Proteas confirm dates for Caribbean tour
The Proteas will return to action in June when they take on
the West Indies in a rescheduled tour following last year's cancelled visit due
to the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
It will be the South Africans’ first bilateral tour to the Caribbean since 2010, followed by a tri-series in 2016 that also featured Australia.
This tour will include two Test matches and five T20s, from 10 June to 03 July 2021 in St. Lucia at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground and Grenada at the National Cricket Stadium, respectively.
In their last bilateral encounter in the Windies in 2010, South Africa won the three-match Test series 2-0 (the second fixture was drawn) and produced a white-ball sweep, winning the T20 and ODI series 2-0 and 5-0 respectively.
CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith, is delighted to have the team return to the Caribbean and expressed his gratitude to CWI and the governments of St. Lucia and Grenada for their helpfulness in ensuring the tour takes place.
“We are extremely pleased to have the men’s team’s tour to the West Indies officially confirmed,” Smith said. “COVID-19 has played havoc with the ICC Future Tours Programme and we are thankful to Cricket West Indies and the governments of St. Lucia and Grenada for ensuring that the tour goes ahead as planned.
“The hosting nations, in particular, came to the party at very short notice and Cricket South Africa would like to extend its immense gratitude to them for their enthusiasm and willingness to host us.
“Tours to the West Indies are always one of the most highly anticipated tours of them all, not only because of the beauty of the venues, but the quality and competitiveness of the cricket that is in store.
“We are looking forward to explosive displays of cricket and entertainment on our screens for fans around the world to consume as the two evenly matched countries come together for both Test and T20 cricket.”
The Proteas have slipped to seventh in the world on the latest ICC Test rankings, falling behind the West Indies going into this series.
The Proteas are scheduled to arrive in St. Lucia on 01 June.
The tour is confirmed to be broadcast live on SuperSport.
South Africa tour to West Indies fixtures:
10 – 14 June 1st. Test
18 – 22 June 2nd. Test
26 June 1st. T20I
27 June 2nd. T20I
29 June 3rd. T20I
01 July 4th. T20I
03 July 5th. T20I
Venue Names
DSCG Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia
GNCS National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
