Afro-Asian Cup cricket in SA from August 17
KOLKATA, India, Tuesday (AFP) An inaugural cricket competition
between Asia and Africa will be held next month in South Africa,
officials announced on Tuesday.
The matches have been accorded official status by the International
Cricket Council, according to Afro-Asian Cricket Cooperation chairman
Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The three-match one-day series between an Asia XI and an Africa XI
will start at the Supersport Park Centurion in Pretoria on August 17 and
will be followed by games in Kingsmead in Durban on August 20 and 21.
Both continental associations have announced selectors to finalise
the teams.
The Asian Cricket Council has named Majid Khan (Pakistan), Ravi
Shastri (India) and Siddath Wettimuny (Sri Lanka), with a Bangladeshi
selector to be added.
The Africa Cricket Association has nominated Mike Proctor (South
Africa), Psyche Nkala (Zimbabwe) and Tom Tikolo (Kenya) as selectors. |