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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 2021–2023 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 2–1.[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 3–0.[14]

Background

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]

Squads

Tests ODIs
 South Africa[25]  India[26]  South Africa[27]  India[28]

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]

Test series

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1st Test

26–30 December 2021
Scorecard
v
327 (105.3 overs)
KL Rahul 123 (260)
Lungi Ngidi 6/71 (24 overs)
197 (62.3 overs)
Temba Bavuma 52 (103)
Mohammed Shami 5/44 (16 overs)
174 (50.3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 34 (34)
Kagiso Rabada 4/42 (17 overs)
191 (68 overs)
Dean Elgar 77 (156)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/50 (19 overs)
India won by 113 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Ind)

2nd Test

3–7 January 2022[n 3]
Scorecard
v
202 (63.1 overs)
KL Rahul 50 (133)
Marco Jansen 4/31 (17 overs)
229 (79.4 overs)
Keegan Petersen 62 (118)
Shardul Thakur 7/61 (17.5 overs)
266 (60.1 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 58 (78)
Lungi Ngidi 3/43 (10.1 overs)
243/3 (67.4 overs)
Dean Elgar 96* (188)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1/26 (11.4 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Dean Elgar (SA)

3rd Test

11–15 January 2022[n 3]
Scorecard
v
223 (77.3 overs)
Virat Kohli 79 (201)
Kagiso Rabada 4/73 (22 overs)
210 (76.3 overs)
Keegan Petersen 72 (166)
Jasprit Bumrah 5/42 (23.3 overs)
198 (67.3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 100* (139)
Marco Jansen 4/36 (19.3 overs)
212/3 (63.3 overs)
Keegan Petersen 82 (113)
Shardul Thakur 1/22 (11 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Keegan Petersen (SA)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kagiso Rabada (SA) played in his 50th Test.[50]
  • Virat Kohli (Ind) took his 100th catch in Tests.[51]
  • South Africa's fielders took twenty catches in the match, the first time in Test cricket that one team were dismissed twice by being caught.[52]
  • World Test Championship Points: South Africa 12, India 0.

ODI series

1st ODI

19 January 2022
10:30
Scorecard
South Africa 
296/4 (50 overs)
v
 India
265/8 (50 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 129* (96)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/48 (10 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 79 (84)
Andile Phehlukwayo 2/26 (5 overs)
South Africa won by 31 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (SA)

2nd ODI

21 January 2022
10:30
Scorecard
India 
287/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
288/3 (48.1 overs)
Rishabh Pant 85 (71)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/57 (9 overs)
Janneman Malan 91 (108)
Shardul Thakur 1/35 (5 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

23 January 2022
10:30
Scorecard
South Africa 
287 (49.5 overs)
v
 India
283 (49.2 overs)
Quinton de Kock 124 (130)
Prasidh Krishna 3/59 (9.5 overs)
Virat Kohli 65 (84)
Andile Phehlukwayo 3/40 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 4 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Bongani Jele (SA)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (SA)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

  1. ^ KL Rahul captained India for the second Test.
  2. ^ India were deducted one WTC point for a slow over-rate while bowling.
  3. ^ a b While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second and third Tests reached a result in four days.

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