IPL 2021 – Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Wriddhiman Saha tests positive for Covid-19

Sunrisers due to play Mumbai Indians in Delhi later today; status of this game remains unclear at this moment

Wriddhiman Saha has tested positive for Covid-19, meaning the Sunrisers Hyderabad become the third franchise to register positive cases at IPL 2021. The team is due to play the Mumbai Indians in Delhi later today; the status of this game remains unclear at this moment.

Two players from the Kolkata Knight Riders – spinner Varun Chakravarthy and seam bowler Sandeep Warrier – and two members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent – bowling coach L Balaji and a member of the maintenance staff – have also tested positive over the past two days. Subsequently, yesterday’s game between the Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore was put off, and tomorrow’s match between the Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals is also postponed with the Super Kings in isolation for a week.

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