South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22
[3][4] The tour was originally scheduled for June 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic put the tour in doubt, with Ashley de Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket and Graeme Smith, acting director of Cricket South Africa, both stating that the teams would need plenty of time to train.[8] On 30 July 2021, Cricket South Africa confirmed the tour, with all the matches taking place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in a bio-secure bubble.[15] On 22 August 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket named a preliminary 30-man squad for the tour,[19] with Dasun Shanaka retaining his captaincy.[21] Junior Dala was ruled out of South Africa's ODI squad after a positive COVID-19 test with Lutho Sipamla named as his replacement.[22] South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out the rest of the series, after suffering a fractured thumb in the first ODI.