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Sri Lanka Pushes For India Series Delay After Covid Outbreak Says Official

By AFP News July 09, 2021 • 22:21 PM View: 2620

Sri Lanka are expected to delay a one-day international series against India by at least four days because of a Covid-19 outbreak in their team, a top cricket official said Friday.

The first match was scheduled to start next Tuesday. But the series will now open on Saturday after batting coach Grant Flower and a team data analyst tested positive for coronavirus, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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