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The ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies has been postponed to and rescheduled for early June 2022, after several Windies players tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing three-match Twenty20 tournament.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), in a joint statement, said the decision was made after considering both the teams’ welfare as well as limited resources in the West Indies side for the ODIs.
Five more positive cases were reported in the West Indies camp following Wednesday’s PCR testing, raising the total number of positive cases to nine since their arrival in Karachi on December 9, the statement said.
The third and final match of the T20I series was hanging in the balance after several players tested positive for COVID-19, but later it resumed as the fresh round of tests came back negative.
The postponement of the series — which was a part of the Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League — will provide the West Indies with an equal opportunity to field their best available players for the World Cup qualification matches, the statement said.