South African cricket team in India in 2022–23

International cricket tour

The South African cricket team toured India in September and October 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches as a preparatory series before the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[1] In August 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour.^[2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.^[3]

Squads

South Africa also named Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo as standby players for the T20I squad.^[7] Deepak Hooda and Mohammed Shami were ruled out of India's T20I squad and were replaced by Shreyas Iyer and Umesh Yadav, respectively.^[8] Shahbaz Ahmed also was added to India's T20I squad.^[9] On 30 September, Mohammed Siraj was added as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled of the T20I series due to a back injury.^[10] South Africa's Dwaine Pretorius was ruled out of the ODI squad after sustaining a fractured thumb during the third T20I, with Marco Jansen being named as his replacement.^[11] Before the second ODI, Deepak Chahar was ruled out of the ODI series due to stiffness in his back and was replaced by Washington Sundar.^[12]

T20I series

1st T20I

• India won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.^[13]
• Virat Kohli (Ind) became the first Indian and fastest overall to score 11,000 runs in terms of matches in T20s (354).^[14]
• David Miller (SA) became the first South African cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.^[15]
• David Miller and Quinton de Kock set a new record for the highest partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is and the highest partnership for any wicket for South Africa in T20Is with an unbeaten 174 runs.^[13]

3rd T20I

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• Quinton de Kock (SA) became the second South African cricketer to score 2000 runs in T20Is.^[16]
• Rilee Rossouw (SA) scored his first century in T20Is.^[17]

ODI series

1st ODI

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
• Ravi Bishnoi and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Ind) both made their ODI debuts.
• World Cup Super League points: South Africa 10, India 0.

2nd ODI

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shahbaz Ahmed (Ind) made his ODI debut.
• Shreyas Iyer (Ind) scored his 2nd ODI Century.
• World Cup Super League points: India 10, South Africa 0.

3rd ODI

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• David Miller (SA) captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs.^[18]
• World Cup Super League points: India 10, South Africa 0.

Notes

1. Keshav Maharaj and David Miller captained South Africa in the second and the third ODIs respectively.

References

1. "Australia and South Africa to tour India for final men's T20 World Cup prep in September-October". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "BCCI announces schedule for Paytm home series against Australia and South Africa". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. "India's home series schedule against Australia, South Africa announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "India's squad for ODI series against SA announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
5. "Bavuma returns to lead South Africa Men's T20 World Cup squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
6. "India's squads for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, Australia & South Africa T20Is announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
7. "Top batter misses out as South Africa name T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
8. "Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shahbaz Ahmed added to India's squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
9. "Shreyas, Umesh, Shahbaz brought into India squad for South Africa T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
10. "Mohd. Siraj replaces injured Jasprit Bumrah in T20I squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
11. "Fractured thumb puts Pretorius out of India ODIs as well as T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
12. "Washington Sundar replaces Deepak Chahar in ODI squad". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
13. "Records tumble in India's win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. "Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to complete 11,000 runs in T20 history". Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
15. "David Miller becomes first South African to complete 2,000 T20I runs with scintillating ton in Guwahati". First Post. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
16. "Quinton de Kock slams 2nd consecutive fifty, becomes 2nd South African to complete 2,000 T20I runs". First Post. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
17. "Rilee Rossouw steals the show with maiden ton off 48 balls in 3rd India-South Africa T20I". First Post. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
18. "Kuldeep Yadav leads spinners' show, as India storm to series win over South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo