Lagatar24 Desk
Port Moresby, Nov 9: Papua New Guinea have pulled out of the upcoming Women’s World Cup Qualifiers due to COVID-19 cases in the camp.
The ICC Women’s World Cup qualifier 2021 will be played in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5. PNG were forced into quarantine on October 30 for their planned departure on November 6. Subsequently, multiple PCR tests of the squad members came out positive, following which PNG were forced to withdraw from the upcoming tournament.
“We have also over the weekend worked with the ICC on later flight options to give the team more time to still be able to tour. Unfortunately, all the extra efforts to get the team to travel have been unsuccessful,” said a Cricket PNG media release.
“Unfortunately, despite everyone in Cricket PNG being fully vaccinated, Covid has robbed us of the opportunity to play international cricket once again. The board, management, staff and players are all devastated at this turn of events,” the statement further said.
Cricket PNG said, despite everyone in Cricket PNG being fully vaccinated, Covid has robbed them of the opportunity to feature in the megaevent.
