FORT LAUDERDALE – USA Cricket and Cricket Ireland have agreed on a 24-hour postponement of the opening one-day international of the Dafabet USA v Ireland Men’s International Series after new COVID issues.
The following is a statement from USA Cricket:
The opening One-Day International in the Dafabet USA v Ireland Men’s International Series scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 28 December has been pushed back by one day to Wednesday 29 December, due to a small number of new positive COVID cases within the playing and support staff groups.
All of the remaining players and support staff have undergone a full suite of antigen testing this evening, all with negative results. If both teams can complete an additional set of negative testing tomorrow, then the series will proceed with the amended dates of 29 December and 30 December. The final match in the series will remain as scheduled on Thursday 30 December which is a Day/Night fixture with a 2pm start.
The three umpires who were initially deemed as close contacts to the one positive case in the umpiring group have now all tested negative, and these three umpires now await final ICC confirmation to officiate on 29 and 30 December.
Both Boards would like to thank all fans and supporters for their understanding with the issues being experienced, and they would like to sincerely thank all those involved in making the series possible, including broadcasters, sponsors, volunteers, staff and many other stakeholders.
The ODI series fixtures
• 29 December: USA Men v Ireland Men – 2nd ODI (Florida; start 10am local time)
• 30 December: USA Men v Ireland Men – 3rd ODI (Florida; start 2pm local time) D/N
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