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ODI between SA and England postponed

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The first One Day International between South Africa and England has been called off. The teams have returned to their hotel, because of a positive COVID-19 result for a member of the Proteas squad.

South Africa (CSA) said the latest round of tests conducted on Thursday resulted in an unnamed South African player returning a positive result, the third from within the camp during the six-match limited-overs series.

“This decision results from a player from the Proteas team testing positive for COVID-19 after the team’s last round of scheduled testing performed on Thursday ahead of the ODIs,” CSA said in a statement.

“In the interests of the safety and well-being of both teams, match officials and all involved in the match, the Acting CEO of CSA, Kugandrie Govender as well as the CEO of the ECB, Tom Harrison, have agreed to postpone the first fixture to Sunday.”

It means there will be back-to-back ODIs on Sunday and Monday in Paarl and Cape Town before the series is completed at Newlands on Wednesday.

England won the recently completed Twenty20 series 3-0.

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