South African sport began to shut down on Friday as the travel bans forced rugby teams and golfers to scramble to try to leave the country. “We are disappointed for all the players and teams who are in Zimbabwe at the moment, but from a health and safety perspective this is the correct decision,” said Richard Holdsworth, High Performance Director for Cricket Ireland. They will join host New Zealand, Australia, India, England and South Africa. “We have explored a number of options to allow us to complete the event but it isn’t feasible and we will fly the teams out of Zimbabwe as soon as possible.”īangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies will progress to next year’s World Cup in New Zealand by virtue of their rankings, the ICC said. “But with travel restrictions from a number of African countries being imposed at such short notice, there was a serious risk that teams would be unable to return home. ICC Cricket ranking of teams, batsmen, bowler and all - rounder.Get latest ICC cricket ranking of ODI, Test matches, T20 and ICC rankings of batsmen, bowler and all-rounder.

“We are incredibly disappointed to have to cancel the remainder of this event,” Chris Tetley, the ICC Head of Events, said in a statement.

Cricket’s governing body took the decision after Saturday’s game between the West Indies and Sri Lanka was called off when a member of the Sri Lankan support staff tested positive for COVID-19.

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