<Tr> <Th> Most wickets </Th> <Td> Junior Dala (7) </Td> <Td> Bhuvneshwar Kumar (7) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Player of the series </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind) </Td> </Tr> <P> The India cricket team toured South Africa in January and February 2018 to play three Tests, six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches . In January 2017, Cricket South Africa (CSA) revealed that this tour would replace the scheduled visit by Sri Lanka due to costs and scheduling congestion . The Test series was played for the Freedom Trophy, with South Africa winning the trophy following victories in the first two Tests . South Africa went on to win the Test series 2--1 . It was the first Test series of three matches or more in which all 40 wickets fell in each match of the series . With India's win the third Test, they retained the number one place in the ICC Test Championship, taking an unassailable lead before the April 2018 cut - off date for next season's rankings . </P> <P> In August 2017, it was announced that the traditional Boxing Day Test at Kingsmead will not take place, as India's home series against Sri Lanka will not conclude until 24 December 2017 . The following month it was announced that tour would likely to start on 5 January 2018 . CSA confirmed the fixtures in September 2017 . Before the Test matches, India were scheduled to play in a two - day warm - up match at Boland Park, Paarl . However, this was cancelled, as India opted to do training sessions instead of the match . </P>

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