New Zealand batsman Finn Allen has tested positive for COVID-19 after 48 hours of his arrival in Bangladesh for the five-match T20I series.
Allen, who represented the Birmingham Phoenix in England’s new The Hundred competition, is fully-vaccinated and passed all his pre-departure tests in England before testing positive 48 hours after arrival in Dhaka.
“BLACKCAPS batsman Finn Allen has tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Bangladesh. Allen is fully-vaccinated and passed all his pre-departure tests in England – before testing positive 48 hours after arrival in Dhaka,” tweeted New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
New Zealand squad had also arrived in Bangladesh on Tuesday and now the speculations are on Allen’s availability for the series.
The T20I series will start from September 1.
