CSA Announces Home Schedule For The 2025/26 International Season

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today announced the home schedule for the 2025/26 international season, with The Proteas Women headlining next summer’s fixtures with white-ball tours against Ireland and Pakistan across all major cricket venues in South Africa.

Both tours consist of three T20 Internationals (T20Is) and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), with South Africa set to welcome Ireland from 05 – 19 December 2025 and Pakistan from 10 February – 01 March 2026. The Pakistan series also marks the first round of the new International Women’s Championship (IWC) cycle, leading up to the 2029 World Cup.

World Sports Betting Newlands Cricket Ground, Dafabet St George’s Park, DP World Wanderers Stadium and SuperSport Park are among the host venues, along with Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, which will once again stage the annual Black Day ODI in Durban on 01 March 2026.

The Proteas Men will play a five-match T20I series against West Indies from 27 January – 06 February, before Aiden Markram’s side heads to the subcontinent for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.

South Africa ‘A’ will face New Zealand ‘A’ in three 50-over matches (30 August – 04 September) and two four-day matches (07 – 17 September) in Pretoria and Potchefstroom.

In addition to the senior fixtures, the SA U19 Men will continue their preparations for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 with a three-match Youth ODI series against Bangladesh from 17 – 22 July. All three matches are scheduled to take place at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.

CSA Chief Executive Officer Pholetsi Moseki commented: “We are looking forward to seeing our women take on Ireland and Pakistan. These tours not only provide our team with strong competition but also give our fans an opportunity to watch The Proteas Women compete at their favourite venues across the country.

“Our international window for men’s cricket is unusually shorter next season due to outbound bilateral tours to Australia, England, Pakistan, and India between August and December.

“The Betway SA20 will also take place before the T20 International series against West Indies, with both providing valuable game time ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup.”

Moseki added, “We are also pleased to be hosting national development tours, with South Africa A tours a regular feature in our summer fixtures, along with the SA U19 tours, which are crucial for our national pipeline.”

Ticketing details will be announced in due course.

2025/26 International Home Fixtures

South Africa ‘A’ Inbound Tour against New Zealand ‘A’

One-Day Matches

Saturday, 30 August at 10:00

South Africa A vs New Zealand A – Tuks Oval, Pretoria

Monday, 01 September at 10:00

South Africa A vs New Zealand A – Tuks Oval, Pretoria

Wednesday, 03 September at 10:00

South Africa A vs New Zealand A – Tuks Oval, Pretoria

Four-Day Matches

07 – 10 September at 10:00

South Africa A vs New Zealand A – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

14 – 17 September at 10:00

South Africa A vs New Zealand A – Tuks Oval, Pretoria

SA U19 Men’s Youth ODI Series against Bangladesh U19

Warm-up Match – Monday, 14 July at 09:30

CSA U19 Invitation XI vs Bangladesh U19 – Groenkloof Oval, Pretoria

1st YODI – Thursday, 17 July at 09:30

South Africa U19 vs Bangladesh U19 – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

2nd YODI – Saturday, 19 July at 09:30

South Africa vs Bangladesh U19 – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

3rd YODI – Tuesday, 22 July at 09:30

South Africa vs Bangladesh U19 – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Proteas Men’s T20I Series against West Indies

1st T20I –  Tuesday, 27 January at 18:00

South Africa vs West Indies – Boland Park, Paarl

2nd T20I – Thursday, 29 January at 18:00

South Africa vs West Indies – World Sports Betting Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

3rd T20I – Sunday, 01 February at 14:30

South Africa vs West Indies – Buffalo Park Cricket stadium, East London

4th T20I – Wednesday, 04 February at 18:00

South Africa vs West Indies – SuperSport Park, Centurion

5th T20I – Friday, 06 February at 18:00

South Africa vs West Indies – DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Proteas Women Inbound Tour against Ireland

T20I Series

1st T20I – Friday, 05 December at 18:00

South Africa vs Ireland – World Sports Betting Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

2nd T20I – Sunday, 07 December at 14:00

South Africa vs Ireland – Boland Park, Paarl

3rd T20I – Wednesday, 10 December at 18:00

South Africa vs Ireland – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

ODI Series

1st ODI – Saturday, 13 December at 10:00

South Africa vs Ireland – Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium, East London

2nd ODI – Tuesday, 16 December at 10:00

South Africa vs Ireland – Dafabet St George’s Park, Gqeberha

3rd ODI – Friday, 19 December at 14:00

South Africa vs Ireland – DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Proteas Women Inbound Tour against Pakistan

T20I Series

1st T20I Tuesday, 10 February at 18:00

South Africa vs Pakistan – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

2nd T20I – Friday, 13 February at 18:00

South Africa vs Pakistan – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

3rd T20I – Monday, 16 February at 18:00

South Africa vs Pakistan – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley

ODI Series

Warm-up Match – Thursday, 19 February at 10:00

SA Emerging vs Pakistan – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley

1st ODI – Sunday, 22 February at 10:00

South Africa vs Pakistan – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

2nd ODI – Wednesday, 25 February at 14:00

South Africa vs Pakistan – SuperSport Park, Centurion

3rd ODI – Sunday, 01 March at 10:00 – Black Day

South Africa vs Pakistan – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban

Source: cricket.co.za

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