Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday that the venue for the match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings has shifted from Pune to Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The match will be played as per the schedule on Wednesday.
The decision came in after all-rounder Mitchell Marsh from Delhi Capital tested positive for Covid on Monday.
The statement further added that “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.”
The official statement also added that “From April 16 onwards, the entire Delhi Capitals contingent has been under a daily RT-PCR testing procedure. The 4th round of RT-PCR tests conducted on April 19 has returned negative.”
The positive cases in the DC camp include physiotherapist Patrick Farhat, Sports massage therapist Chetan Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, and social media team member Akash Mane.
(With Agency Inputs)