South Africa To Host Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe Cricket Matches
South Africa To Host Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe Cricket Matches: Cricket South Africa have announced the schedule for the 2018-19 season that will witness Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, with the focus on One-Day Internationals ahead of the World Cup next year.
South Africa is ranked second in the world in tests and ODIs, but only 6th in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). South Africa will host a total of 13 one-day internationals and 9 Twenty20 Internationals against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from September 2018 onwards till March 2019.
Matches With Pakistan
Pakistan is touring South Africa for the first time since 2013.
Test Match
The first test will be played in Pretoria from Dec. 26th – 30th, in Cape Town from Jan. 3rd – 7th and in Johannesburg from Jan. 11th -15th
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
The sides will also clash in 5 ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals that will follow the test series.
Matches With Zimbabwe
The sides will also be involved in a series of five ODIs and three Twenty20 fixtures that will finish on Mar. 24.
Zimbabwe will play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals at some of South Africa’s smaller cricket venues.
There will be a just a week’s break before the end of Pakistan’s tour and the arrival of Sri Lanka for tests in Durban
Matches With Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will play Tests in Durban and Port Elizabeth in February that will be followed by five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals.
Schedule:
Zimbabwe in South Africa
Sept 30: First one-day international, Kimberley
October 3: Second one-day international, Bloemfontein
October 6: Third one-day international, Paarl
October 9: First Twenty20 international, East London
October 12: Second Twenty20 international, Potchefstroom
October 14: Third Twenty20 international, Benoni
Pakistan in South Africa
December 19-21: SA Invitation XI, Benoni
December 26-30: First Test, Centurion
January 3-7: Second Test, Cape Town
January 11-15 : Third Test, Johannesburg
January 19: First one-day international, Port Elizabeth
January 22: Second one-day international, Durban
January 25: Third one-day international, Centurion
January 27: Fourth one-day international, Johannesburg
January 30: Fifth one-day international, Cape Town
February 1: First Twenty20 International, Cape Town
February 3: Second Twenty20 International, Johannesburg
February 6: Third Twenty20 International, Centurion
Sri Lanka in South Africa
February 13-17: First Test, Durban
February 21-25: Second Test, Port Elizabeth
February 28: SA Invitation XI, Benoni
March 3: First one-day international, Johannesburg
March 6: Second one-day international, Centurion
March 10: Third one-day international, Durban
March 13: Fourth one-day international, Port Elizabeth
March 16: Fifth one-day international, Cape Town
March 19: First Twenty20 international, Cape Town
March 22: Second Twenty20 international, Centurion
March 24: Third Twenty20 international, Johannesburg.
The scheduled 13 one-day internationals during the season would enable the national teams to fine tune their preparations for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.
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