Sri Lanka confirms South Africa tour despite Covid-19 concerns
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Sri Lanka confirms South Africa tour despite Covid-19 concerns / Photo: File
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed its tour to South Africa due later this month as planned ahead despite Covid-19 concerns after the medical unit of the board gave team the green signal to proceed with the series.
SLC was reconsidering the tour after England abandoned a three-match One Day International (ODI) series against the Proteas last week amid Covid-19 outbreak in the bio-secure bubble.
Cricket South Africa (CSA), in a joint statement with SLC on Thursday, said the two-match Test series will go ahead as planned.
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Sri Lanka Cricket have jointly confirmed the two-match Test Series scheduled to be played in Centurion and Johannesburg will continue as planned.
The first Test is scheduled to get underway on Boxing Day (26 December) with the second set to start on 3 January 2021 at the Wanderers.
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The series presents South Africa with a chance to get off the ground in the World Test Championship.
“The series, which forms part of the ICC World Test Championship, is very much still on course and the Boards look forward to a successful and competitive clash between two teams that are equally thrilled to return to red-ball action,” a statement issued by CSA read.