Cape Town ready for Proteas and Pakistan ODI
18 December 2024
The South African national men’s cricket team – the Proteas – is in town ahead of their one day international (ODI) match against the Pakistan national team this week. The City of Cape Town would like to advise on logistics for the game.
The Proteas will play Pakistan in the second ODI at Newlands Cricket Ground on Thursday, 19 December 2024.
The match forms part of a bilateral three-game ODI series between the two nations.
Pakistan currently leads the series 1 - 0 following a win at Boland Park in Paarl on Tuesday evening and the Proteas need victory on Thursday to avoid defeat in the series.
‘The City of Cape Town is thrilled to host the Proteas and Pakistan for the summer of cricket in our beautiful city. We welcome both teams and the travelling fans to the Mother City for what is shaping up to be an exciting battle. Cape Town has become synonymous with the summer of cricket with Newlands Cricket Ground’s rich history of hosting international cricket since the late 1800s. The City is working with the event organisers to put measures in place that ensure we can get spectators to and from the stadium safely to experience a memorable cricket spectacle,’ said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
Gates open at 12:00 with the first ball bowled at 14:00.
Spectators going to the game can find parking at Groote Schuur High School, Groote Schuur High Lower Field and Groote Schuur Primary School.
A dedicated drop-off and collection point has been identified on the Corner of Palmyra and Campground Roads (just past the Groote Schuur High School field).
Fans, residents and motorists are reminded that Campground Road will be closed from the corner of Campground and Mariendahl Roads to Palmyra Road from 12:00 until 23:00.
Motorists are also advised that there will be no stopping on the following roads:
• Mariendahl Avenue at Subway
• Mariendahl Avenue to Kinkel Way
• Palmary Road between Mona Crescent and Mariendahl Avenue
• Campground Road
• Kinkel Way
• Mona Crescent
• Lettersted Road to Main Road (North Bound)
• Letterstedt Road to Boundary Road (South Bound)
• Main Road between San Sui Street and Boundary Road (North Bound)
• Main Road between Boundary Road and Letterstedt Road (South Bound)
• Main Road from Letterstedt Road to Camp Ground Road (South Bound)
• Main Road from Glenhof to Spring Water Drive Way (North Bound)
• Palmyra Road in front of Groote Schuur High (Embayment)
The two teams will return to Cape Town again in the New Year for the traditional New Year’s Test at Newlands from 3 January 2025.
Logistics for that series will be announced in due course.
For more information on these and other events hosted in Cape Town visit www.eventsincapetown.com .
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Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office
