USA Cricket and Cricket Ireland, with mutual agreement, announced on Tuesday, December 28, that the men’s one-day international USA-Ireland series has been postponed by one day due to COVID issues. The ODI between the USA and Ireland was scheduled to take place on December 28 in Florida, however, due to some COVID cases arising among the players and support staff teams, the series had to be postponed.
“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,” USA Cricket stated in an official release.
All of the remaining players and support personnel were subjected to a complete battery of antigen tests, all of which came back negative. If both teams successfully complete another round of negative testing tomorrow, the series will resume on the revised dates of December 29 and 30. The series’ final match will take place on Thursday, December 30th, and will be a Day/Night encounter.
Moreover, the three umpires who were previously suspected of being close contacts with the one positive case in the umpiring group have all tested negative, and the three umpires are now awaiting final ICC approval to officiate on December 29 and 30.
“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,” the statement further informed.
The inaugural One-Day International between the United States and Ireland, planned for December 26 on Boxing Day, was cancelled owing to a positive case of COVID-19 among the umpiring squad.
USA-Ireland Series Fixtures
• 29 December: USA Men v Ireland Men – 2nd ODI, Florida
• 30 December: USA Men v Ireland Men – 3rd ODI, Florida (D/N)
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