Sri Lanka to tour South Africa in February

Sri Lanka will tour South Africa in February 2019 for a six-match limited overs series, the first assignment for both teams since the ICC Women's World T20 in Windies last month. The tour will begin with a three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ICC Women’s Championship ODI series.



The two recently met in the World T20 where South Africa beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets comfortably. The T20s will be televised alongside the double-header fixtures with the men's T20s, while the ODI competition will be an opportunity for the sides to gain important points for the direct qualification to the 2021 Women's World Cup.



CSA has announced that they are keen on organising more matches for the Proteas women after they were knocked out in the group stage of the World T20.



“This is a very important tour on two fronts,” commented CSA Chief Executive Thabang Moroe. “The ODI Series gives us another opportunity to clinch direct qualification for the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2021 via a top four finish in the ICC Women’s Championship following our shared series in our most recent series against the Windies.



“The T20 Series forms a critical component in giving our women’s team their rightful place on the global map as they will share a live TV platform with our Proteas men’s team and play at some of our premier international grounds.



“Meaningful gender equality is a very important part of CSA’s vision in making the game accessible to all and enabling all our players to live their dreams,” concluded Mr. Moroe.



Sri Lanka Tour to South Africa Match Schedule

Fri	01 Feb	1st T20I	PPC Newlands	Cape Town
Sun	03 Feb	2nd T20I	Bidvest Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg
Wed	06 Feb	3rd T20I	SuperSport Park	Centurion
Sat	09 Feb	Warm Up Match	PUK Oval	Potchefstroom
Mon	11 Feb	1st ODI	Senwes Park	Potchefstroom
Thu	14 Feb	2nd ODI	Senwes Park	Potchefstroom
Sun	17 Feb	3rd ODI	Senwes Park	Potchefstroom