The first Sunfoil Test Match between South Africa and Sri Lanka gets underway at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day (26-30 December) and both teams are set to arrive in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday with practice sessions due to start on Thursday.
The Proteas will be arriving in groups on Thursday (09:55, 11:10 and 11:40) and Sri Lanka will arrive at 14:00.
Practice sessions have been booked as follows:
PRACTICES SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA
22nd December
14:30-17:30 (SA)
09:30-12:30 (Sri Lanka)
23rd December
09:30-12:30 (SA)
14:30-17:30 (Sri Lanka)
24th December
09:30-12:30 (SA)
14:30-17:30 (Sri Lanka)
25th December
Optional (SA)
14:30-17:30 (Sri Lanka)
Tickets are on sale at the St George’s Ticket office (open week days 08:30-16:30) and will be open on Saturday 24th December from 09:00-13:00.
The match gets underway at 10:00 each day with gates opening at 08:00. Spectators are reminded that they can bring in their picnic baskets and soft drinks (plastic bottles only).