South Africa women to host India for five T20Is in April
This will be SA's final T20I assignment and India's penultimate one before the 2026 T20 World Cup in England
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Jan-2026 • 2 hrs ago
The two teams recently faced off in the final of the ODI World Cup • ICC/Getty Images
South Africa's last T20I assignment before the 2026 women's T20 World Cup will be a five-game home series against India in April.
Durban will host the first two matches on April 17 and 19 and Johannesburg will host the next two on April 22 and 25. Benoni will host the last game of the series on April 27.
"Facing a team of India's quality so close to a World Cup is exactly what the Proteas Women need at this stage of the preparation," Enoch Nkwe, CSA director of national teams and high performance, said in a statement. "It gives them an opportunity to test themselves against a top-level opponent, fine-tune their combinations and ensure they are executing their plans under pressure. This series will play a key role in sharpening the team's readiness ahead of the T20 World Cup."
This series will follow South Africa's T20I and ODI series against Pakistan in February-March. South Africa will also tour New Zealand in March-April before returning home for the T20Is against India.
India, meanwhile, will be touring Australia for a multi-format series in February-March before travelling to South Africa. After that, they will play a three T20I series in England starting May.
The 2026 women's T20 World Cup, to be held in England, starts on June 12. South Africa and India are both in Group 1 of the tournament, alongside Australia, Pakistan and two qualifiers.
South Africa are losing finalists in the last two editions of the T20 World Cup, apart from being the runners-up at the 2025 ODI World Cup. India's best finish at the T20 World Cup was as losing finalists in 2020. In 2024, they were knocked out in the first round.