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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that will probably be travelling to Bangladesh for a two-match Test collection starting on October 21. The board additionally added that the squad for the collection will likely be introduced in a while Monday. In an announcement, CSA mentioned a safety evaluation was lately carried out by its’ Operations Manager, Team Security Manager, Safety and Security Consultant, and a consultant of the South African Cricketers’ Association.
As per that, the CSA has now given the collection a go-ahead primarily based on the suggestions made by the workforce submit an in-loco inspection go to to Bangladesh. It will make South Africa the primary workforce to tour Bangladesh for a bilateral cricket collection submit the protests and upheaval ensuing within the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina-led authorities.
The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, which was initially scheduled in Bangladesh, was moved to the UAE on August 20 after unrest brought on by anti-government protests there. With Hasina fleeing to India, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus-led interim authorities is presently answerable for the nation.
As per the tour itinerary, the South Africa Test workforce will arrive in Dhaka on October 16, forward of their first Test match towards Bangladesh from October 21 to 25 on the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
After that, each groups will journey to Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram for the second match, scheduled to happen from October 29 to November 2. South Africa are presently at sixth place within the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) tally.
So far, they’ve performed six video games, having gained two matches whereas shedding three and drawing one sport. South Africa must win no less than 5 of their remaining six video games within the WTC cycle to have an opportunity of qualifying for subsequent 12 months’s closing at Lord’s.
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