WI vs IRE: Second ODI at Sabina Park in Kingston has been postponed.© Twitter
The West Indies and Ireland have agreed to postpone the second ODI, scheduled for Tuesday, after two more positive COVID-19 cases were reported at the camp in Ireland. A joint statement from Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Cricket Ireland said the two boards are in talks to review the match schedule and are exploring all options to complete the series. “Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Cricket Ireland (CI) have issued a joint statement after two further positive COVID-19 cases were reported at the camp in Ireland following recent tests, and two players were banned due to injury, leaving Ireland a severely exhausted squad,” the statement read.
“The second One-Day International scheduled for Sabina Park on Tuesday, January 11 has therefore been postponed,” it added.
According to Cricket West Indies (CWI), the five members of the Irish team who have returned with positive COVID-19 results remain isolated under the care and supervision of the medical teams.
Irish cricketers Simi Singh and Ben White were banned from the first ODI against the West Indies on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.
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But the game went as planned. In the first ODI, Shamarh Brooks and Kieron Pollard shone with the bat as the West Indies defeated Ireland by 24 runs here at Sabina Park on Sunday.
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