played in Newlands. In the World Test Championship 2025-27, South Africa has to play 8 Test matches at home, which is good news for it. At present the South African team has played 4 test matches and is at third place in the points table.