Proteas player tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of England series

Anrich Nortje celebrates the Proteas wicket

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that a player in the Proteas squad tested positive for Covid-19 before the team entered the bio-safe environment for the upcoming series against England in Cape Town.

That player, along with two others who were considered close contacts based on the risk assessment conducted by the medical team, have been placed in immediate isolation as part of the Covid-19 protocols.

Currently, the players are all asymptomatic but the CSA medical team will continue to monitor them for the next few days.

CSA has confirmed that at this time, none of the players will be removed from the squad.

However, two replacement players will be called up for inter-squad practice matches to be played on Saturday.

The Proteas face England in three T20 internationals and three ODIs in the first international cricket matches in South Africa since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Protea Squad:

Quinton de Kock (Captain, Titans), Temba Bavuma (Lions), Junior Dala (Titans), Faf du Plessis (Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (Lions), Beuran Hendricks (Lions), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans) )), George Linde (Cape Cobras), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Janneman Malan (Cape Cobras), David Miller (Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Dwaine Pretorius ( Lions), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Lutho Sipamla (Lions), Jon-Jon Smuts (Warriors), Glenton Stuurman (Warriors), Pite van Biljon (Knights), Rassie van der Dussen (Lions), Kyle Verreynne (Cape Cobras)

Men’s tour from England to South Africa:

Friday, November 27 at 6:00 p.m. 1st T20I: South Africa v England, Newlands, Cape Town