New Zealand will play South Africa in two cricket tests in January as part of their five-week tour over the Christmas and New Year period to the Republic.
The dates of fixtures for the tour were confirmed by Cricket South Africa yesterday and the Kiwis will also play three Twenty20sand as many one-dayers on top of a Twenty20 warm-up game to begin the tour on December 18.
Itinerary:
NZ tour to South Africa: 18 Dec v SA Invitation XI, Twenty20 warm-up, Pietermaritzburg 21 Dec - 1st Twenty20, Durban 23 Dec - 2nd Twenty20, East London 26 Dec - 3rd Twenty20, Port Elizabeth 28-30 Dec - Three-day tour match, Paarl 2-6 Jan - 1st test, Cape Town 11-15 Jan - 2nd test, Port Elizabeth 19 Jan - 1st ODI, Paarl 22 Jan - 2nd ODI, Kimberley 25 Jan - 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom
