India to host SA in between Sri Lanka tour

India will host South Africa for five one-dayers in the middle of Sri Lanka's tour in November. Reports by IANS said that the five games would be hosted by India's five main cities: Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, New Delhi and Chennai. The two teams played a Test series late last year, which India won 1-0.

However, an Indian board spokesperson said, "The dates of the one-day and Test series against Sri Lanka, the one-day series against South Africa and England's tour of India have been finalised, but the venues are still to be determined."

Sri Lanka will play a one-day series from October 25 to November 12 and then return to play Tests after India's last one-dayer against South Africa on November 29. The jarring arrangement comes in the middle of a packed season which includes a tour to Pakistan, the Asia Cup, a tour by England and a visit to the West Indies.

One-day schedule
v Sri Lanka: October 25, 28, 31, November 3,6.
v South Africa: November 17 (Mumbai), 20 (New Delhi), 23 (Kolkata), 26 (Chennai), 29 (Bangalore).