South Africa will host England in a three-match collection of One Day Internationals in January, regardless that they’re beginning a brand new Twenty20 league on the identical time.
Cricket South Africa introduced the schedule on Thursday, with the primary two video games going down in Bloemfontein on January 27 and 29 and the ultimate on February 1 in Kimberley. The tour will conflict with a brand new 33-match SA20 league, which is about to start on January 10, however is anticipated to be performed between the top of the T20 league’s group stage and the beginning of its playoff spherical.
The collection was beforehand postponed to the top of 2020, after England shortened their tour amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 an infection within the South African camp, when each squads have been to stay in isolation.
England’s return is doubtful attributable to a potential conflict with the T20 league, however South Africa’s precarious place within the qualifying race for the 2023 World Cup means the collection is now going forward because the hosts want an opportunity to earn factors on an computerized. safe qualification. South Africa have already misplaced three ODIs to Australia in January, which may even depend in direction of qualification to begin their T20I competitors.
South Africa will play extra qualifying ODIs in opposition to the Netherlands in Benoni on March 31 and the Wanderers in Johannesburg on April 2, it was additionally introduced on Thursday. They have been scheduled for final December however have been known as off over the outbreak of the Omicron model of the COVID-19 virus. South Africa will host two Tests in Pretoria from February 28 to March 4 and the West Indies in Johannesburg from March 8-12 for a spot within the remaining of the World Test Championship.
There may even be three ODIs in opposition to the Windies, though they won’t depend for World Cup qualification and three T20Is.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
