Cricket South Africa Board announces the schedule for upcoming 2020/21 home season

Cricket South Africa (CSA), on October 27, announced a ‘Bumper 2020/2021 international home season’ ahead for the Proteas men with covers them hosting England, Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan in that order. All fixtures of the series will either be a part of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (CWCSL) or the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), according to CSA.

According to Tuesday’s announcement, the home season will begin with a three-match T20I series followed by as many ODIs against England in Cape Town and Paarl. After England series, South Africa will host Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series in Centurion and Johannesburg in ‘the traditional Boxing Day and New Year’s Test match windows’.

Further on, Australia will fly to South Africa in February 2021 for a three-match Test series ending in March, which will be followed by Pakistan’s arrival for a three-match ODI series and as many T20Is in April. CSA is yet to announce the complete fixtures for



these home series.

“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 statement.

“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.