Cricket South Africa and Sri Lanka Cricket have jointly decided to postpone the South Africa Tour Of Sri Lanka limited-overs series due to COVID-19 concerns.
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The South Africa tour to Sri Lanka consisted of three ODIs, followed by as many T20Is. The tour was originally planned for the first half of June. Both boards have now agreed to postpone the series, with new dates still to be decided.
“It is very sad that we were forced to take this step and we will reschedule the tour as soon as cricket returns to a sense of normalcy and our international schedule list allows it,” commented Dr. Jacques Faul, acting managing director of CSA.
JUST IN: South Africa's tour to Sri Lanka scheduled to take place in first half of June has been postponed.
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“Taking our own lockdown situation into account, our proteas couldn’t have prepared properly, and above all, health considerations for our players, which are always of paramount importance, were the overriding factor.
“It would have been a particularly important tour for us as the three ODIs count for the new one-day ICC league and the T20 program is part of our preparation for the T20 World Championship for the ICC men, which is planned for Australia later this year is.
It’s very frustrating for the players who want to build on the good form they showed in the back end of our home summer against Australia. “