The Covid-19 has forced the rescheduling of another series albeit without much of a dealy as the venues for the entire India women’s tour of Australia has been changed.
Reports by major media houses suggest that the entire tour, previously slated to be played in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth at North Sydne Oval, Junction Oval and WACA respectively, has now been shifted to Queensland because of Covid-19-enforced restrictions.
Consequently, the first ODI, which was to be played on September 19 at North Sydney Oval would now be played at Ken Mackay Oval in Brisbane on September 22, this same venue will also host the remaining two ODIs before the teams travel to Gold Coast for the one-off day/night Test to be hosted at the Carrara Oval which has hosted Big Bash League homes games for the Brisbane Heat over the years.
The dates for the Test remain the same and it is scheduled to be played from September 30 to October 3. Following the Test, the T20Is will also be played at this venue only.
While the Indian departed for Brisbane in the afternoon of August 29 and will remain in at least seven days of quarantine, the Australian players from New South Wales and Victoria would also have to undergo quarantine measures on reaching Queensland.
There has been no official confirmation of the change in events either by Cricket Australia or the Board of Control for Cricket in India.