Cricket South Africa has announced a bumper 2020-21 international home season which will see them host England, Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan. Each of the series would either be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (CWCSL) or the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) as per CSA.
The Proteas will kickstart the season with a three-match T20I series which will be followed by as many ODIs against England. Cape Town and Paarl will host the games respectively. South Africa will move on to host Sri Lanka in a 2-match Test series. Centurion and Johannesburg will host the Test matches. The particular series will fill up the window for the Boxing Day Test and New Year’s Test match.
Furthermore, Australia will land on the African soil to play a three-match Test series. It would be followed by white-ball series - T20Is and ODIs. The full schedule for the home season will be announced by CS shortly.
CSA’s acting CEO Kugandrie Govender heaped praises on the people working behind the scenes to make the events possible. He also stated that all the games will be played behind closed doors.
“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.” he was quoted as saying by India Today.
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