DC vs PBKS MATCH TO BE PLAYED DESPITE COVID-19 SCARE

(The Quiver): Delhi Capitals’ match against Punjab Kings is scheduled to go ahead despite New Zealander Tim Seifert testing postive for Covid-19. The positive report came hours before DC were scheduled to take on PBKS for their sixth match of IPL 2022.Tim Seifert had trained with the rest of the DC players on Tuesday evening. He was found positive in a rapid antigen test and RTPCR results are now awaited.

Last week, DC physio Patrick Farhart became the first positive Covid case of IPL 2022. On Monday, Australian player Mitchell Marsh, who joined the DC squad late, tested positive and had to be hospitalised. There are a few other positive cases in the DC side. Apart from Mitchell Marsh, everyone else who tested positive in the DC side are asymptomatic.

This is not the first time that Covid-19 has impacted the Indian Premier League. In 2020, the tournament had to be postponed when the first wave of the pandemic hit. In 2021, the IPL had to be suspended after a surge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases.