On Tuesday, the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Tasmania has been officially postponed due to the outbreak in the number of COVID-19 cases currently in the state of Brisbane. The Tasmanian team decided to fly home back to Hobart after the postponement of the match. They would get more time to spend on their training sessions in the Gold Coast before the season starts. The teams had arrived in Brisbane on the weekend, now only to confirm that the match has been postponed with the perspective to be carried forward later through the entire season.
Cricket Australia has confirmed the news that the match between Tasmania and Queensland has been officially postponed and will be carried later by tweeting, “ The Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and Tasmania that was scheduled to start at 10 am AEST in Brisbane has been postponed.”
JUST IN: The #SheffieldShield clash between Queensland and Tasmania that was scheduled to start at 10am AEST in Brisbane has been postponed.@qldcricket: "The match will now begin on Wednesday, September 29, subject to public health conditions."
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 27, 2021
Queensland Cricket as well confirmed the news of the match getting postponed between Tasmania and Queensland due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in Brisbane via tweet, “ Cricket Australia advises that Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Tasmania at Ian Healy Oval, due to begin today has been postponed.”
Cricket Australia advises that the #SheffieldShield match between Queensland and Tasmania at Ian Healy Oval, due to begin today, has been postponed.
The match will be rescheduled to a new date later in the season, following the Tasmanian team’s decision to fly home today.
(1/3) pic.twitter.com/zssfI4cN2X— Queensland Cricket (@qldcricket) September 28, 2021
Cricket Tasmania would like to thank Queensland cricket and Cricket Australia for their understanding of the decision as they mentioned, “We thank Queensland and Cricket Australia for their understanding and flexibility with the match postponement, and we hope that this preventative measure will and hindsight not have been required.”
We look forward to playing the Queensland Bulls at the first opportunity. We thank @qldcricket and @CricketAus for their understanding and flexibility with this match postponement, and we hope that this preventative measure will, with hindsight, not have been required.
— Tasmanian Tigers (@TasmanianTigers) September 28, 2021
