South Africa's men's international home series against the West Indies is under serious threat of being shortened to allow them to prepare for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup, which is set to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
Scheduled to be played between January 27 and February 6, the five-match series is in the shortest format of international cricket and is now expected to clash with the ICC's most probable window for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.
As a result of this, Cricket South Africa has been pushed to reconsider its plans for its upcoming summer. With warm-up matches and travelling kept in mind, the series is almost certain to be cut short, as per ESPNCricinfo.