Shot in the arm for local cricket fans

Cricket SA will be SA’s first federation to welcome fans back into stadiums for domestic matches. The organisation said on Sunday that at most 2,000 fully vaccinated supporters may buy tickets for the T20 knockout competition from Monday.

Cricket SA said tickets will go on sale to the public at 9am on

Monday and will be sold for R50 for the remaining matches of the T20 competition, now at the quarterfinal stage.

With a vaccine certificate, ID and a ticket in hand, fans will be let through the turnstiles to watch South Western Districts take on the Titans at Kimberley’s Diamond Oval from 10am and later the Knights against Western Province at 2pm in the first set of quarterfinal matches at the same venue.

The Dolphins play the Warriors in the early match on Thursday followed by the Paarl Rocks and North West Dragons to complete the quarterfinals.

Cricket SA said there will be an “outer ring” d at the Diamond Oval before turnstiles open where security will confirm that every spectator let in is fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated vendors may trade, there will be no alcohol sales or drinking in the vicinity of the match venue.

Cricket SA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki said tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis. CSA said capacity will be split over suites, stands and the grass embankments and ticket sales will be conducted online only for health and safety.