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More Covid cases in the Sri Lankan cricket women's squad, ICC calls off World Cup qualifiers

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The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 match between Sri Lanka and West Indies was cancelled today after an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Sri Lankan camp, with the ICC abandoning the tournament in Zimbabwe altogether.

The ICC called off the tournament, which was to decide the three final spots for the Women’s World Cup, after concerns over the Covid-19 variant that has surfaced in the African continent. 

With the abandonment, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies qualified for the Women’s World Cup, as the three highest ranked teams, with Sri Lanka missing out. 

"Both teams had reached at the ground and players were training before the match", a source in Harare confirmed, about the cancelled match. 

However, after it was brought to the attention  of the West Indies team management that there were seven cases of Covid-19 in the Sri Lankan camp, they asked for the match to be called off. 

According to the sources, two more players Ama Kanchana and Sugandhika Kumari tested positive. 

Also, Indrani Ariyaratne, who was a team manager on earlier occasions and is now touring with the team as a Chaperone, was also found Covid positive in the antigen tests. 

The total squad of 17 players and 11 support staff members are isolated. 

Efforts are being made to send the non-Covid positive players and support staff to fly out to Sri Lanka at the earliest and may be on Sunday. 

The team doctor Matheesa de Silva is likely to return with the remaining players and the Chaperlon when they are safe to travel. 

The players, who are Covid positive but have no major symptoms are vice-captain Harshitha Madavi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Nisansala, Kaveesha Dilhari, Ama and Sugandhika.

(Bipin Dani)

 


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  • Era Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:56 PM

    Weren't they in a bubble ? Have they wondered out like the 3 male cricketers ? Most probaby. Inquiry needed.

    Testosterone Saturday, 27 November 2021 10:22 PM

    Good. Women’s cricket is boring too.

    Gb Saturday, 27 November 2021 10:44 PM

    They might have omicron virus, it's good that women's sports events are increasing, but cricket altogether male or female at these times is dumb and going to create more lockdowns, this country gets covid from tourism and cricketers and the relaxed testing needed to enter country, we are doomed with the baboons we have as officials

    Don Sunday, 28 November 2021 04:24 AM

    ICC should have selected a location of a country who managed to control COVID spread, like Australia. Because of ICC blunder, teams have been punished. This is not fair.

    Waco Sunday, 28 November 2021 05:31 AM

    It has not been balanced well. For 17 players , only 11 support staff. Please increase it to 17 as well. Funny situations all over.

    the cause Sunday, 28 November 2021 07:57 AM

    we sri lankans invariably succeed in creating chaos wherever we go...lol

    Mano J Sunday, 28 November 2021 08:23 AM

    They are now in a country which is exposed to the new, more severe variant 'Omicron',

    Kikazaru Sunday, 28 November 2021 09:39 AM

    The whole brood need to kept in quarantine under strict supervision for 14 days as done in UK.


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