South Africa home season to kick off with white-ball series against Australia

South Africa will invite Australia for three T20Is and five ODIs in August-September to launch their 2023-24 home season. The timetable, affirmed by a Cricket South Africa discharge, will see the Kingsmead Arena in Durban have every one of the three T20Is on August 30, September 1 and September 3 separately. The two groups will then, at that point, get down to business in a five-match ODI series that will act as a significant check up in front of the marquee ODI World Cup in India in October-November. The initial two one-dayers will be facilitated at Bloemfontein on September 7 and 9 preceding the series moves to the Highveld by means of Potchefstroom. The Proteas haven't formally fixed direct capability to that competition in India at this point yet ought to arrive except if eleventh spot Ireland can clear the impending series against Bangladesh and in the process push their Net Run Rate past South Africa, who at eighth spot in the Super Association standings, as the remainder of the groups to get immediate capability. "It is the beginning of the global season for ourselves and it is an especially significant mission in many regards in view of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup which is occurring in India later in the year. We haven't qualified at this time, yet we desire to be there and challenge the best on the planet when the competition is played in October and November," CSA President Pholetsi Moseki said. Australia last visited South Africa in 2020 where they were cleared 3-0 in the ODIs subsequent to securing the T20Is 2-1. "Games and visits like these against a considerable Australia side can accomplish something useful for our Proteas Men," Moseki said of the approaching task. "It is additionally a chance for mentor Loot Walter and his group to continue to expand on the fantastic work they have previously done as such far together. We anticipate watching them play and we trust that South Africans will turn out in their numbers and get behind the group in what ought to be a profoundly serious visit." Tour Itinerary August 30 - 1st T20I, Durban September 1 - 2nd T20I, Durban September 3 - 3rd T20I, Durban September 7 - 1st ODI, Bloemfontein September 9 - 2nd ODI, Bloemfontein September 12 - 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom September 15 - 4th ODI, Centurion September 17 - 5th ODI, Johannesburg