The first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh set to be performed later at present (May 23) shall be going ahead as planned despite a COVID-19 positive case in the guests’ squad.
Hours earlier than the match, there was a scare as three members of the Sri Lanka contingent — two gamers and one coach returned with a positive COVID-19 check report.
However, the second RT-PCR report has revealed that two had been false positives and now only one participant has returned a positive check, therefore the match could be going ahead, reported ESPNcricinfo.
News of the 2 false-positive checks got here simply 90 minutes earlier than the scheduled toss time for the primary ODI, in Dhaka.
The three-match ODI sequence between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is a part of the World Cup Super League.
Sri Lanka males’s workforce arrived in Dhaka on May 16, after which the aspect accomplished a three-day quarantine ahead of the ODI sequence towards Bangladesh.
After the conclusion of the ODI sequence on May 28, the Sri Lankan workforce will depart on the next day. This shall be Bangladesh’s third ODI sequence throughout the ICC’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.
They are at present in sixth place after defeating West Indies 3-0 at dwelling in January.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh not too long ago performed a two-match Test sequence, which was received by the previous. Sri Lanka had defeated Bangladesh by 209 runs in the second Test, whereas the primary ended in a draw.
Sri Lanka ODI squad: Kusal Perera (C), Kusal Mendis (VC), Danushka Gunathilaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Niroshan Dickwella, Dushmantha Chameera, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando.
