In a latest Covid-19 Test, Sri Lankan cricketer Shiran Fernando tested positive for Covid-19 while Isuru Udana and Chaminda Vaas, who tested positive earlier, returned negative.
Jalal Younus, the chair of the media and communication committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), confirmed that the series will go on as per the schedule.
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Along with these three, Bangladesh’s media manager Rabeed Imam also tested positive in the second latest test but returned negative in the latest test.
“The series is on and everything will go as per the schedule,” Jalal told the media. “There is no doubt about the series. Who returned positive will remain in isolation now.”
The first ODI of the series is set to begin at 1pm today while the others are scheduled to take place on May 25 and 28 respectively.