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South African domestic season on hold due to rise of Covid-19 | South Africa cricket dealing with rise in COVID-19 cases within camps

A fresh wave of Covid-19 cases has engulfed the South African team as most of their squad members were part of two domestic games between Titans vs Dolphins as well as Lions vs Knights.

In the games involved, Rassie van der Dussen, Beuran Hendricks, Wiaan Mulder, Migael Pretorius, Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Sarel Erwee, and Keegan Petersen are members of the South Africa Test squad. There has been no official confirmation of whether any of the 10 are infected or were in close contact with those who are infected. However, going by the latest media reports, only Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, Temba Bavuma, Anrich Nortje, Kyle Verreynne, and Glenton Stuurman are confirmed as available for the first Test against Sri Lanka that starts on December 26.

It all started after the first-day match between Dolphins and Titans when a Dolphins player tested positive. It was followed by the second match in a clash between Lions and Knights when a Lions player tested positive on day three. All the squad players who shared close contact with them have put under the scanner and are monitored.

Reportedly, South Africa is facing the second wave of pandemic and the infection rate has increased tremendously. During the England series as well, two of the England cricketers developed the symptoms and tested positive (which was then a false positive) due to which three ODIs were postponed.

Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.