Johannesburg, Dec 19 (Agency) Ahead of the three-match Test series against India, Cricket South Africa on Sunday postponed its ongoing domestic tournament due to the “latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic”. The South African cricket board stated that the postponed matches of the CSA 4-Day Domestic Series across Divisions One and Two for 2021 will be rescheduled next year.
“The decision to defer the fifth round of matches, which were scheduled to take place between 16-19 December (Division Two) and 19-22 December (Division One), was taken as a safeguarding measure in light of the competition being held outside of a bio-secure environment and amid the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said CSA in a release. “The postponed matches, including round four, will be rescheduled in the new year.” South Africa has been hit by a new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Despite the risk, team India players landed in South Africa on December 16 for three-match Test series followed by three ODIs. The bilateral series will commence on December 26 in Centurion.