The Indian board has issued the schedule for South Africa’s tour during February of this year. The two Test matches, the venues of which had previously been named, will be played in Nagpur from February 6-10 and Kolkata from 14-18, with the three-match ODI series to be held in Jaipur, Kanpur and Ahmedabad on February 21, 24 and 27 respectively.

South Africa in India 2009-10

Kolkata, which will host its first Test since 2007, has had trouble with its floodlights over the last two seasons, the latest incident occurring in the one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka.

South Africa were scheduled to play only five ODIs during the tour but agreed to play the Tests following a request from Indian board.