South Africa vs England Schedule and Squad Announced

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South Africa vs England schedule updates: England announces the squad while schedule for the South Africa tour has been released.

England tour of SA confirmed

England will play three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals from 27 November, all behind closed doors.

Stokes, seamer Jofra Archer, and all-rounder Sam Curran are in the T20 squad but will be rested for the one-day series.

“There are several players who play every format for England, we are just very mindful of the amount of cricket we’ve got coming,” national selector Ed Smith said.

“We want them to be at their best when they’re playing for England and that will mean taking some opportunities to rest from cricket.”

England’s future tour

England are scheduled to play Sri Lanka and India early in 2021 but neither tour has been confirmed. Pakistan have also invited England to take part in a short limited-overs tour early next year(2021).

Ben Stokes Backs to England Squad

Stokes returned to cricket to play for the Rajasthan Royals in October and averaged 40.71 in this season’s IPL.

“Ben is an exceptional competitor, a winner, and someone who gives to the team,” Smith added.

The all-rounder missed the second half of the international summer to be with his father, Ged, who has brain cancer.

Captain Eoin Morgan, who is also playing in the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders, will lead England in both formats.

The team will travel to South Africa on 16 November, with games played at Cape Town’s Newlands and in nearby Paarl. They will be based in Cape Town and will train at Western Province Cricket Club, playing three intra-squad matches before the first T20.

The three ODI matches will count towards qualification for the 2023 World Cup in India.

South Africa vs England Schedule

T20I Schedule

Date	Match Details	Venue	Time	IST
Nov 27, Fri	1st T20I	Newlands, Cape Town	04:00 PM GMT	9:30 PM
Nov 29, Sun	2nd T20I	Boland Park, Paarl	12:30 PM GMT	6:00 PM
Dec 01, Tue	3rd T20I	Newlands, Cape Town	04:00 PM GMT	9:30 PM

ODI Schedule

Date	Match Details	Venue	Time	IST
Dec 04, Fri	1st ODI	Newlands, Cape Town	11:00 AM GMT	4:30 PM
Dec 06, Sun	2nd ODI	Boland Park, Paarl	08:00 AM GMT	1:30 PM
Dec 09, Wed	3rd ODI	Newlands, Cape Town	11:00 AM GMT	4:30 PM

England Squads

Twenty20 squad

Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.

One-day squad

Eoin Morgan(captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Lewis Gregory, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.