Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh pushed back, due to COVID-19

Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh pushed back, due to COVID-19

The Sri Lankan cricket board has officially announced that “the team’s upcoming series against Bangladesh has been pushed back to a later date”.

Sri Lanka was set to take on Bangladesh for a three-match test series next month, in Sri Lanka, however, with the COVID-19 situation not improving in the subcontinent the boards of both teams came to an understanding.

Earlier the BCB had informed the SLC, that the time was not conducive for players to start training before the resumption of cricket.

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The BCB had stated that “their players did not have enough time to prepare for international encounters as, for the past few months the country has been under lockdown, as such they will not have enough time to prepare for a series that is set to be held next month”.

Earlier this week a TEST series between New Zealand and Bangladesh, also ended up being canceled, due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

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Three Bangladeshi cricketers have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, earlier this week, the PCB also announced that of the 29 players, who were set to travel to England for a tour, 10 have tested positive.