IPL 2021: DC awaiting Anrich Nortje’s Covid-19 test result, pacer ruled out of game vs RR

Indian Premier League 2021: Delhi Capitals pacer Anrich Nortje will be unavailable for their 2nd game of the season against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday as the franchise is awaiting to see if the pacer returned a false positive Covid-19 report after arrival from South Africa.

Delhi Capitals pacer Anrich Nortje will not be available for their 2nd Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday as the franchise is awaiting the South Africa pacer's Covid-19 test reports. It was reported earlier in the day that Anrich Nortje tested positive for Covid-19 but the DelhI Capitals are yet to make an official announcement. As it turns out, indiatoday.in has understood that Anrich Nortje returned a positive result in the first RT-PCR test and a negative result in the subsequent test. The Capitals are waiting to ascertain if the pacer returned a false positive in the first test.