Thursday, 16 December 2021 — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have issued a joint statement after five more positive COVID-19 cases were reported in the West Indies camp following Wednesday’s PCR testing, raising the total number of positive cases to nine since their arrival in Karachi on December 9.
On Thursday morning, Rapid Antigen tests were conducted on the remaining 15 West Indies players and six player support personnel. All 21 members of the West Indies touring party returned negative results. As such, Thursday’s T20 International proceeded as planned. However, taking into consideration both teams’ welfare as well as limited resources in the West Indies side for the ODIs, it has been agreed that the ODI series — which forms part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League — will be postponed and rescheduled for early June 2022. This will provide the West Indies with an equal opportunity to field their best available players for the World Cup qualification matches.
The West Indies team members who returned negative results will depart from Pakistan after tonight’s match. Those who have tested positive will complete their isolation in Karachi before travel arrangements are finalised to allow them to rejoin their families in time for Christmas celebrations. CWI would like to thank the PCB for its excellent series arrangements and appreciates its support in rescheduling the ODI series in June 2022.