MAYANK KUMAR ∙ 5 Dec 2020
South Arica pass COVID-19 test; ODI series against England to go ahead
The widely discussed ODI series between South Africa and England will go ahead as per the revised plans after the entire SA squad passed the latest round of Covid-19 test, reported Reuters. According to the revised schedule, the sides will meet each other for the first ODI on Sunday, December 06.
“The entire Proteas team has returned negative results from the COVID-19 tests that were conducted yesterday evening in Cape Town ahead of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series,” Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed in a statement.
Earlier, the first ODI was postponed due to fears over a member in the South Africa squad testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection and both the ECB and CSA had issued a joint statement on the development.
"In the interests of the safety and well-being of both teams, match officials and all involved in the match, the acting CEO of CSA, Kugandrie Govender, as well as the CEO of the ECB, Tom Harrison, have agreed to postpone the first fixture to Sunday" the statement read.
After the first ODI scheduled to take place in Paarl, the team will travel to Cape Town where the second and third ODI will be played on December 06 and 08.