Proteas to face West Indies in two Tests on the Highveld

Cape Town - Dean Elgar's Proteas Men's Test side will face the West Indies in two home Tests in February in the final round of matches in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).

The Proteas are currently second on the WTC table behind Australia in the bid to reach the final at The Oval next year. The top two teams face-off against each in Australia next month in a three-match series that will go a long way to deciding the WTC finalists.

The two-match Test series against the Windies forms part of an all-format tour, which commences after the conclusion of the new SA20 League from February 21 to March 28, 2023, according to a WICB press statement released on Monday.

The tour also comprises three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals. The two-match Test Series will commence at SuperSport Park in Centurion from February 28 to March 4 followed by the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from March 8-12.

The three-match ODI Series will begin at Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium in East London (March 16 and 18) before the series wraps up JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom (March 21).

The three KFC T20Is will take the teams back to SuperSport Park (March 25 and 26) and conclude at the Wanderers (March 28).

No matches will be played in Cape Town, Paarl or Gqeberha due to the ICC T20 Women's World Cup being staged in those three cities during the same period.

West Indies’ last tour of South Africa was an all format series from December 2014 to January 2015.

FULL TOUR SCHEDULE

21 to 24 February

South Africa Invitational XI at Willowmoore Park, Benoni

28 February to 4 March

1st Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion

8-12 March

2nd Test at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Thursday, 16 March

1st ODI at Buffalo Park, East London

Saturday, 18 March

2nd ODI at Buffalo Park, East London