Proteas prepare for battle
Proteas prepare for battle Joy
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Fresh from the empathic series win in Australia, the Proteas will want to use home-ground advantage when they welcome Sri Lanka for an incoming series.
The two teams will play 11 matches between December 2016 and February 2017. There will be three test matches followed by three T20 matches and five one day internationals (ODI).
The two teams are currently ranked 5th and 6th and would like to improve their rankings. South Africa is just one ranking above Sri Lanka on the test rankings and 2nd in the ODI rankings, while Sri Lanka is ranked a lowly 6th in the same format. On the T20 circuit, South Africa is ranked 3rd while their opponents are ranked 8th.
Fixtures for test matches:
Date: 26th–30th December 2016
Time: 10h00
Venue: St George’s Park,
Port Elizabeth
Date: 2nd–6th January 2017
Time: 10h00
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Date:12th – 16th January 2017
Time: 10h00
Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Fixtures for the T20s:
Date: 20 January 2017
Time: 18h00
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date: 22 January 2017
Time: 14h30
Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date: 25 January 2017
Time: 18h00
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Fixtures for ODIs:
Date: 28 January 2017
Time: 10h00
Venue: St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
Date: 01 February 2017
Time: 13h30
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Date: 04 February 2017
Time: 13h30
Venue: The Wanderers
Stadium, Johannesburg
Date: 07 February 2017
Time: 13h30
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Date: 10 February 2017
Time: 13h30
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion