S. Africa will host Sri Lanka in 2 world Test championship matches

COLOMBO: South Africa will host Sri Lanka in two world Test championship matches over the local summer holiday period, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed.

The first Test will be in Centurion from Dec. 26 to 30 and the second Test will be in Johannesburg from Jan. 3 to 7, AFP reported.

After the CSA’s entire board resigned on Monday, acting chief executive Kugandrie Govender said the matches against Sri Lanka, like those for the upcoming white-ball series against England, would be played without spectators because of Covid-19 restrictions.

On their previous visit to South Africa in 2018/19, Sri Lanka gained an upset 2-0 series win — the first by an Asian team in a Test series in South Africa.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced it will send a security assessment delegation to Pakistan this weekend with a view to the playing in the country in early 2021, AFP reported.