Wednesday 23 September 2026
Sky Sports to show England Men's tour of South Africa as part of Cricket South Africa rights deal
Sky Sports and Cricket South Africa have extended their longstanding partnership, with Sky Sports and NOW to exclusively broadcast the 2026/27 men's and women's international tours, including England Men's three-Test and three-ODI tour of South Africa this winter.
England's three-Test series against South Africa will take place across December and January, marking England's first Test tour of South Africa in seven years. The series follows England's first-ever home Test series whitewash of Pakistan and will be Stephen Fleming's first series in charge as England Men's Test Head Coach. The Test series will be followed by three ODIs in January, as England prepare for the ICC Men's World Cup 2027, which will take place across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in October and November next year.
The agreement will see Sky Sports broadcast live coverage of a packed schedule of international cricket from South Africa, with Australia Men's tour getting underway this Thursday (24 September) with the first of three ODIs in Durban, followed by three Tests. The schedule will then continue with tours involving Bangladesh, India Women and Australia Women through to April. The deal was negotiated by Cricket South Africa's international media rights partner, IMG.
Sky Sports has broadcast cricket from South Africa for more than three decades, including live coverage of every England Men's Test series in the country during that period. The agreement further strengthens Sky Sports' position as the home of cricket, broadcasting all home England Men's and Women's international and domestic cricket, with the Men's Ashes on home soil next summer set to be a major highlight.
The Cricket South Africa partnership adds to Sky's already unrivalled portfolio in the UK and Ireland with more top-quality sport than anywhere else, with most sport rights renewed until near the end of the decade. That includes 1,500 games from the Premier League, WSL, EFL and SPFL, exclusive live coverage from every Formula 1 race weekend until the end of 2034, home men's and women's international England cricket, every shot from the golf Majors, year-round coverage of darts, world class boxing from promoters Zuffa and MVP, full coverage of the US Open, ATP and WTA Tours and more action from the NFL, Netball Super League and rugby league.
Bangladesh Tour to South Africa 2026/2027
15 November 2026, 1st Test, Johannesburg
23 November 2026, 2nd Test, Centurion
1 December 2026, 1st ODI, East London
4 December 2026, 2nd ODI, Gqeberha
7 December 2026, 3rd ODI, Cape Town
10 December 2026, 1st T20 International, Kimberley
12 December 2026, 2nd T20 International, Benoni
13 December 2026, 3rd T20 International, Centurion
England Tour to South Africa 2026/2027
17 December 2026, 1st Test, Johannesburg
26 December 2026, 2nd Test, Centurion
3 January 2027, 3rd Test, Cape Town
10 January 2027, 1st ODI, Paarl
13 January 2027, 2nd ODI, Bloemfontein
15 January 2027, 3rd ODI, Bloemfontein
Women's international matches
India Women's Tour to South Africa 2026/2027
9 December 2026, 1st ODI, Potchefstroom
12 December 2026, 2nd ODI, Bloemfontein
15 December 2026, 3rd ODI, Cape Town
20 December 2026, Only Test, Gqeberha
26 December 2026, 1st T20 International, Benoni
29 December 2026, 2nd T20 International, Potchefstroom
30 December 2026, 3rd T20 International, Potchefstroom
Australia Women's Tour to South Africa 2026/2027
18 March 2027, 1st T20 International, Kimberley
21 March 2027, 2nd T20 International, Benoni
23 March 2027, 3rd T20 International, KuGompo City
27 March 2027, 1st ODI, Gqeberha
31 March 2027, 2nd ODI, Paarl
3 April 2027, 3rd ODI, Durban
8 April 2027, Only Test, Potchefstroom
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