<p>South Africa and India will start their three-match test series later this month on December 26 with a Boxing Day fixture in Pretoria, officials confirmed on Monday.</p>.<p>The second test will be staged in Johannesburg from January 3-7, with the third in Cape Town from January 11-15 in a revised <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-test-odi-tour-south-africa-go-ahead-without-t20s-2021-12-04">itinerary</a> after India requested to arrive a week later than originally planned for the tour.</p>.<p>The teams will also contest a three-match One-Day International Series between January 19-23, with the first two games played in Paarl and the third in Cape Town. The test series will form part of the new cycle of the World Test Championship, while the ODIs will count towards the Super League, the qualification tournament for the 2023 World Cup.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-have-problem-of-plenty-for-south-africa-tour-1058125.html">India have problem of plenty for South Africa tour </a></strong></p>.<p>A revised schedule, which has done away with four Twenty20 Internationals that had originally been pencilled in, was agreed over the weekend after India had expressed reservations about touring due to the discovery of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in South Africa.</p>.<p>Test series fixtures December 26-30 First test at Centurion Park, Pretoria Jan. 3-7 Second test at The Wanderers, Johannesburg January 11-15 Third Test at Newlands, Cape Town ODI series fixtures Jan. 19 First ODI at Boland Park, Paarl January 21 Second ODI at Boland Park, Paarl January 23 Third ODI at Newlands, Cape Town.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>South Africa and India will start their three-match test series later this month on December 26 with a Boxing Day fixture in Pretoria, officials confirmed on Monday.</p>.<p>The second test will be staged in Johannesburg from January 3-7, with the third in Cape Town from January 11-15 in a revised <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-test-odi-tour-south-africa-go-ahead-without-t20s-2021-12-04">itinerary</a> after India requested to arrive a week later than originally planned for the tour.</p>.<p>The teams will also contest a three-match One-Day International Series between January 19-23, with the first two games played in Paarl and the third in Cape Town. The test series will form part of the new cycle of the World Test Championship, while the ODIs will count towards the Super League, the qualification tournament for the 2023 World Cup.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-have-problem-of-plenty-for-south-africa-tour-1058125.html">India have problem of plenty for South Africa tour </a></strong></p>.<p>A revised schedule, which has done away with four Twenty20 Internationals that had originally been pencilled in, was agreed over the weekend after India had expressed reservations about touring due to the discovery of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in South Africa.</p>.<p>Test series fixtures December 26-30 First test at Centurion Park, Pretoria Jan. 3-7 Second test at The Wanderers, Johannesburg January 11-15 Third Test at Newlands, Cape Town ODI series fixtures Jan. 19 First ODI at Boland Park, Paarl January 21 Second ODI at Boland Park, Paarl January 23 Third ODI at Newlands, Cape Town.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>