LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board announced the schedule of the series against South Africa in April during which Pakistan will play three ODI matches and four T20Is.
Pakistan national cricket team will depart for Johannesburg on 26 March and will play the three Super League matches on 2, 4 and 7 April. Centurion will stage the first and third ODIs, while the second match will be played in Johannesburg.
The three ODIs are part of the ICC Men’s World Cup Super League and will count towards automatic qualification for the World Cup 2023. Both teams will also feature in four T20Is matches.
There were three T20Is were scheduled but the PCB has agreed to play an additional match on the request of Cricket South Africa Johannesburg will host the opening two matches on 10 and 12 April, while Pretoria will be the venue for the third and fourth T20Is.
This will be Pakistan’s second series in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. After defeating Zimbabwe 2-1 in November 2020, Pakistan is currently placed fifth on the table.
In contrast, this will be South Africa’s first outing in the league. In the 13-side league, each side has to play eight series over a two-year period, including four at home and four away.
The tour to South Africa was originally planned for October 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it has now been rescheduled for April, prior to Pakistan’s two-Test and three T20I tour to Zimbabwe, which will commence on 17 April.
PCB confirms Super League fixtures against South Africa
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