South Africa’s tour of WI still on cards

Published May 14, 2020
Tours by South Africa’s women and the men’s ‘A’ team postponed. — AFP/File
Tours by South Africa’s women and the men’s ‘A’ team postponed. — AFP/File

JOHANNESBURG: South African and West Indian officials remain hopeful that a South African Test and Twenty20 tour of the West Indies will take place this year — despite announcing on Wednesday that tours by South Africa’s women and the men’s ‘A’ team had been postponed.

The women were due to play five One-day Internationals in Jamaica and Trinidad, starting at the end of May, while the men’s A team were due to start their tour in Antigua in June. Both tours were postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A statement released by Cricket South Africa on Wednesday quoted Johnny Grave, chief executive of Cricket West Indies, as saying discussions were continuing with CSA about the feasibility of the senior men’s tour, due to start on July 15.

Published in Dawn, May 14th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

New terror wave
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy.
Development costs
27 Mar, 2024

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the...
Aitchison controversy
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools.
Ceasefire, finally
Updated 26 Mar, 2024

Ceasefire, finally

Palestinian lives matter, and a generation of orphaned Gazan children will be looking to the world community to secure justice for them.
Afghan return
26 Mar, 2024

Afghan return

FOLLOWING a controversial first repatriation phase involving ‘illegal’ Afghan refugees last November, the...
Planes and plans
26 Mar, 2024

Planes and plans

FOR the past many years, PIA has been getting little by way of good press, mostly on account of internal...