International cricket tour
TheWest Indies men's cricket team toured South Africa in February and March 2023 to play twoTest matches , threeOne Day International (ODI) and threeTwenty20 International (T20I) matches.[ 1] [ 2] 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship .[ 3] [ 4] Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour in October 2022.[ 5]
South Africa won the Test series 2–0.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
On 6 March 2023,Anrich Nortje was ruled out of second test due to mild groin discomfort.[ 15]
Initially,Aiden Markram ,Marco Jansen ,Heinrich Klaasen ,David Miller andWayne Parnell were selected only for the third match in South Africa's ODI squad.[ 16] Wiaan Mulder ,[ 17] Tabraiz Shamsi replaced injuredKeshav Maharaj in South Africa's ODI squad.[ 18] Temba Bavuma was ruled out of third ODI due to hamstring discomfort,[ 19] Aiden Markram captained South Africa in his absence.[ 20]
On 14 March 2023,Obed McCoy was ruled out from the West Indies' T20I squad due to knee injury,[ 21] Roston Chase .[ 22]
South African Invitation XI won the toss and elected to field. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. World Test Championship points: South Africa 12, West Indies 0. Simon Harmer became the fourth player to dismiss a father-son duo in Test cricket when he dismissedTagenarine Chanderpaul in the second innings.[ 25] Heinrich Klaasen (SA) played in his last Test match.[ 26] No toss. No play was possible due to rain. South Africa won the toss and elected to field. ^ Aiden Markram captained South Africa in the third ODI.^a b While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first and second test reached a result in three days and four days respectively. ^ "South Africa to host England and Netherlands for ODIs in early 2023" .ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved6 October 2022 .^ "West Indies to visit South Africa for all-format series – 21 February 21 to 28 March 2023" .Cricket West Indies . 6 October 2022. Retrieved3 February 2023 .^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved11 January 2019 .^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF) .International Cricket Council . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved11 October 2019 .^ "South Africa men's 2022-23 international fixtures announced" .Cricket South Africa . 6 October 2022. Archived fromthe original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved3 February 2023 .^ "Massive triumph in Johannesburg headlines South Africa's 2—0 series win over West Indies" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved11 March 2023 .^ "Record run-chase from South Africa to level ODI series" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved21 March 2023 .^ "Romario Shepherd fireworks, Alzarri Joseph five-for seal series for West Indies" .ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved28 March 2023 .^ "Bavuma replaces Elgar as South Africa's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved17 February 2023 .^ "WI call up Alick Athanaze for Test tour of SA" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved14 February 2023 .^ "Markram announced as new T20I captain; South Africa name squads for West Indies limited-overs leg" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved6 March 2023 .^ "Gabriel, Chase included in WI squad for SA ODIs" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved20 February 2023 .^ "Markram named SA's T20I captain, Bavuma dropped" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved6 March 2023 .^ "West Indies name squads for white-ball series in South Africa" .Cricket West Indies . Retrieved20 February 2023 .^ "Injured Nortje ruled out of second Test against WI" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved6 March 2023 .^ "Markram named T20I captain; Bavuma left out of T20I squad" .CricBuzz . Retrieved6 March 2023 .^ "Mulder out of West Indies ODIs, Parnell named replacement" .ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved13 March 2023 .^ "South Africa all-rounder ruled out of West Indies ODIs" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved13 March 2023 .^ "SA vs WI: Aiden Markram to lead in third ODI after Temba Bavuma misses out due to hamstring discomfort" .Crictracker . Retrieved21 March 2023 .^ "South Africa restrict West Indies to 260 after King fifty" .Cricbuzz . Retrieved21 March 2023 .^ "Chase to replace McCoy in West Indies T20I squad vs South Africa" .Cricket World . Retrieved19 March 2023 .^ "Chase to replace McCoy in West Indies T20I squad vs South Africa" .Cricket West Indies . Retrieved16 March 2023 .^ "Joseph takes maiden Test five-for; South Africa bowled out for 342" .CricBuzz . Retrieved1 March 2023 .^ Tyagi, Abhinav (2 March 2023)."West Indies keeper scripts history, takes most catches in a Test innings" .Crictoday . Retrieved27 December 2023 . ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath (12 July 2023)."Like father, like son - R Ashwin snaps up Shivnarine then, Tagenarine now" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved23 July 2023 . ^ "Big-hitting Klaasen ends South Africa career" . BBC Sport. Retrieved2 June 2025 .^ "Shai Hope 128* trumps Temba Bavuma 144 as West Indies seal victory" .ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved18 March 2023 .^ "South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma crosses 1,000-run mark in ODI cricket" .The Print . Retrieved19 March 2023 .^ "Aiden Markram ready to fulfil his destiny" .ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved25 March 2023 .^ "Johnson Charles slams record T20I ton" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Quinton De Kock's Marvelous Ton Brings Proteas Back In Game" .Cricket Country . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Charles hammers 39-ball century as Windies set new record" .Jamaica Observer . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Charles hundred in vain as Proteas win 'crazy' T20I" .Jamaica Observer . Retrieved27 March 2023 .^ "South Africa chase down record T20 target to beat Windies" .SABC News . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "De Kock-inspired South Africa mount record T20I run chase after record-breaking Charles century" .Sportsmax . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "List of highest T20I team PowerPlay scores: SA breaks record with first 100-plus total" .Sportstar . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Bowlers battered, records shattered in epic Centurion run-fest" .CricBuzz . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Stunning run-chase from South Africa as records tumble in Centurion" .International Cricket Council . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "2nd T20I: South Africa record highest successful T20 run-chase, beat West Indies to level series 1-1" .India Today . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "SA vs WI records galore - 517 runs, 81 boundaries, 35 sixes" . Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "South Africa and West Indies just broke nearly every T20 batting record in existence" .Wisden . Archived fromthe original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved26 March 2023 .^ "Joseph's maiden five-for and Shepherd's power-hitting propel West Indies to T20 series triumph" .Cricket West Indies . Retrieved28 March 2023 .
September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 Ongoing
Series
2021 2021–22 2022 2022–23 2023
International cricket tours of South Africa
Test and LOI tours
Australia Bangladesh England India Kenya New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe Tournaments hosted
Multiple teams Other tours
Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (
italicised below ) by various teams, collectively known as the
South African rebel tours .
Australian Bangladeshi Dutch English Irish Kenyan Multi-national Namibian Scottish Sri Lankan West Indian
South Africa[9]
West Indies[10]