India vs South Africa ODI Series 2015
Sep 29 to Dec 7, 2015
South Africa to play five ODIs on 72-day India tour
Jul 28, 2015
Three Twenty20 internationals, five ODIs and four Tests.
Schedule
| October 2 | 1st T20I India vs South Africa | Dharamsala (D/N) |
| October 5 | 2nd T20I India vs South Africa | Cuttack (D/N) |
| October 8 | 3rd T20I India vs South Africa | Kolkata (D/N) |
| October 11 | 1st ODI India vs South Africa | Kanpur |
| October 14 | 2nd ODI India vs South Africa | Indore (D/N) |
| October 18 | 3rd ODI India vs South Africa | Rajkot (D/N) |
| October22 | 4th ODI India vs South Africa | Chennai (D/N) |
| October 25 | 5th ODI India vs South Africa | Mumbai (D/N) |
| November 5-9 | 1st Test India vs South Africa | Mohali |
| November 14-18 | 2nd Test India vs South Africa | Bangalore |
| November 25-29 | 3rd Test India vs South Africa | Nagpur |
| December 3-7 | 4th Test India vs South Africa | Delhi |
SA to play five ODIs on 72-day India tour
South Africa will play three Twenty20 internationals, five ODIs and four Tests on a 72-day tour of India, which runs from September to December, this year.IND vs SAF ODIs
India vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Kanpur
India fall short despite Rohit's 150
Sunday, Oct 11, 2015
Rohit Sharma hit his 8th ODI hundred, but India fell short of the victory target of 304, losing two quick wickets in the last over. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane added 159 runs for the second wicket giving India a splendid start at Green Park, Kanpur, after South Africa posted 303/5 in 50 overs. AB de Villiers remained unbeaten on 104, while Faf du Plessis scored 62. With this win, South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
South Africa 303/5 (AB de Villiers 104*) beat India 298/7 (Rohit 150) by 5 runs
South Africa Test Team Selection
South Africa name unchanged Test squad
Dec 9, 2015
South Africa have retained the same 15-man squad that saved the series with Pakistan in the UAE in October for their two home Tests against India later this month. South Africa have won nine and lost only one of their last 13 matches and has a 12-point lead at the top of the ICC rankings. The squad will again be led by captain Graeme Smith, with the backup wicketkeeper position going to Thami Tsolekile ahead of the 20-year-old Quinton de Kock, who hit consecutive centuries against India in the ongoing one-day international series.
South Africa Test squad: Graeme Smith (captain), AB de Villiers (vice-captain), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile.
India Test Team Selection
Zaheer Recalled to Test Team, Gambhir Ignored
Nov 11, 2015
India has recalled Zaheer Khan to the 17-man Test squad for the two-match Test series in South Africa, where he will be part of a five-man fast bowling line-up, joining Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma. Other than Zaheer, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja were the new entrants to the Test squad.The 17-year-old Ambati Rayudu was picked instead of Gautam Gambhir, who has been in good form in the Ranji Trophy this year, scoring an aggregate of 372 runs in the six matches played so far. Among the new "fab four," Rohit Sharma averages 288, Dhawan 81, Pujara 65.50 and Kohli 41.16 in Test cricket.
India Test squad for South Africa: MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket Keeper), Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha.