Tassie lockdown plunges WBBL into chaos

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Tasmania's plunge into a three-day lockdown has thrown the Women's Big Bash League fixture into chaos conscionable 1 crippled into the tournament.

Tasmania premier Peter Gutwein has announced the authorities volition participate a lockdown spanning from 6pm connected Friday until 6pm connected Monday.

The telephone has thrown the 4 WBBL matches scheduled for this play into large doubt.

The Renegades and Hurricanes are scheduled to conscionable astatine Bellerive Oval connected Saturday afternoon, earlier the Thunder and Strikers quadrate disconnected astatine the aforesaid venue connected Saturday night.

The Scorchers and Heat are past fixtured to bash conflict astatine Bellerive Oval connected Sunday morning, earlier the Hurricanes and Sixers clash astatine the aforesaid crushed connected Sunday afternoon.

"The Women's Big Bash League acknowledges the determination of the Tasmanian authorities to telephone a three-day lockdown successful the interests of nationalist health," a WBBL connection reads.

"The wellness and information of our players, staff, lucifer officials and partners, on with that of the wider community, stay our apical priorities.

"We are presently moving with the Tasmanian authorities connected options for the upcoming WBBL|07 matches astatine Blundstone Arena, Hobart this weekend.

"All players, unit and lucifer officials successful Tasmania for the WBBL person received COVID-19 vaccinations and received the required antagonistic COVID-19 trial results. All are presently participating successful grooming astatine Blundstone Arena oregon astatine squad hotels.

"The league volition supply further updates successful owed course."

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