Published: February 24, 2026 | Category: International Cricket | Reading Time: 5 minutes
South Africa are the reigning World Test champions.
Cricket South Africa has laid out a packed 2026-27 home calendar, confirming that Australia, Bangladesh, and England will all visit for multi-format tours. The upcoming season carries massive weight for the reigning World Test Champions, who are looking to cement their position at the top of the WTC table.
The action gets underway in late September when Australia arrive for a three-match ODI series, starting at Kingsmead. That quickly transitions into a heavyweight three-match Test series in October, with Durban, Gqeberha, and Newlands set to play host.
Bangladesh are next in line, kicking off their tour on November 15 with a two-Test series at the Wanderers and Centurion. They will stick around for a white-ball leg spanning three ODIs and three T20Is across early December.
The marquee event of the summer, however, is the arrival of England. A highly-anticipated three-match Test series begins on December 17 at the Wanderers, leading into the traditional Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park and the New Year's Test at Newlands. While the teams will also clash in three ODIs in January, a planned T20I series between the two sides has been postponed to a later date due to scheduling conflicts.
CSA Chief Executive Officer Pholetsi Moseki highlighted the stakes of the upcoming summer, particularly in the longer format. "We have made a promising start to the new World Test Championship cycle, including a hard-fought 1-1 series draw against Pakistan and an impressive 2-0 victory over India," Moseki noted, adding that the team needs to continue building on that exact momentum.
With South Africa preparing to host the 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup, the limited-overs fixtures are also taking on added significance. Moseki made it clear that the focus is firmly shifting towards the global event, stating that every ODI series moving forward is a crucial part of their preparation to compete strongly on home soil.