East London and Port Elizabeth have been included on the schedules for the international cricket season announced on Tuesday by Cricket South Africa.
The Proteas will play the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in East London on December 23 and third ODI in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, December 26.
Axxess DSL St Georges will also host a test against New Zealand from January 11.
CSA says Pakistan will play an Invitational XI in East London on January 25.
CSA Acting CEO, Jacques Faul says "it should be another bumper summer for our fans."
"We will be playing five Test matches, eight ODIs and five T20s at home. This will allow us to continue our policy of rotating limited overs fixtures among all our affiliates," he said.
"This was a huge success last season when East London and Paarl, who had been off the international roster for some time, attracted more than 25 000 spectators for the two ODIs that they hosted. These two provinces are also very strong growth areas for the game to fulfil our mandate of making cricket a truly national sport," said Faul.
"New Zealand have always been tough opponents to beat while Pakistan showed in their recent series against England that they are capable of competing with and beating the best in the world."
"We have made one other important change this season with the New Zealand tour starting with three T20 International matches to be played over the Christmas period instead of the normal Test match. The Test series will now start with the New Year's game at Sahara Park Newlands," he added.
"The Pakistan tour will run from the end of January to the second half of March, starting with the three Test matches followed by the two limited overs segments."
New Zealand in South Africa
Date Day Team Team Type Venue
18 Dec 12 Tues @ 13:00 SA Inv XI New Zealand T20 Tour Pietermaritzburg
21 Dec 12 Fri D/N South Africa New Zealand 1st. T20 Durban
23 Dec 12 Sun D/N South Africa New Zealand 2nd. T20 East London
26 Dec 12 Wed Day South Africa New Zealand 3rd. T20 Port Elizabeth
28 - 30 Dec 12 Fri - Sun SA Inv XI New Zealand 3 Day Tour Match Paarl
02 - 06 Jan 13 Wed - Sun South Africa New Zealand 1st. Test Cape Town
11 - 15 Jan 13 Fri - Tue South Africa New Zealand 2nd. Test Port Elizabeth
19 Jan 13 Sat Day South Africa New Zealand 1st. ODI Paarl
22 Jan 13 Tue D/N South Africa New Zealand 2nd. ODI Kimberley
25 Jan 13 Fri D/N South Africa New Zealand 3rd. ODI Potchefstroom
Pakistan in South Africa
Date Day Team Team Type Venue
25 - 28 Jan 12 Fri - Mon SA Inv XI Pakistan 4 Day Tour Match East London
01 - 05 Feb 13 Fri - Tue South Africa Pakistan 1st. Test Johannesburg
14 - 18 Feb 13 Thur - Mon South Africa Pakistan 2nd. Test Cape Town
22 - 26 Feb 13 Fri - Tue South Africa Pakistan 3rd. Test Centurion
01 Mar 13 Fri D/N South Africa Pakistan 1st. T20 Durban
03 Mar 13 Sun Day South Africa Pakistan 2nd. T20 Centurion
06 Mar 13 Wed D/N SA Inv XI Pakistan 1 Day Tour Match Kimberley
10 Mar 13 Sun Day South Africa Pakistan 1st. ODI Bloemfontein
15 Mar 13 Fri D/N South Africa Pakistan 2nd. ODI Centurion
17 Mar 13 Sun Day South Africa Pakistan 3rd. ODI Johannesburg
21 Mar 13 Thur Day South Africa Pakistan 4th. ODI Durban
24 Mar 13 Sun Day South Africa Pakistan 5th. ODI Benoni
