India vs South Africa Women's T20I Series Set for April 2026

Cricket South Africa has announced a five-match T20I series between the women's teams of South Africa and India scheduled for April 2026. The series will be played across three venues: Durban, Johannesburg, and Benoni. This contest is a highly anticipated rematch of the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final, which India won. The series will serve as crucial preparation for both teams ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in England.

Key Points: India Women vs South Africa Women T20I Series 2026 Schedule

  • 5-match T20I series in April 2026
  • Venues in Durban, Johannesburg, Benoni
  • Replay of 2025 World Cup final
  • Preparation for T20 World Cup
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Indian women to face South African challenge in five-match T20I series

Full schedule for the 5-match T20I series between India and South Africa women's teams in April 2026, serving as prep for the T20 World Cup.

"This series will serve as the Proteas Women's final official assignment ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Cricket South Africa"

Durban, January 20

Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming home five-match T20I series against India, with the women's teams of the two countries scheduled to play matches between April 17 and 27, according to the International Cricket Council.

"Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce an inbound T20 International (T20I) series between World Cup finalists, the Proteas Women and India, scheduled to take place in Durban, Johannesburg and Benoni from April 17 - 27, 2026," a release said.

The T20I series will start with two matches at Durban on April 17 and April 19. After the first two T20Is, the action will then move to Johannesburg, which will host back-to-back matches on April 22 and April 25. The series will conclude with the fifth and final T20I at Benoni on April 27.

"The five-match T20I series will get underway with two fixtures at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on April 17 and 19. The action will then move to DP World Wanderers Stadium, which will host back-to-back matches on April 22 and 25, before the series concludes with the fifth and final T20I at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on April 27," the release said.

The two teams which clashed in the final of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 will meet for the first time since India got the better of the Proteas to be crowned World Champions in the 50-over format.

Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of the Indian team, while Laura Wolvaardt leads the Proteas women's team

The five-match T20I series between the Proteas Women and the Women in Blue will serve as preparation for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on June 12 in England.

"This series will serve as the Proteas Women's final official assignment ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on June 12 in England. At the global showpiece, South Africa has been drawn in Group 1 alongside Australia, Pakistan, India and two teams from the qualifiers," the release said.

India tour fixtures:

First T20I - April 17 in Durban

Second T20I - April 19 in Durban

Third T20I - April 22 in Johannesburg

Fourth T20I - April 25 in Johannesburg

Fifth T20I - April 27 in Benoni.

- ANI

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Rohit P
South Africa at home is always a tough challenge. Their pace attack will test our batters. Hope the BCCI arranges good practice matches before the series. The middle order needs to be solid.
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Aman W
Timing is good, but why are all matches in South Africa? Would have been nice to have at least one series at home before the World Cup. Our girls deserve home crowd support too.
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Sarah B
As a cricket fan living abroad, I'm excited for this! The 2025 final was epic. Hope they broadcast it widely. Harmanpreet vs Wolvaardt will be a great captaincy battle.
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Karthik V
Key will be how our spinners perform on those pitches. Also, we need to find a stable opening pair for T20s. Jemimah and Shafali need to fire. 5-0 clean sweep possible if we play to potential! 😄
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Meera T
More than the result, I hope they use this series to test bench strength. We need backups ready for the World Cup. And please, no injuries before the big tournament!

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