New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Australia will play a Test series in South Africa later this year, with the three-match series scheduled to take place in October. This will be the first time since the infamous Sandpaper controversy in 2018 that Australia will be playing a Test series in South Africa.

The first Test will take place in Durban from 9 October, whereas Gqeberha (18-22 October) will host the second Test. The third Test will be held in Cape Town (27-31 October), which was the venue of the sandpaper scandal.

Prior to the Test series, the two teams will lock horns in a three-match ODI series that will begin from 24 September.

During the Cape Town Test between the two teams in 2018, Australia's Cameron Bancroft was seen using a yellow san...