Cricket may resume with 3TCricket in South Africa

3TCricket in South Africa

In the midst of the Coronavirus epidemic, cricket will return to the field on July 18 in South Africa when a tournament of 3 teams with 24 top players will be played. The match was earlier to be held on June 27, but it was postponed due to non-clearance of health guidelines in time. Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday that it will now be played from July 18, which is also the birthday of the late President Nelson Mandela.

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Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Jacques Faul said in a statement, "There could be no better day than Nelson Mandela's day to organize this match because its main purpose is to help people badly affected by the corona virus." We have to collect money. ”This will be the first sports event to be broadcasted directly after the Corona epidemic in South Africa.

This match, being called 'Three Cricket' (3TCricket), will be held in Centurion but the audience will not be present. There will be three teams of 8-8 players but the match will be one. Each team will get 12 overs and both the remaining teams will bowl 6-6 overs. The captains of the teams will be Quintone Dickock, AB de Villiers and Kagiso Rabada.

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Players will submit 3 days in advance and all coronavirus tests will be conducted before and after the match. 5 days before this, the government has given permission to the cricketers to practice in groups. Through this match, the top cricketers of the country will get match practice after a long time and this will also raise money for charity. Before starting the home matches again, this match is being treated as a trial.