PAK vs WI 2021: Five more members test positive for COVID-19 from the West Indies camp

The Covid-19 scare continues in the West Indies camp. Five members of the West Indies side have tested positive for Covid-19, and will now isolate themselves.

Out of the five, three of them are players. Shai Hope, Justin Greaves, and Akeal Hosein have tested positive. The two others from the coaching staff are Roddy Estwick and the Physician of the side, Akshai Mansingh.

All the players will take no further part in the series against the Pakistan side. Earlier, Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase, and Kyle Mayers had tested positive for Covid-19 as well.

“A further five members of the West Indies touring party have tested positive for COVID-19,” tweeted the official handle of West Indies cricket. You can see the tweet from the Twitter handle of Windies Cricket below.

A further five members of the West Indies touring party have tested positive for COVID-19 | More below: https://t.co/lOhSH1UdIu

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) December 16, 2021

West Indies have already lost the three-match T20I series

The West Indies have already surrendered the three-match T20I series to Pakistan. The ‘Men in Maroon’ have lost the first two matches, and are 0-2 down in the series. While West Indies went down in the 1st T20I by a margin of 63 runs, they were beaten in the second encounter by 9 runs by the ‘Men in Green’.

The 3rd and final T20I of the series will be played on 16th December 2021 in Karachi. This T20I series will be followed up by a three-match ODI series between the two outfits as well. The ODI series will commence on 18th December 2021 and will conclude on 22nd December 2021.

All the matches in the ODI series will also be played at the National Stadium in Karachi. Pakistan have experienced a stellar run in T20Is played in 2021. They have won 6 out of the 7 T20I series that they have played in 2021, and also reached the semi-final stages of the 2021 T20 World Cup as well.