Draft:Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25

Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
	South Africa
Dates	27 November – 9 December 2024
Test series

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The Sri Lanka cricket team is scheduled to tour South Africa in November and December 2024 to play the South Africa cricket team.^[1] The tour will consist of two Test matches.^[2] The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.^[3] In May 2024, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.^[4]

Test series[edit]

1st Test[edit]

27 November – 1 December 2024
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka

Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban

2nd Test[edit]

5–9 December 2024
Scorecard

South Africa	v	Sri Lanka

St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha

References[edit]

^ "South Africa announce exciting summer of cricket for the 2024-25 season". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "South Africa to host Sri Lanka, Pakistan in 2024-25 home season". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan men's teams during 2024-25 home summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "CSA ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL INBOUND FIXTURES FOR 2024/25 SEASON". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Series home at ESPNcricinfo

[1] "South Africa announce exciting summer of cricket for the 2024-25 season". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2] "South Africa to host Sri Lanka, Pakistan in 2024-25 home season". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan men's teams during 2024-25 home summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[4] "CSA ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL INBOUND FIXTURES FOR 2024/25 SEASON". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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