IND vs SL 2nd T20 postponed – Covid-19 hits India Camp: The ongoing India Tour of Sri Lanka has been hit by Covid-19 & the 2nd T20 scheduled for today has been postponed. According to the information available – Krunal Pandya has tested positive for COVID-19. InsideSport.co has been informed by sources in Sri Lanka Cricket that both teams are currently is isolation and the match has been postponed – Follow LIVE Updates IND vs SL T20 Series hit by Covid-19
@6:15PM: Covid-19 hits Indian Camp – BCCI, SLC completely clueless how Covid-19 entered BIO-BUBBLE of the Indian team – Everyone we have been informed is waiting for the RT-PCR test reports of the Indian Cricketers. There are apprehensions that some more players could have caught virus.
@6:00PM: Covid-19 hits Indian Camp – Test reports for the isolated Indian Cricketers will be coming at 6PM according to the BCCI
@5:30PM – Covid-19 hits Indian Camp – Will the development impact Surya & Parthiv’s trip to England? Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, who are currently in Sri Lanka, were set to fly to England to join the Test squad. But Tuesday’s developments within the Indian squad in Sri Lanka, it remains to be seen if they continue as per earlier plans.
@5:20PM – India Tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed to InsideSport.co that none of the Sri Lanka Cricketers are suspected of Covid-19 and unlikely Indians, they will only be tested on Wednesday morning.
@5:01PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series – BCCI Sec says – Reports at 6PM – BCCI secretary, was quoted by PTI as saying that most of these contacts were players. “The reports will come in the evening (around 6 pm) and if everyone is in the clear, we can have the match on Wednesday. Maximum among the eight close contacts who are also in mandatory isolation are players.”
@4:58PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: BCCI Sec Jay Shah says “The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad,”
The players will undergo further tests and if all results are clear, the second T20I is expected to be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.
This is the second time that the fixtures had to be rescheduled. Ahead of the series opener, two support staff of Sri Lankan team – including batting coach Grant Flower – tested positive for the virus, leading to the series being postponed by a few days.
@4:48PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: SLC says 2nd & 3rd T20 match of the series will still be played on Wednesday & Thursday
@4:45PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: Both the teams will now undergo more RT PCR Test. The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad.
@4:30PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: According to the information coming in from BCCI sources, Parthiv Shaw & Surya Kumar YADAV are part of those 8 players and will now not leave for England anytime soon.
@4:00PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: BCCI Confirms postponement of the match, The Medical Teams have identified eight members as close contacts as per the BCCI
@3:40PM: Covid-19 hits India VS Sri Lanka Series: Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed to InsideSport.co that both teams currently in Colombo are in complete isolation
@3:30PM: Krunal Pandya tests positive, India vs Sri Lanka T20 Series postponed
IND vs SL 2nd T20 Postponed: Covid-19 hits India-Sri Lanka series, Krunal Pandya positive, both team under isolation – Follow LIVE Updates
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 postponed – Covid-19 hits India Camp:Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead of the match on Tuesday morning, Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya was found to be positive.
The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad.
The revised schedule is as below
| India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 – T20I series | |||
| S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 28th July | 2nd T20I | Colombo |
| 2 | 29th July | 3rd T20I | Colombo |
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: Bad news for India, Krunal Pandya tests positive for COVID-19; second T20I postponed
This puts a question mark on opener Prithvi Shaw as well as Suryakumar Yadav as they were set to travel to England as replacement for the Test series against England. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday informed that the All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements for the upcoming Test series against England as all-rounder Washington Sundar, batsman Shubman Gill and pacer Avesh Khan have been ruled out of the tour due to injuries.
IND vs SL 2nd T20 Postponed: Covid-19 hits India-Sri Lanka series, Krunal Pandya positive, both team under isolation – Follow LIVE Updates