<P> The ICC reinstated South Africa as a Test nation in 1991 , and the team played its first sanctioned international match since 1970 ( and its first ever One - Day International ) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991 . South Africa 's first Test match after re-admission was played against the West Indies in April 1992 . The match was played in Bridgetown , Barbados and South Africa lost by 52 runs . </P>
<P> The ICC reinstated South Africa as a Test nation in 1991 , and the team played its first sanctioned international match since 1970 ( and its first ever One - Day International ) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991 . South Africa 's first Test match after re-admission was played against the West Indies in April 1992 . The match was played in Bridgetown , Barbados and South Africa lost by 52 runs . </P>
when did south africa return to international cricket
when did south africa return to international cricket
1991
1991