Second T20 delayed a day after a positive case was recorded in the Indian camp just hours before the match was due to begin
Sri Lanka v India series delayed due to COVID-19 case
The second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and India, scheduled for Tuesday in Colombo, was pushed back by a day after India's Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19.
"Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead of the match on Tuesday morning, India all-rounder Krunal Pandya was found to be positive," the BCCI said in a statement hours before the game.
"The medical teams have identified eight members as close contacts."
ESPN is reporting the eight close contacts, whose identities have not been revealed, have all tested negative but will not be allowed to travel to the ground for the final two games of the series.
It’s not clear if those eight are players or staff.
The teams will now play the remaining two fixtures of the three-match series on consecutive days, with the third match also to be played in Colombo.
India won the first game by 38 runs in Colombo on Sunday.
It’s not clear how Krunal contracted the virus given India are staying at a hotel by themselves and there has been no reports of a breach of biosecurity protocols.
The positive test could give Indian batsmen Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav a nervous wait as they were picked for India's Test series against England and were slated to travel at the end of the Sri Lanka tour.