Islamabad
The South African cricket team will arrive in Pakistan on January 16 via a foreign airline with 27 people including the team’s management expected to tour the country.
In this regard, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a notification, according to which, the South African cricket team has been granted permission to come through Britain.
As per the details from the aviation authority, the team will be tested for coronavirus on arrival in Pakistan and then kept under quarantine.
The first Test between Pakistan and South Africa will be played on January 26 in Karachi.
The second Test between the two teams will start from February 4 in Rawalpindi. Three T20 matches between the two sides are also scheduled in Lahore.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Wednesday that the South Africa team will tour Pakistan in January after 14 years to play three T20Is and two Test matches.
Last time the South African team toured Pakistan was in 2007 when the Proteas won the Karachi Test by 160 runs to clinch the series 1-0.
The subsequent series in 2010 and 2013 were played in the United Arab Emirates.
As per the PCB, South Africa will arrive in Karachi on January 16 of next year and will play the first Test at the National Stadium in Karachi from January 26-30.
The teams will then travel to Rawalpindi for the second Test that will be played from February 4-8.
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After the Test series, the T20 series will be played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium where the teams will play three T20Is from February 11-14.
“Upon arrival in Karachi and in the lead up to the first Test, South Africa will observe an isolation period following which they will hold training sessions and play intra-squad practice matches,” said the PCB in a statement.
Tour itinerary
26-30 Jan – 1st Test, Karachi
4-8 Feb – 2nd Test, Rawalpindi
11 Feb – 1st T20I, Lahore
13 Feb – 2nd T20I, Lahore
14 Feb – 3rd T20I, Lahore
