Praveen Jayawickrama tests positive for Covid-19

Praveen Jayawickrama tests positive for Covid-19

July 4, 2022   10:18 pm

Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama has tested positive for Covid-19 and has isolated immediately for five days, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. 

The player was found to be Covid positive when he was tested (Rapid Antigen Test) this morning (04), as he complained of feeling ‘unwell’, it said.

Jayawickrama was immediately isolated from the rest of the team members and now will remain in room isolation for 5 days.

Upon identification of Jayawickrama, as Covid Positive, the rest of the team members (players and support staff) were subjected to a Rapid Antigen Test.

All of them returned negative results, Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Jayawickrama was one of the spinners named in the 18-member Sri Lanka squad for the Test series against Australia.

Another Sri Lankan cricketer, Angelo Mathews, was recently ruled out of the first Test against Australia in Galle following a mid-game positive COVID-19 case.

Mathews had returned a positive rapid antigen test on Thursday after feeling unwell. Sri Lanka Cricket had said he has since been isolated from other team members.

A dominants Australia had thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the first Test at Galle to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.  

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