Cricket South Africa announced its Men’s team’s bilateral tour of West Indies for the first time in 11 years. The team would play a two-match Test series which would be followed by a five-match T20I series.
Although the Proteas will arrive in St. Lucia on June o1, the Test series would begin with the first Test on June 10 at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. For the T20I series, the teams would move to Grenada where they will play matches at the National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, beginning with the first one on June 26.
Director of Cricket, CSA, Graeme Smith was delighted to announce the tour and thanked the Cricket West Indies and the respective governments for agreeing to host the team at the time when Covid-19’s second wave has been wreaking havoc in the world.
“We are extremely pleased to have the men’s team’s tour to the West Indies officially confirmed. Covid-19 has played havoc with the ICC Future Tours Programme and we are thankful to Cricket West Indies and the governments of St. Lucia and Grenada for ensuring that the tour goes ahead as planned,” Smith said in a media release.
The last time South Africa toured West indies, they clean swept the T20Is (2-0), ODIs (5-0) and won the three-match Test series 2-0.
Test Series Schedule
10 – 14 June – 1st. Test, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia
18 – 22 June – 2nd. Test, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia
T20I series schedule
26 June – 1st. T20I, National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
27 June – 2nd. T20I, National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
29 June – 3rd. T20I, National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
01 July – 4th. T20I, National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
03 July – 5th. T20I, National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada