India women's limited overs tour of New Zealand to be be played at one venue due to Covid-19
India Today
New Zealand Cricket said that holding the White Ferns' white ball series against India is one many adjustments it is making to New Zealand's home international schedule to "mitigate" the risk posed by the outbreak of Omicron in the country.
India women's cricket team's limited overs tour of New Zealand will be played entirely at one venue, the John Davies Oval in Queenstown, so as to mitigate the risk of the Omicron outbreak, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Thursday.
The tour consists of one T20I and five ODIs. It starts with the T20I on February after which the ODI series starts on February 11 and ends on February 25.
"These risk mitigations are based on avoiding known Covid-19 hotspots, and include limiting air travel, limiting accommodation transfers and, essentially, operating in safer environments,” said NZC chief executive David White.
“We know the more domestic flights we have, and the more movement there is between hotels, the greater the chance of a match or even a series being put at risk.”
South Africa's men's tour of New Zealand will be played entirely in Christchurch with the Hagley Oval hosting both Test matches. The second match was initially scheduled to be held in Wellington.
Meanwhile, the Australia men's team's three T20Is is scheduled to be hosted in Napier.
White said the venue changes were just one part of a contingency plan designed to safeguard the health of all participants, and to reduce the chance of matches or series being jeopardised by an outbreak.
