South Africa tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka to host South Africa for white-ball series starting in September: Sri Lankan Cricket has confirmed that Sri Lanka will host South Africa for a white-ball series, starting 2 September. The teams will lock horns in three ODIs and as many T20Is.
JUST IN: SLC have confirmed that Sri Lanka will host South Africa for a white-ball series, starting 2 September.
The teams will play three ODIs and as many T20Is. pic.twitter.com/kWDtIjaotL
— ICC (@ICC) July 30, 2021
All the matches will be played in a secured bio-bubble environment. The venue for all the matches is R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.
Match Schedule
| DATE | MATCH | FORMAT | Venue |
| 2nd September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | ODI – ( Day Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
| 4th September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | ODI – ( Day Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
| 7th September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | ODI – ( Day Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
| 10th September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | T20I – ( Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
| 12th September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | T20I – ( Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
| 14th September, 2021 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | T20I – ( Night) | RPICS, Colombo |
The venue- R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo also hosted all the limited over matches (3 ODIs & 3 T20Is) between India and Sri Lanka in July.
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka: The series is crucial for both sides as it would enable them to test their players ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled in October-November this year.
It would also be worth noting if South African players feature in Phase 2 of IPL or prioritize national commitments over the domestic tournament.
It is noteworthy that the Sri Lankan team would continue to miss the services of Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Niroshan Dickwella who have been suspended following the bio-bubble breach during Sri Lanka’s tour of England.
South Africa tour of Sri Lanka: While the recommendations have mentioned that Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka should be suspended for two full years from international cricket, and Niroshan Dickwella should be suspended for a period of 18 months, a final decision on their ban is yet to be announced.
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