Women's World Cup Qualifiers: 6 Sri Lankan players test positive for Covid-19 in Zimbabwe

Six Sri Lanka women cricketers who took part in a World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe have tested positive for COVID-19, the Asian country's cricket board said on Sunday.

Six players in the Sri Lankan women's cricket team have tested positive for Covid-19 in Zimbabwe where they were participating in the World Cup qualifiers which was cancelled on Saturday amid growing concerns about the new Omicron variant in South Africa, which has prompted widespread travel curbs.

It's not yet clear whether the players have contracted the new variant of the virus or not.