The first ODI in Dharamsala, on Thursday, was washed out without a ball being bowled and later the BCCI called off the remainder of the series
"With the IPL being postponed, it only made sense that at this point of time, this series is also called off. The country is facing a serious pandemic," a top BCCI official told PTI.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday assessed that COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic.
As part of advisory issued by the Health Ministry, all federations have been asked to avoid large gatherings
India vs South Africa match was called off due to excessive rain in Dharamshala
Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are all set to make a comeback in the series
India cricket team will take on South Africa cricket team at Dharamshala on Thursday
The number of positive cases in India stands at 43 at the moment and the South African team that landed in the national capital for three ODIs in the wee hours of Monday
Meanwhile, five players from Australia's victorious squad -- Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (captain), Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen -- have been named in the team.
The South African ODI team arrived here on Monday for a three-match series against India starting in Dharamsala from March 12. The 16-member side will be flying to the hill city on Monday itself while the Indian squad will reach the venue on Tuesday. The centrally contracted Indian players will undergo a series of medical tests at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to ascertain fitness as well as to assess workload. The visiting team is accompanied by Cricket South Africa's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra, due to the prevalent novel coronavirus threat. India has recorded 39 cases so far, while the number of infected has gone beyond one lakh internationally. The series' second and third ODI will be played in Lucknow (March 15) and Kolkata (March 18). South Africa squad: Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Kyle Verreynne, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Jon-Jon Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran ..
Rohit Sharma was kept out of the mix with the limited overs vice-captain still recovering from a calf injury while Kedar Jadhav has been dropped
The winner of the match will clash with India, who advanced to the final after its semifinal against England was washed out.
Both the teams will arrive in the stadium on March 10. The teams will have the practice match before the opening ODI.
His remarks come as heavy rain is predicted for today at Sydney and if it does not relent, both semi-finals are in threat of getting washed out.
Ab de Villiers was not picked for the recent T20 series against Australia, but he along with Imran Tahir and Chris Morris have now been given a deadline to make themselves available
If either or both semis are abandoned, the teams that topped the group -- India and South Africa -- would progress to the final.
Australia's Aaron Finch will be leading what looks like a full-strength touring side with the exception of Glenn Maxwell, who is missing because of surgery
South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD with English commentary from 9:30 pm IST
Smith and Warner were captain and vice-captain of Australia on March 24, 2018 when team-mate Cameron Bancroft was caught on television hiding a piece of yellow sandpaper in his trousers
The first match of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played between tournament favourites India and defending champions Australia