{"id":231129,"date":"2026-02-23T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/england-t20-series-in-south-africa-scrapped-due-to-franchise-schedule-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:39:14","slug":"england-t20-series-in-south-africa-scrapped-due-to-franchise-schedule-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/england-t20-series-in-south-africa-scrapped-due-to-franchise-schedule-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"England T20 series in South Africa scrapped due to franchise schedule clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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England\u2019s planned Twenty20 series in South Africa next January has been scrapped owing to a clash with the domestic SA20 tournament in the latest indication of the growing primacy of franchise cricket.<\/p>\n

The Guardian revealed earlier this month<\/a> that the white-ball leg of England\u2019s tour was under threat as a result of a scheduling clash with SA20, which was due to run from 9 January until 14 February 2027.<\/p>\n

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England will play three Tests in Johannesburg, Centurion and Cape Town in December and January, which were due to be followed by three T20s and three one-day internationals, but in a full schedule announced on Monday the shorter white-ball games have been removed from the itinerary.<\/p>\n

Confirmation of the schedule follows weeks of negotiations between the England and Wales Cricket<\/a> Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA), which has agreed to delay the start of SA20 to squeeze in three ODIs between 10 and 15 January. As a result of SA20 having already booked South Africa\u2019s major venues however, the ODIs will take place in smaller grounds at Paarl and Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n

Abandoning the T20 series was seen as the best solution by both parties to ensure at least one competitive series will take place, with the ODIs prioritised as the 50-over World Cup takes place in October and November 2027, co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.<\/p>\n

The timing of SA20 has caused problems for international cricket before, with South Africa sending a reserve team to New Zealand for a Test series two years ago, an undesirable outcome they were eager to avoid repeating.<\/p>\n

During this month\u2019s discussions, the ECB rejected a request from CSA to split the tour and play the white-ball games in February after SA20 is completed, as England\u2019s Test side are due to tour Bangladesh during that same period.<\/p>\n

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With three T20s removed from the draft schedule, CSA is likely to face demands for rebates from its major domestic and international broadcast partners, SuperSport and Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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