The South African National Cricket Team is scheduled to visit New Zealand to play a series of two Test matches. The Test matches will form a part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. The tour will be starting on 17 February 2022 and will be continuing till 1 March 2022. The matches will be played at 2 different venues in New Zealand. Have a look at the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2022 Schedule, Squad & Venue, Teams News, and everything you need to know.

SeriesSouth Africa Tour of New Zealand
Date17 February – 1 March 2022
FormatTest
Matches2
AdministrationSouth Africa- Cricket South Africa
New Zealand- New Zealand Cricket

The South Africa national cricket team represents South Africa in men’s international cricket. The team is administered by Cricket South Africa and is a full member of ICC with Test, ODI, and T20 Status. South Africa is Captained by Dean Elgar in Test and Temba Bavuma in ODI and T20. The team is Coached by Mark Boucher.

AdministrationCricket South Africa
CaptainDean Elgar– Test
Temba Bavuma– ODI and T20
CoachMark Boucher
ICC StatusFull Member
ICC RankingsTest- 6th
ODI- 5th
T20- 5th

The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men’s international cricket. The team is administered by New Zealand Cricket and is a Full member of ICC with Test, ODI, and T20 Status. New Zealand is the winner of the inaugural World Test Championship. The team is captained by Kane Williamson and Coached by Gary Stead.

AdministrationNew Zealand Cricket
CaptainKane Williamson
CoachGary Stead
ICC StatusFull Member
ICC RankingsTest- 1st
ODI- 1st
T20- 4th

South Africa tour of New Zealand 2022 Schedule

The South African Cricket Team will be visiting New Zealand to play a series of two Test matches that is scheduled from 17 February 2022 till 1 March 2022. Below is the complete schedule of the South Africa Tour of New Zealand.

DateMatchVenue
17–21 February 20221st TestHagley Oval, Christchurch
25 February – 1 March 20222nd TestBasin Reserve, Wellington

South Africa tour of New Zealand 2022 Squad

Squads for South Africa vs New Zealand have not been announced yet by their respective governing bodies. The information regarding the squads will be updated as soon as any official announcement is made. Till then stay tuned for more updates and information.

South Africa tour of New Zealand 2022 Venue

The Two Test matches will be played at 2 different locations in New Zealand. Stadiums in New Zealand are known to be located in between beautiful scenery. Players and spectators both enjoy the match and the breathtaking views from the stadium. Let’s have a look at the dedicated venues for the South Africa tour of New Zealand 2022.

1) Hagley Oval– Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand will be hosting the first test of the tour. The stadium was opened in 1851 and has a capacity of 18000. The first Test match was played here in 1867.

2) Basin Reserve– Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand will be hosting the second Test Match of the Tour. The ground was opened in 1868 and has a capacity of 11,600. Basin Reserve is considered the oldest Ground in the country.