BAN vs NZ: Finn Allen COVID Positive Ahead of the Series. Check Details

The top-order batsman of New Zealand team, Finn Allen has been quite active in playing white-ball cricket this year. After impressive performances with the national team, he got a stint with RCB in the Indian Premier League. After IPL 2021 was postponed, he featured in English T20 Blast and English One Day Cup, and then also played The Hundred. But, the batter has been tested COVID positive in Dhaka after 2 days of arriving from London. The player is said to have been experiencing moderate symptoms and will receive treatment from Bangladesh as well as New Zealand team management’s doctor.

New Zealand Players to Undergo 3-day Isolation

The other members of the New Zealand team will undergo a 3-day isolation after Finn Allen has been tested positive. Below is the official statement by BLACKCAPS on Finn Allen,

“Allen, who represented the Birmingham Phoenix in England’s new Hundred competition, is fully-vaccinated and passed all his pre-departure tests in England – before testing positive 48 hours after arrival in Dhaka. He has been quarantined at the team’s hotel and immediate advice is that he is experiencing moderate symptoms.”

Team manager Mike Sandle also gave an update about the batter. He said, “It’s really unfortunate for Finn. He’s comfortable at the moment and hopefully he’ll recover quickly; test negative and be cleared and approved for discharge as soon as possible.”

Squads and Schedule of BAN vs NZ T20I Series

The home team, Bangladesh will be in high spirits after beating Australia 4-1 on their home soil and would look to continue the same momentum ahead of the T20 World Cup.

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Bangladesh T20I squad: Mahmudullah (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Nasum Ahmed

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The New Zealand team won the T20I series against Australia and Pakistan in the first half of the year and will be a confident side.

New Zealand T20I squad: Tom Latham (captain, wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, Will Young.

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