Cricket South Africa on Sunday, 18 December, said that it has postponed the remaining round of CSA four-day franchise series as a precautionary measure over Covid-19 fears.
"The decision to defer the fifth round of matches, which were scheduled to take place between December 16-19 (Division Two) and December 19-22 (Division One), was taken as a safeguarding measure in light of the competition being held outside of a bio-secure environment and amid the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic," CSA said in a statement.
The fixtures which have been postponed will be rescheduled.
The announcement has come a week before the commencement of the Test series between India and South Africa. The Indian team is touring South Africa for three Tests and as many ODIs. The first Test is slated to begin on December 26 in Centurion while the ODI series is scheduled to start on January 19, 2022 in Paarl.
The selectors had announced changes in the leadership group with Rohit Sharma also taking up the ODI captaincy and was named the vice-captain of the Test side. But unfortunately, the right-handed batsman will be missing the Test series with a hamstring injury and KL Rahul will be Virat Kohli’s deputy.