There is no confirmed India broadcast listing to give here, as of 31 October 2026. That is the first fact, and the most important one in this guide.

Do not trust a listing that says Star Sports or JioHotstar will show this tour, unless that listing comes from CSA, the BCCI, or the broadcaster’s own schedule, closer to 9 December. No confirmed India broadcast listing for this specific women’s tour was found in the sources checked as of 31 October 2026. This guide tells you where to check, when to check, and what not to trust — not a channel that has not been confirmed.

The fixtures — use the revised dates

Use the revised schedule below. Do not use the superseded March schedule, which still circulates in search results, with ODIs on 9, 12 and 15 December and a Test on 20-23 December. That schedule is out of date.

Revised schedule, December 2026:

• Tour match: 6 December, as listed in the tour announcement.
• Only Test: 9-12 December, St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Four days, not five.
• 1st ODI: 16 December, Paarl.
• 2nd ODI: 19 December, Newlands, Cape Town.
• 3rd ODI: 22 December, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.
• 1st T20I: 26 December, Benoni.
• 2nd T20I: 29 December, Potchefstroom.
• 3rd T20I: 30 December, Potchefstroom.

Check start times closer to 9 December. Start times in IST were not confirmed in the sources checked as of 31 October 2026, so do not rely on a start time from the superseded schedule, or from a different tour. Check CSA’s fixture page, the BCCI tour page, and the broadcaster’s own schedule closer to each match.

Where to check — in order

Check in this order, closer to 9 December, and do not skip a step.

1. CSA’s fixture page — first.
Cricket South Africa is the home board. Its fixture page is the first source for dates, venues, and start times in South Africa, and for the home broadcast in South Africa.

2. BCCI tour page — second.
The BCCI tour page is the second source, for the India squad, the Test captaincy, and the India broadcast listing, once it is announced. The BCCI had not announced the South Africa tour squad as of 31 October 2026. Check the announcement closer to 9 December, for the squad, the keeper, the pace attack, and the Test captaincy.

3. Broadcaster’s own schedule — third.
Check the broadcaster’s own schedule, once it is published, for the channel and the streaming app in India. Do not rely on a channel from a previous women’s tour, or from the men’s tour, without checking it for this tour.

In South Africa: SuperSport is the South African home broadcaster. Check SuperSport’s schedule for the tour.

In the UK and USA-Canada, only as historical patterns, not as confirmed for this tour: Sky Sports in the UK, and Willow TV in the USA and Canada, have shown India women’s tours in the past. That does not mean they will show this tour. Check their schedules closer to 9 December, and do not treat a historical pattern as a confirmed listing.

What not to do:
Do not use an unofficial streaming site. Do not use a social media post from an account that is not CSA, the BCCI, or the broadcaster, as a source for a channel or a start time. Do not share a listing that has no date, no time, and no source link.

The squad and captaincy to check

Smriti Mandhana is India women’s full-time white-ball captain, appointed 6 October 2026, after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down across formats. This is Mandhana’s first away series as full-time white-ball captain, after a 6-0 home series against Zimbabwe in October 2026: 3-0 in T20Is in Raipur, 3-0 in ODIs in Vadodara, finishing with an eight-wicket win on 28 October 2026.

Mandhana is confirmed only as white-ball captain. Test captaincy for the Only Test on 9-12 December is not confirmed, and should be checked in the squad announcement, rather than assumed.

As of 31 October 2026, the BCCI had not announced the South Africa tour squad. The Vadodara Zimbabwe ODI 15 is a guide only, not a confirmed South Africa squad. Check, in the announcement:

• Test captain: Is Mandhana captain for the Only Test, or is a separate Test captain named?
• Keeper: Richa Ghosh vs Yastika Bhatia — who is the wicketkeeper for the Test, the ODIs and the T20Is?
• Pace attack: Renuka Singh Thakur’s fitness, and who is in the pace attack for South African conditions?
• Vice-captains: Shafali Verma was T20I vice-captain and Deepti Sharma was ODI vice-captain in the Zimbabwe series, in the corresponding formats only. The South Africa vice-captains are unconfirmed.

For readers following the tour through cricbet, the same check applies: fixtures, squad, Test captaincy, and broadcast, all to be confirmed closer to 9 December, on CSA, BCCI and broadcaster schedules. It is a gaming and betting-related platform, not an official broadcaster, and any betting-related features are for adults only, where legally permitted. Use responsibly and check local rules, as betting law in India varies by state. For live scores, check the official broadcast listing closer to the tour, rather than relying on an October listing.

How to follow each format

Only Test, 9-12 December, Gqeberha — 4 days, not 5:
A four-day Test is a different rhythm from a five-day Test. There is less time to recover from a bad session, and declarations come earlier. Judge India by the first innings, and by whether Mandhana, or the Test captain if it is not Mandhana, can set a game up in four days, not five. Check the start time on CSA’s fixture page, closer to 9 December, and set an alarm for the toss, not just for the first ball.

ODIs, 16, 19 and 22 December — Paarl, Cape Town, Bloemfontein:
Three ODIs, in three cities, in six days. This is Mandhana’s first away ODI series as captain, against Laura Wolvaardt, who took the No. 1 ICC women’s ODI batting ranking from Mandhana on 27 October 2026. Judge India by the middle overs, overs 11-40, and by the death overs, overs 41-50. Check the start time for each ODI, on CSA’s fixture page, closer to each match, because start times can change by venue.

T20Is, 26, 29 and 30 December — Benoni and Potchefstroom:
Three T20Is, with two in Potchefstroom on consecutive days, 29 and 30 December. Judge India by the powerplay, overs 1-6, and by the death overs, overs 16-20. Check the start time for each T20I, closer to each match.

Players to watch

Smriti Mandhana, captain, opener: Judge Mandhana by her own runs, as opener, and by her captaincy in the field. She made 47 not out in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, and 32 and a duck in the first two ODIs. South Africa is the series where her batting and her captaincy are judged together, away from home.

Shafali Verma, opener: Judge Shafali by her powerplay runs. She was Player of the Series against Zimbabwe with 128 runs, including 55 off 25 in the second T20I and 69 in the third.

Harmanpreet Kaur, player: Judge Harmanpreet by her middle-order runs, as a player, not as captain. She made 91 not out off 41 in the third T20I and 126 in the second ODI against Zimbabwe.

Deepti Sharma, all-rounder: Judge Deepti by her runs and her wickets together. She made 49 in the first T20I and 106 in the second ODI against Zimbabwe.

Niki Prasad, debutant: Judge Prasad by whether she keeps her place after a debut 39 not out and 2 for 7 in the first T20I against Zimbabwe.

FAQs

When is India women’s tour of South Africa?
December 2026. Only Test 9-12 December in Gqeberha, ODIs 16, 19 and 22 December, T20Is 26, 29 and 30 December.

Where can I watch it in India?
No confirmed India broadcast listing had been found as of 31 October 2026. Check CSA’s fixture page, the BCCI tour page, and the broadcaster’s own schedule closer to 9 December.

Who captains India women in South Africa?
Smriti Mandhana is full-time white-ball captain, appointed 6 October 2026. Test captaincy for the Only Test is not confirmed. Check the squad announcement.

Has the BCCI announced the South Africa squad?
Not as of 31 October 2026. Check the announcement closer to 9 December.

What are the start times in IST?
Not confirmed in the sources checked as of 31 October 2026. Check CSA’s fixture page closer to each match.

Is the Only Test four days or five days?
Four days, 9-12 December, at St George’s Park, Gqeberha.

Who is South Africa’s captain?
Laura Wolvaardt took the No. 1 ICC women’s ODI batting ranking from Mandhana on 27 October 2026. Check CSA’s squad announcement for the confirmed captain and squad.

Verdict

Check CSA, BCCI and the broadcaster’s own schedule, closer to 9 December. That is the whole guide.

The fixtures are revised and confirmed: Only Test 9-12 December in Gqeberha, ODIs 16, 19 and 22 December, T20Is 26, 29 and 30 December. The squad, the Test captaincy, the start times, and the India broadcast listing are not confirmed as of 31 October 2026. Do not trust a listing that gives a channel or a start time without a source.

For anyone who has seen the phrase King exchange ID in tour coverage, the same rule applies: it is a gaming and betting-related term, not a fixture, a squad, a captaincy, or a broadcast. The tour is decided by Mandhana’s first away series, by the Only Test in Gqeberha, and by whether India can win a tight series away from home, after winning 6-0 at home.

Check the official sources, and set your alarm only once the start time is confirmed.