MUMBAI :
The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings has been shifted to Mumbai from Pune following 5 Covid-19 instances within the Delhi camp together with Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the announcement on Tuesday. The venue was modified “…to avoid any further incident due to any undetected case during a long-distance bus journey in a closed environment,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah mentioned in an announcement.
Mitch Marsh has been admitted to a hospital, whereas 4 members of their help employees have additionally examined constructive.
Delhi Capitals is now set to face Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Wednesday, 20 April.
“The Covid constructive instances are beneath isolation and medical remark. They must clear two adverse assessments to return to the crew’s bio-secure bubble, Jay Shah added.
The complete contingent would endure one other spherical of RT-PCR testing earlier than the match on the Brabourne Stadium.
The complete 2020 version of the league was held within the United Arab Emirates whereas the pandemic raged in India.
UAE additionally hosted the second half of final 12 months’s match after an outbreak of the virus in a number of crew camps on the midway stage of the league.
To minimise threat of an infection from air journey, the BCCI has confined this season’s league part to the western state of Maharashtra.