Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2020

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The India cricket team were scheduled to tour South Africa in August 2020 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme, [3] and was aimed at kickstarting the economy of both cricket boards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The series would have taken place in a "bio-bubble" environment [5] in empty stadiums. [6] Cricket South Africa also made a contingency of playing the T20I matches as late as March 2021, if it is not possible to play them at the start of their summer season. [7]

South Africa were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against India in March 2020. [8] However, after the first match was washed out, the remaining two matches were cancelled due to the pandemic. [9]

However, in August 2020, the tour was cancelled due to a clash with the rescheduled 2020 Indian Premier League. [10] [11]

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  1. ↑ "Cricket-South Africa hopeful of home India series in August". Reuters. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "CSA announces plans to get cricket up and running; Support Fund to be launched". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "India set to play T20Is in South Africa in end August". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "CSA 'encouraged' by India's keenness to fulfil SA tour". Sport24. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "South Africa cricketers could resume training next week after government nod". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "India, South Africa could play T20I series in August". Sportstar. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "CSA gets sports-ministry green light to resume training". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tests against South Africa and Bangladesh in India's 2019-20 home season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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