MUMBAI: Match No. 32 of IPL 2022 between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, which was shifted from MCA Stadium in Pune to Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai due to COVID-19 outbreak in the DC team, finally went ahead on schedule.
The developments came even as a second overseas player of Delhi Capitals tested positive. This came just hours ahead of the team’s game against Punjab Kings.
New Zealand’s Tim Seifert tested positive after a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Wednesday afternoon, making it the sixth such case in the camp.
The Indian cricket board was to have another round of testing before the Delhi Capitals’ game against Punjab Kings on Wednesday evening, which presumably went without further problems.
The BCCI had earlier stated: “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a change of venue for Match No. 32 – Delhi Capital versus Punjab Kings from MCA Stadium, Pune to Brabourne – CCI scheduled on April 20th, 2022, to avoid any further incident due to any undetected case during a long-distance bus journey in a closed environment.
“The change of venue has been triggered due to five COVID-19 positive cases in the Delhi Capitals contingent.
1. Mr Patrick Farhat – Physiotherapist (tested positive on April 15th)
2. Mr Chetan Kumar – Sports Massage Therapist (tested positive on April 16th)
3. Mr Mitchell Marsh – Player (tested positive on April 18th)
4. Dr Abhijit Salvi – Team doctor (tested positive on April 18th)
5. Mr Akash Mane – Social Media Content team member (tested positive on April 18th)
“The COVID positive cases are under isolation and medical observation. They will be tested on Day 6 and 7 and subject to both the tests being negative they will be re-integrated into the Delhi Capitals bio-secured bubble.
“From April 16th onwards, the entire Delhi Capitals contingent has been put under a daily RT-PCR testing procedure. The 4th round of RT-PCR tests conducted on April 19th have returned negative.
“The Delhi Capitals contingent will undergo another round of RT-PCR testing on the morning of April 20th.”
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