IPL 2022: Covid-19 hit Delhi Capitals to face Punjab Kings at Brabourne

By: Sports DeskUpdated: April 19, 2022 6:00:01 pm

The Covid-19 hit Delhi Capitals will face Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Tuesday. The match was earlier scheduled to be played at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

UPDATE: The #DCvPBKS match scheduled for tomorrow, 20th April, has been shifted to the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai from MCA Stadium, Pune in light of the recent COVID-19 cases in the camp.

The entire contingent will undergo another round of RT-PCR testing on Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/EgZojafHLQ

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 19, 2022

The decision has been taken 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,” BCCI said in a statement.

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The five Delhi Capitals members who were tested Covid-19 positive are:

Patrick Farhat – Physiotherapist (tested positive on April 15)Chetan Kumar – Sports Massage Therapist (tested positive on April 16)Mitchell Marsh – Player (tested positive on April 18)Dr Abhijit Salvi – Team doctor (tested positive on April 18)Akash Mane – Social Media Content team member (tested positive on April 18)Top Sports News NowT20 World Cup: How extreme pace and hard lengths have made a comeback in cricket's shortest formatFive teams in Women's IPL with 22 matches to be played: BCCIAfter players signed away access to earlier psychologist, U-17 women's team now left unsupportedClick here for more

“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,” BCCI said in the statement.

“From April 16 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 19 have returned negative.

“The Delhi Capitals contingent will undergo another round of RT-PCR testing on the morning of April 20th,” it added.

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However, the other squad members returned negative tests on Monday and all IPL stakeholders will be hoping it stays that when another round of testing is conducted on Tuesday.

As both teams eye a return to winning ways, the batting unit that does well could be the difference.

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Punjab could be bolstered by the return of regular skipper Mayank Agarwal, who missed the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad due to a toe injury.

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