The Indian women’s team will play all six upcoming games against New Zealand in Queenstown, as NZC announced a revised schedule on Thursday to reduce the chance of a COVID-19 outbreak. Already in New Zealand, the Indian women’s team is now scheduled to play all five ODIs and a T20I, starting February 9 at John Davies Oval in Queenstown. The bilateral series, crucial for India ahead of the World Cup in March-April, was previously scheduled to start with the one-off T20I at McLean Park in Napier, followed by the first ODI at the same venue two days later.
The Saxton Oval in Nelson was to host the second and third ODIs on February 14 and 16, with the final two ODIs to be played in Queenstown on February 22 and 24.
Other changes to the schedule announced by NZC include that the South African men’s squad will remain in Christchurch for the duration of the visit and play both scheduled Tests at Hagley Oval rather than leave for Wellington for the second game as initially planned. .
Australia’s three T20s against the New Zealand men’s squad will now be hosted in Napier (subject to MIQ availability), and the Dutch men’s tour will be split between Mount Maunganui (one T20 and one ODI) and Hamilton (two ODIs).
All matches were held on originally scheduled days. The location changes are intended to reduce domestic travel and the increased likelihood of exposure to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
“These risk mitigations are based on avoiding known Covid-19 hotspots, and include limiting air travel, limiting accommodation transfers and, essentially, operating in safer environments,” NZC chief executive David White said in a statement.
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“We know that the more domestic flights we have, and the more movement there is between hotels, the more likely a match or even a series is at risk,” he added.
White added that the intention is to explore the concept of allowing multiple pods, each of no more than 100 spectators, in locations in accordance with government guidelines.
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