South African cricket postpones provincial matches due to COVID-19

After multiple COVID-19 cases, the South African cricket match postponed the latest round of the country’s four-day provincial match in the second division before the start of the three test series with India It took two weeks.

Before the three games scheduled to start on Thursday, the provincial teams involved did not stay in a biosafety environment.

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CSA said in a statement: “In the past few days, there have been some positive COVID-19 test results after the team’s pre-arrival test.”

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“Initiating the preventive and preventive measures specified in the organization’s COVID-19 agreement to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all relevant personnel is the top priority of CSA.”

Players from no team are expected to be selected for the series against India, which will begin in Johannesburg on December 17, but as the country’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply, this will raise alarms.

India plans to board a charter flight in South Africa shortly after the second test against New Zealand on December 7th, although reports from the country indicate that the Indian Cricket Control Board will decide whether to postpone the tournament Sunday.