Teams can play with a minimum of nine players in case of Covid-19 disruption
The Women's World Cup will be played from 4 March to 3 April in New Zealand. The White Ferns will lock horns against the West Indies in the tournament opener in Mount Maunganui.
Teams will be allowed to play as few as nine players in a match during the women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand if Covid-19 disrupts plans, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said.
ICC's head of events Chris Tetley on Thursday confirmed certain plans if Covid-19 manages to disrupt plans for any team in the tournament.
"If it becomes necessary we would allow a team to field nine players as an exception for this environment. And if they had female substitutes from within their management team, we would allow two substitutes to play - non-batting, non-bowling - to enable a game to take place," ESPNCricinfo quoted Tetley as saying.
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"We'll be asking teams to show maximum flexibility and we'll be as flexible as possible if the need arises to fulfil our objective, which is to get the games on," he added.
The Women's World Cup will be played from 4 March to 3 April in New Zealand. The White Ferns will lock horns against the West Indies in the tournament opener in Mount Maunganui.
Currently, New Zealand is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases and more than 6000 cases were reported on Thursday.
