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After the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first series in India to be played without restrictions. [6] Ahead of the first T20I match, India's captain KL Rahul was ruled out the series due to a right groin injury. [7] Rishabh Pant was named as India's captain for the matches, [8] with Hardik Pandya named as the team's vice-captain. [9]
South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Arundhati Reddy (Ind) and Mieke de Ridder (SA) both made their ODI debut. Laura Wolvaardt became the youngest and first South African player to score 4,000th run in women's ODIs. [27] [28] Marizanne Kapp (SA) scored her 3,000th run in women's ODIs. [27] [29] Women's Championship points: India 2 ...
South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. South Africa Women were set a revised target of 218 runs from 46.3 overs due to rain. Laura Wolvaardt captained South Africa for the first time in WODIs. [20] Mithali Raj became the first player for India to score 10,000 runs in women's international cricket. [21]
India won the final Test by an innings and 202 runs to win the series 3–0. [10] It was India's first whitewash in a bilateral Test series against South Africa. [11] South Africa lost the last two Tests by an innings. The last time they had lost consecutive Test matches by an innings margin was during Australia's visit in 1935–36. [12]
South Africa won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series. [8] It was the first time that South Africa had beaten India in a Test match at the Wanderers Stadium. [9] South Africa won the third and final Test, also by seven wickets, to win the series 2–1. [10]
The round five fixture between Titans and Dolphins was called off on the morning of day two, after a player returned a positive test for COVID-19. [8] As a result of the increase in positive COVID-19 cases, the sixth round of matches, originally scheduled to start on 20 December 2020, was postponed until 2021. [9] [10]
Later the same day, the second ODI match between the West Indies and Australia was postponed following a positive COVID-19 case. [12] The Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament originally scheduled to be played in Jersey during September, was rescheduled to take place in Hong Kong in December 2021 .
India won the fourth Test by 157 runs, to lead the series 2–1 with one match to play. [13] On the morning of the scheduled start of the fifth Test of the series, both cricket boards confirmed that the match would not start on 10 September 2021, following positive COVID-19 results in the Indian team. [14]