The international season of South Africa will begin with a three-match T20I and three-match ODI series against England,
South Africa's international
season will begin with a limited-overs series against England,
Cricket South Africa
(CSA) on Tuesday announced a busy international programme for
the men's team, comprising home international fixtures for the 2020/2021 season
against England, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Pakistan. All these series will hold
crucial points in either the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (CWCSL) or the ICC
World Test Championship (WTC),
The international season of South
Africa will begin with a three-match T20I and three-match ODI series against
England in Cape Town and Paarl. After that, Sri Lanka will follow with a
two-match Test series in Centurion and Johannesburg. The fixtures will fall
into the traditional Boxing Day and New Year's Test match windows,
"We are delighted to announce
the schedule of men's international cricket for the home season. It is an
absolute pleasure to deliver more good news for our cricket-loving fans to
consume, following last week's confirmed tour against England and domestic
season launch," CSA Acting CEO, Kugandrie Govender said in an official
release,
"The COVID-19 pandemic
predictably forced many changes to the ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP) and the traditional
sequencing of scheduling matches in South Africa this season. This is why I am
particularly proud of today's announcement. It comes as a result of many hours
of dedication, negotiation and hard work by individuals behind the scenes to
ensure that our fans have an exciting line-up of cricket to look forward to
throughout the summer and although the matches will be played behind closed
doors, we will have enough entertainment to make them feel as though they are a
part of match-day activities, she added,
Australia will then arrive in
February 2021 for a three-match Test series ending in March and then Pakistan
will round off the South African summer of cricket with a three-match ODI
series and three-match T20I series. Complete fixtures for these tours will be
announced in due course,
CSA has also confirmed that it has appointed a delegation that will perform a security assessment on the feasibility of the Proteas embarking on their first tour to Pakistan since 2007,
The delegates will depart this
weekend and will report back on their findings for the tour, which is scheduled
for early 2021.
Finally, I would like to express my
gratitude and thanks on behalf of CSA, to the boards of England, Sri Lanka,
Australia and Pakistan for their agreement to these tours and assisting us in
bringing the beautiful game to the South African public under the 'new normal'
that COVID-19 has presented us. I am certain that we will be thoroughly
entertained by very competitive displays of cricket, Govender concluded.
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