As anticipation builds to one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the international cricket calendar, Cricket South Africa, Momentum and the Gauteng Cricket Board are delighted to announce that the Breast Care Unit at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital will be the new beneficiary of the Pink ODI.
This match, the fourth Momentum ODI between the Standard Bank Proteas and India, will be played on February 10 at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium.
This will also be the seventh Pink ODI with the Proteas yet to lose a match when playing in pink.
The Breast Care Unit at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, run by Doctor Sarah Nietz and her team of dedicated specialist nurses, provide access to quality breast care, regardless of geographical location and socioeconomic status. The unit sees up to 350 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer every year and provides a service to seven district hospitals. Patients from other provinces and all over Africa are also accommodated.
Event hosts, Cricket South Africa (CSA), Momentum and the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium are pulling out all the stops to make sure that the objective of increasing breast cancer awareness is met and that more money than ever before will be raised for breast care support. Bidvest, as the founding partner of this event, has also again pledged their support.
As a precursor to the event, a call to South Africa has been made to #PitchUpInPink. 2018 will also mark the launch of Pink Friday which is a national call to action for South Africa to support this day, the Proteas and the fight against breast cancer.
PinkDay is set to sell out quickly so fans are urged to secure their seat. Tickets are on sale on from November 1 from www.ticketpro.co.za. This year R10 from each ticket sold will be donated to the PinkDay cause. SnapScan and a variety of donation options will be set up to enable fans to donate to PinkDay.
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