Pak to face WI in 3rd T20 as coronavirus tests of players come negative
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The match will start at 06:00 pm (PST).
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The third and final Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and the West Indies will be played in Karachi today (Thursday) after tests of all the palyers came negative.
The match will start at 06:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST). Pakistan is leading the series by two nil.
Earlier in the day, five more members of the West Indies cricket squad -- including three players -- tested positive for Covid, officials said.
Four members of the touring party tested positive on Saturday, bringing the total to nine since they arrived last week for a Twenty20 and limited-over series.
Cricket West Indies officials said they would meet with their Pakistan counterparts later Thursday "once all members of the touring party have been tested again" to determine whether they can continue.
Any cancellation would be a huge blow to Pakistan, which has seen tours by New Zealand and England called off in recent months on security grounds.
Pakistan won the first two Twenty20 matches against West Indies with dead rubber to be due to played later today in Karachi.
The three ODIs are scheduled for December 18, 20 and 22.
West Indies officials said the latest positive test results in the squad came from wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope, left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, all-rounder Justin Greaves, assistant coach Roddy Estwick, and physician Akshai Mansingh.
