South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020

The South Africa cricket team were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[1][2]

South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020
 
  Sri Lanka South Africa
Date June 2020
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The COVID-19 pandemic put the tour in doubt, with Ashley de Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket and Graeme Smith, acting director of Cricket South Africa both stating that the teams would need plenty of time to train.[3] On 20 April 2020, both cricket boards confirmed that the tour had been postponed due to the pandemic.[4][5] On 1 August 2020, Graeme Smith confirmed that the tour had been postponed indefinitely, due to schedule clashes with the 2020 Caribbean Premier League and the 2020 Indian Premier League.[6]

References
  1. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2020 likely to be postponed". The Papare. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "South Africa's June tour of Sri Lanka postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "CSA and SLC jointly announce postponement of Proteas Tour to Sri Lanka". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "South Africa's tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka postponed indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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