Cricket South Africa (CSA) today confirmed that they will be hosting Pakistan for seven limited-overs matches in the first half of April. The tour will comprise of three ODIs, which will be a part of the on-going ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup Super League, and four T20Is.<\/p>\n
Pakistan squad will arrive in Johannesburg on March 26 and will enter bio-bubble before the start of the ODI series. Originally, Pakistan was scheduled to feature in three T20Is but on CSA\u2019s request, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) agreed to add another fixture for the tour.<\/p>\n
CSA\u2019s director of cricket, Graeme Smith expressed his gratitude towards PCB for agreeing to play the fourth T20I.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful to the PCB for agreeing to our request within a short period of time to increase the length of the trip by adding in a fourth T20, which will give us some much-needed additional international content. Pakistan has proved their status over the years as one of the most dangerous limited-overs teams and I\u2019m sure they will give the Proteas a stern test on the Highveld,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n
Smith also announced that the ODI series will include the iconic Pink ODI at the Wanderers to raise funds for breast cancer patients.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also have the much-anticipated \u2018Betway Pink ODI\u2019 take place during the tour and that is something further to look forward to for the players, the fans and all those associated with this iconic day,\u201d Smith added.<\/p>\n
The matches played in Highveld with games to be split between Wanderers (Johannesburg) and SuperSport Park (Centurion).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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