Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2021β22 | |||
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South Africa | India | ||
Dates | 26 December 2021 β 23 January 2022 | ||
Captains |
Dean Elgar (Tests) Temba Bavuma (ODIs) |
Virat Kohli
[n 1] (Tests) KL Rahul (ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Keegan Petersen (276) | KL Rahul (226) | |
Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (20) | Mohammed Shami (14) | |
Player of the series | Keegan Petersen (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 3β0 | ||
Most runs | Quinton de Kock (229) | Shikhar Dhawan (169) | |
Most wickets | Andile Phehlukwayo (6) | Jasprit Bumrah (5) | |
Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (SA) |
The India cricket team toured South Africa from December 2021 and January 2022 to play three Tests and three One Day International (ODI) matches. [1] [2] The Test matches formed part of the 2021β2023 ICC World Test Championship. [3] [4]
India won the first Test by 113 runs, [5] to win their first-ever Test match at Centurion Park. [6] It was also Quinton de Kock's final Test match, after he announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect following the conclusion of the match. [7] South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series. [8] It was the first time that South Africa had beaten India in a Test match at the Wanderers Stadium. [9] South Africa won the third and final Test, also by seven wickets, to win the series 2β1. [10] The day after the end of the third match, Virat Kohli announced that he had stepped down as India's captain in Test cricket. [11]
South Africa won the first ODI match by 31 runs, with an unbeaten century by Rassie van der Dussen. [12] South Africa won the second ODI by seven wickets to win the series with a match to spare. [13] South Africa won the final ODI by four runs, winning the series 3β0. [14]
In November 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed that due to restrictions in Johannesburg, the third Test had been moved from the Wanderers Stadium to the Newlands Cricket Ground. [15] Due to a new variant of COVID-19 detected in Southern Africa, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official stated that it would re-evaluating whether the series will be held once they "get a detailed picture of the ground situation from Cricket South Africa." [16] On 2 December 2021, India's Test captain Virat Kohli said that the team would have "absolute clarity" regarding the tour in "a day or two or pretty soon". [17] On 4 December 2021, both boards agreed to a new tour schedule, [18] starting slightly later than originally planned. [19] On 6 December 2021, the new tour schedule was confirmed. [20] The tour was also scheduled to include four Twenty20 International [21] (T20I) matches, but these were postponed, [22] with Cricket South Africa saying these would be "rescheduled for a more opportune time". [23] On 20 December 2021, both cricket boards agreed to play the tour behind closed doors, following an increase in COVID-19 cases. [24]
In December 2021, it was announced that South Africa's Quinton de Kock would miss at least the third Test of the tour due to him taking paternity leave. [29] Anrich Nortje was ruled out of South Africa's squad for the Test series due to a hip injury. [30] On 30 December 2021, Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, ruling him out of the second and third Tests. [31] On 2 January 2022, Cricket South Africa announced a 17-member squad for the ODI series, [32] with Marco Jansen receiving his maiden ODI call-up. [33] Kagiso Rabada was released from South Africa's ODI squad to manage his workload, with George Linde being retained from their Test squad for the ODI series. [34]
India also named Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Arzan Nagwaswalla as standby players in their Test squad. [35] Rohit Sharma was ruled out of India's squad for the Test matches due to an injury, [36] with Priyank Panchal named as his replacement. [37] On 18 December 2021, KL Rahul was named as the vice-captain of India's Test squad for the series, replacing Rohit Sharma. [38] Ahead of the tour, Rohit Sharma was named as the captain of India's ODI squad, replacing Virat Kohli. [39] On 31 December 2021, India's ODI squad was announced with Rohit Sharma ruled out of the series. KL Rahul was named as the ODI captain for the series. [40] Ahead of the ODI series, Washington Sundar was ruled out of India's squad following a positive test for COVID-19, with Jayant Yadav named as his replacement. [41] Navdeep Saini was also added to India's ODI squad, as cover for Mohammed Siraj. [42]
26β30 December 2021
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Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2021β22 | |||
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South Africa | India | ||
Dates | 26 December 2021 β 23 January 2022 | ||
Captains |
Dean Elgar (Tests) Temba Bavuma (ODIs) |
Virat Kohli
[n 1] (Tests) KL Rahul (ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Keegan Petersen (276) | KL Rahul (226) | |
Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (20) | Mohammed Shami (14) | |
Player of the series | Keegan Petersen (SA) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 3β0 | ||
Most runs | Quinton de Kock (229) | Shikhar Dhawan (169) | |
Most wickets | Andile Phehlukwayo (6) | Jasprit Bumrah (5) | |
Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (SA) |
The India cricket team toured South Africa from December 2021 and January 2022 to play three Tests and three One Day International (ODI) matches. [1] [2] The Test matches formed part of the 2021β2023 ICC World Test Championship. [3] [4]
India won the first Test by 113 runs, [5] to win their first-ever Test match at Centurion Park. [6] It was also Quinton de Kock's final Test match, after he announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect following the conclusion of the match. [7] South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series. [8] It was the first time that South Africa had beaten India in a Test match at the Wanderers Stadium. [9] South Africa won the third and final Test, also by seven wickets, to win the series 2β1. [10] The day after the end of the third match, Virat Kohli announced that he had stepped down as India's captain in Test cricket. [11]
South Africa won the first ODI match by 31 runs, with an unbeaten century by Rassie van der Dussen. [12] South Africa won the second ODI by seven wickets to win the series with a match to spare. [13] South Africa won the final ODI by four runs, winning the series 3β0. [14]
In November 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed that due to restrictions in Johannesburg, the third Test had been moved from the Wanderers Stadium to the Newlands Cricket Ground. [15] Due to a new variant of COVID-19 detected in Southern Africa, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official stated that it would re-evaluating whether the series will be held once they "get a detailed picture of the ground situation from Cricket South Africa." [16] On 2 December 2021, India's Test captain Virat Kohli said that the team would have "absolute clarity" regarding the tour in "a day or two or pretty soon". [17] On 4 December 2021, both boards agreed to a new tour schedule, [18] starting slightly later than originally planned. [19] On 6 December 2021, the new tour schedule was confirmed. [20] The tour was also scheduled to include four Twenty20 International [21] (T20I) matches, but these were postponed, [22] with Cricket South Africa saying these would be "rescheduled for a more opportune time". [23] On 20 December 2021, both cricket boards agreed to play the tour behind closed doors, following an increase in COVID-19 cases. [24]
In December 2021, it was announced that South Africa's Quinton de Kock would miss at least the third Test of the tour due to him taking paternity leave. [29] Anrich Nortje was ruled out of South Africa's squad for the Test series due to a hip injury. [30] On 30 December 2021, Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, ruling him out of the second and third Tests. [31] On 2 January 2022, Cricket South Africa announced a 17-member squad for the ODI series, [32] with Marco Jansen receiving his maiden ODI call-up. [33] Kagiso Rabada was released from South Africa's ODI squad to manage his workload, with George Linde being retained from their Test squad for the ODI series. [34]
India also named Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Arzan Nagwaswalla as standby players in their Test squad. [35] Rohit Sharma was ruled out of India's squad for the Test matches due to an injury, [36] with Priyank Panchal named as his replacement. [37] On 18 December 2021, KL Rahul was named as the vice-captain of India's Test squad for the series, replacing Rohit Sharma. [38] Ahead of the tour, Rohit Sharma was named as the captain of India's ODI squad, replacing Virat Kohli. [39] On 31 December 2021, India's ODI squad was announced with Rohit Sharma ruled out of the series. KL Rahul was named as the ODI captain for the series. [40] Ahead of the ODI series, Washington Sundar was ruled out of India's squad following a positive test for COVID-19, with Jayant Yadav named as his replacement. [41] Navdeep Saini was also added to India's ODI squad, as cover for Mohammed Siraj. [42]
26β30 December 2021
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