Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2020

The India cricket team were scheduled to tour South Africa in August 2020 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme,[3] and was aimed at kickstarting the economy of both cricket boards due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The series would have taken place in a "bio-bubble" environment[5] in empty stadiums.[6] Cricket South Africa also made a contingency of playing the T20I matches as late as March 2021, if it is not possible to play them at the start of their summer season.[7]

South Africa were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against India in March 2020.[8] However, after the first match was washed out, the remaining two matches were cancelled due to the pandemic.[9]

However, in August 2020, the tour was cancelled due to a clash with the rescheduled 2020 Indian Premier League.[10][11]

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