IND vs SL 2nd T20 postponed – Covid-19 hits India Camp: The ongoing India Tour of Sri Lanka has been hit by Covid-19 & their are still doubts if the rescheduled 2nd T20 match will be held today. According to the information available – Krunal Pandya who had tested positive on Tuesday has now been shifted to different hotel & 8 of his close contacts are completely isolated. Follow LIVE Updates IND vs SL T20 Series hit by Covid-19
@13:00 – India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 – Krunal Pandya shifted to Different Hotel: Krunal Pandya shifted to different hotel which is an intermediate care hotel Mount Lavinia accoridng to Sri Lanka Cricket officials. Rest of the 8 members have tested negative but are isolated and will not be part of the 2nd & 3rd T20.
@7:00AM – India vs Sri Lanka T20 Series – Big Breaking NEWS: InsideSport.co is revealing names of 9 Players who are in complete isolation and will not feature in 2nd & 3rd T20.
- Krunal Pandy – Positive
- Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav amongst the eight players who have been identified as Krunal’s close contacts. Shaw and Yadav were on Monday named as replacements to fly from Colombo to England, to join the Indian team gearing up for the five Test matches against England.
- Allrounder Hardik Pandya, wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, opener Devdutt Padikkal and off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham. The identity of the eighth player is yet to be ascertained. The eight players were isolated on Tuesday.
6:00AM on Wednesday – India Tour of Sri Lanka: All the eight people identified as the immediate contacts of India allrounder Krunal Pandya have tested negative for Covid-19 in the fresh round of RT-PCR tests carried out on Tuesday. BCCI hasn’t revealed the identity of these players but as per the information available – none of these 9 players will travel to the ground for the final two T20Is of the Sri Lanka series.
11:05 PM: 8 close contacts of Krunal Pandya tested negative but they will not be allowed to travel to the ground as per protocols for 72 hours.
11:00 PM: Krunal Pandya is ruled out of the T20 series as he has to spend a minimum of 7 days in isolation and provide three negative RT-PCR tests.
10:00 PM: All Indian players are currently placed in room isolation pending RT-PCR test result, a player from the contingent told PTI.
9:45 PM: Sri Lankan players will get another RT-PCR COVID test on Wednesday morning.
@8:50 PM: Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, both of whom are set to fly to England, are amongst the close contacts of Krunal Pandya.
@8:00 PM: As per reports, Krunal Pandya has tested positive in the RT-PCR test as well as per ESPNcricinfo. He tested positive in the Rapid Antigen test on Tuesday morning after complaining of a sore throat.
@7:30 PM: Both SLC & BCCI are confused how Krunal Pandya contract the virus as they were in a bio-secure bubble with no reports of the breach. Furthermore, the hotel staff of Taj Samudra hotel are also in a bio-secure bubble.
@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.
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@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