***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2017

Schedule

Feb 17, Fri New Zealand vs South Africa, Only T20I
Eden Park, Auckland

Feb 19, Sun New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st ODI
Seddon Park, Hamilton

Feb 22, Wed New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd ODI
Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Feb 25, Sat New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Mar 01, Wed New Zealand vs South Africa, 4th ODI
McLean Park, Napier

Mar 04, Sat New Zealand vs South Africa, 5th ODI
Eden Park, Auckland

Mar 08, Wed - Mar 12, Sun New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test
University Oval, Dunedin

Mar 16, Thu - Mar 20, Mon New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test
Basin Reserve, Wellington

Mar 25, Sat - Mar 29, Wed New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd Test
Seddon Park, Hamilton

This will be a hard fought tour

Senior batsman Ross Taylor has again been kept out of the New Zealand Twenty20 squad to play South Africa later in the week.
New Zealand Cricket announced its Twenty20 and one-day international squads, with Corey Anderson and Tom Bruce preferred over Taylor to prop up the middle order in the game's shortest form.
Taylor is the third-highest run scorer for New Zealand in Twenty20 cricket but has not been required since the World T20 11 months ago.

Leg spinner Ish Sodhi retains his place in the ODI squad along with Mitchell Santner, while big-hitting all-rounder Colin Munro has been dropped with Jimmy Neesham taking over the number six spot.
"Colin hasn't quite shown the consistency he would like in the middle-order and we feel Jimmy is deserved of an opportunity with the bat at six," selector Gavin Larsen said.
"Having two frontline spinners in the side gives us flexibility and Ish is an aggressive bowler who in the right conditions can be a real threat for us."

Luke Ronchi will also make his return to both forms of the game after missing the recent Australia series because of injury.

New Zealand Twenty20 squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Lockie Ferguson, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ben Wheeler.

New Zealand ODI squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Lockie Ferguson, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor.

New Zealand play South Africa in a one-off Twenty20 in Auckland on Friday and a five-match ODI series starting in Hamilton on Sunday, February 19.

While Australia are still navigating their way through a calendar that sees them start a Test in India the day after a T20 at home, South Africa have scheduling challenges of their own. They will play a warm-up match in New Zealand less than 48 hours after their final ODI against Sri Lanka at Centurion and a T20 within a week of their series win. The difference between them and Australia is that South Africa are taking the same group that was on duty at home across 11 time zones to New Zealand.
"It's not ideal. Usually we have a seven to ten day period to acclimatise," Mohammad Moosajee, South Africa's team manager, who is also a medical doctor, said. "We will have some tricks up our sleeve to help players deal with the jet lag."
But that was as much as Moosajee would give away about how he is planning to help the players adjust. Not even the men themselves seem to know what's in store. "We will sleep a lot on the plane I guess," Faf du Plessis joked. "I'm not too sure but we have an amazing team doctor, so I'm sure he has got a plan."