After an emphatic victory over the visitors in Mohali, the Proteas came back strongly in the third game in Bengaluru to level the three-match T20I series 1-1. Before the action shifts to the game’s longest format, the visitors battled it out against the Indian Board President’s XI at the Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex for a three-day tour game. The South African unit made full use of their practise game as they went onto bat for 64 overs scoring 279-6d. Their Test opener Aiden Markram cracked a quick-fire unbeaten century before retiring himself out. Their bowlers too had a go at the Board XI for 64 overs restricting them to just 265-8.

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India vs South Africa Test series schedule

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Ever since its inauguration in 2015, the upcoming series will be the third edition of Freedom Trophy between two nations. While hosts India won the inaugural edition by blanking the visitors 3-0 in 4 Tests, the Proteas returned the favour by 2-1 when India toured South Africa in 2018. Even though South Africa will go into the upcoming series as current trophy holders, they still have a gruelling Indian winter of three Test matches ahead. The ongoing tour started with a three-match T20I series which ended in a 1-1 draw.  

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Freedom Trophy 2019-20 Timetable

The Freedom Trophy, also known as Gandhi-Mandela series, could not have picked a better date for its 2019 commencement. The first Test is scheduled to start on October 2 which will also coincide with ‘Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti’. The Test series will finish on October 23 with the conclusion of the third Test. For the full itinerary of the Ind-SA Tests, read ahead –

First Test – October 2-6 at Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam

Second Test – October 10-14 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune

Third Test – October 19-23 at JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi

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