India-Sri Lanka series : After two cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Sri Lanka team, the schedule of the six-match limited overs series against the home team of India (Sri Lanka vs India Series) has change.
India-Sri Lanka series : Change in the schedule of India-Sri Lanka series
After two cases of COVID-19 in the Sri Lankan team. The schedule of the six-match limited overs series against India (Sri Lanka vs India Series) against the home team has change and now the first ODI match. It will be on 17th July instead of 13th July. Sri Lanka’s batting coach Grant Flower and data analyst GT Niroshan have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from the UK. Forcing the Sri Lanka Cricket Board to extend the strict three-day quarantine.
India-Sri Lanka matches will now start from this day
Confirming this, a senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told PTI, “Yes, the series will now start from July 17 instead of July 13, this decision will taken after negotiating with Sri Lanka Cricket keeping in mind the safety of the players.” has just taken.
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The new dates are still being discuss after discussions with the BCCI, with the possible dates for the 50-over matches being July 17, 19 and 21, while the three-match ODI series is likely to start from July 24.
A Sri Lanka board source told PTI, “We are discussing some options on the new date of the programme. As per the pre-scheduled schedule, the series was to start from the ODI leg on July 13 with the next two matches scheduled for July 16 and 18. T20 International matches were to held on 21, 23 and 25 July.
He said, “Yesterday we got the tests done again and today the report of GT Niroshan came positive and they were also isolate. Till now we have not got any positive report, it means that the players returned from UK have come negative in their second RT PCR test. The series has now pushed forward by four days while the Sri Lankan board has placed the players in two separate groups in the bio-bubble.
“In addition to the group of players who have returned from the UK. We have made two more bio-bubbles in Colombo. One bubble has 13 players while the other has 26 players. But BCCI would definitely like to play against the main team. With Sri Lanka’s white-ball team not playing any series after this, the change of schedule was not a big problem.
If all the matches are to held at the Premadasa Stadium. Then there can be flexibility in the date as the players do not have to travel.
The Indian team has been living in the Taj sea for the last three decades and has stayed there.
Niroshan was confirmed positive on Friday while Flower tested positive on Thursday and it was detected 48 hours after the team returnd from England. All other players living in isolation have also investigated.
The Sri Lankan team had to eagerly await the results of their PCR test after returning home before coming negative as several players in the England team tested positive for COVID-19 after the final match of the tour in Bristol on Sunday.
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