Four members of the Zimbabwe squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup have tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s cricket board has confirmed.
Four players, who took part in the four-match youth one-day series against the Ireland Under-19 team that ended in Barbados on Sunday, underwent PCR tests on Monday morning.
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Zimbabwe Cricket can confirm four players who are part of the Zimbabwe Under-19 squad for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies have tested positive for COVID-19 following PCR tests on Monday morning. has done. said in a statement.
The quartet is asymptomatic and is currently in isolation. Four players will be re-tested ahead of Zimbabwe’s warm-up matches in St Kitts and Nevis.
They are now self-isolating and will be tested again before joining the rest of the squad in St Kitts and Nevis, where the team will face Canada and Bangladesh in official practice matches on January 9 and 11. The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 is in full swing, the statement read.
The tournament will be played in West Indies from January 14 to February 5.
Zimbabwe are placed in Group C along with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea.
They will begin their campaign against Afghanistan on 16 January at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Trinidad and Tobago, before taking on Papua New Guinea at the same venue on 20 January.
In their last group fixture, Zimbabwe will take on Pakistan at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago on 22 January.
In the tournament format, the top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the Super League, while the remaining teams will compete in the plate competition.
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