The One-Day International series between West Indies and Australia will resume on Sunday (Australian time) after both teams returned negative PCR-Tests for COVID-19.
The second ODI was postponed moments before the first ball was bowled after a member of the West Indies camp tested positive to the coronavirus and all players, staff and media were immediately quarantined in their hotel rooms.
But the negative PCR-Tests means the teams can complete the remaining two matches, which count towards qualification for the 2023 ICC World Cup.
The second ODI will resume at Kensington Oval at 4.30am Sunday (AEST), with Australia having won the toss and electing to bat, and the series will conclude on Tuesday (AEST).
Ricky Skerritt, CWI President confirmed in a statement: “We are happy to be able to announce the restart of the CG Insurance ODI series at Kensington Oval tomorrow. We want to thank our counterparts at CA for their co-operation in this matter as we look to get the games going again.
“Special thanks to our CEO Johnny Grave, Chairman of Cricket Australia, Earl Eddings, his CEO Nick Hockley along with our respective medical and operations teams.
“I appreciate the crucial role of the BCA and the Government of Barbados for working closely with CWI to ensure everything is in place for resuming the series.
“It has been a challenging two days and we have worked very swiftly and safely, following all the established medical protocols, to make sure that all necessary precautions are in place to ensure that we can go-ahead to resume play safely, tomorrow.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly.”
CA announced details on Friday for a five-match T20 International series against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from August 3rd to August 9th.
The Australian High Commission in Bangladesh has been working with CA and monitoring the biosecurity measures in place for the tour.
The Bangladesh Government has lifted strict COVID-19 lockdown measures for eight days to allow celebrations of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha, leading to concerns there could be surge of the Delta variant.
Cricket Australia is yet to confirm the Bangladesh tour will go ahead in light of the coronavirus scare in Barbados.
More to come…
