The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly confirmed the start of the ‘support’ period for the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka for January 31, which has forced Cricket South Africa (CSA) to cut down its planned five-T20I series against the West Indies at the time to just three matches.

The ‘support’ period is one where the ICC begins preparations for the tournament, the teams begin arriving in the host nation, and warm-up matches (if any) begin.

Initially, the T20 series was supposed to run between January 27 and February 6. Now, the final game will be hosted on January 31 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The first two will be hosted by Boland Park in Paarl and SuperSport Park in Centurion on January 27 and 29, respectively.

The final match will also be commemorat

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