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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 SPORTS S Africa set for long India tour NEW DELHI: South Africa will undertake 9), Bangalore (Nov 14-18), Nagpur (Nov 25- their longest cricket tour of India later this 29) and New Delhi December (3-7). The sec- year to contest all three formats over a ond match in Bangalore is expected to be nine-week period, the Indian board South African batting star AB de Villiers’ announced yesterday. 100th Test. The tour, which comprises three Twenty20 matches, five one-day interna- Schedule: tionals and four Tests, will run between Sept 29: T20 practice match, Delhi September 29 and December 7. Oct 2: : First T20 international, Dharamsala It will be the first time South Africa will Oct 5 : Second T20 international, Cuttack play a Twenty20 international on Indian soil Oct 8 : Third T20 international, Kolkata in preparation for the World Twenty20 Oct 11 : First ODI, Kanpur which will be held across India in March- Oct 14 : Second ODI, Indore April next year. Oct 18 : Third ODI, Rajkot South Africa have also never contested a Oct 22 : Fourth ODI, Chennai four-Test series in India before, adding a Oct 25 : Fifth ODI, Mumbai new challenge for Hashim Amla’s top- Oct 30-31 : Two-day tour match vs Board ranked Proteas side. President’s XI, Mumbai The tour starts with the three T20 games Nov 5-9: First Test, Mohali from October 2 to 8, followed by the five Nov 14-18 : Second Test, Bangalore one-dayers from Oct 11 to 25. The four Nov 25-29 : Third Test, Nagpur Tests will be played in Mohali (November 5- Dec 3-7: Fourth Test, Delhi.
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