LAHORE: Pakistan will take on South Africa on their home turf in April for a white ball series, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday.
PCB said that Pakistan will play three ODIs and four T20Is during the tour. It added that the ODI series will be automatically counted in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
The statement said that the national team will depart for Johannesburg on March 26 and will play the three Super League matches on April 2, 4 and 7. The first and third ODIs will be played at Pretoria, while the second match will be played in Johannesburg.
After the ODI series, Pakistan and South Africa will feature in four T20Is. The PCB said that the team had to originally play three T20Is but another one was added at the request of Cricket South Africa.
The PCB further said that Johannesburg will host the opening two matches on April 10 and April 12, while Pretoria will be the venue for the third and fourth T20Is.
The ODI series will be Pakistan’s second series in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. However, for South Africa, it will be their first outing in the league.
