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This is an archive article published on September 27, 2015

South Africa touch down for 72-day-long tour

South Africa will play three T20s, five ODIs and four Tests against India during their 72-day long tour.

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A formidable South Africa cricket team arrived in New Delhi for a two-and-a-half month long series to begin on October 2 with the first Twenty20 against India at Dharamsala.

Big Proteas names like AB de Villiers (ODI captain), Hashim Amla (Test skipper), Faf du Plessis (T20 captain) touched Delhi from Johannesburg in the afternoon on Sunday.

The players though did not speak to the media on arrival and were quickly whisked away by the security personnel from Delhi Police along with the staff of the five-star facility where the team has been put up.

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The South African side will play three T20s, five ODIs and four Tests against India during their 72-day long tour.

The visitors will also play a warm-up T20 against Indian President’s XI on Tuesday and a two-day game in Mumbai on October 30-31 before the Test series.

The visitors will head for Dharamsala, the venue for the first T20 after playing their practice game against India ‘A’ at the Airforce ground in Palam.

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