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After a meeting between Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Cricket Australia (CA), the CWI has decided that the One-Day International series will continue on Saturday [July 24] and end on (July 26).

The match at Kensington Oval was suspended after the toss when an unnamed non-playing member of the West Indies squad tested positive.

The 152-person group of players, coaching staff, umpires, and broadcast crew had all returned negative test results since the postponement, allowing the series to continue.

Ricky Skerritt, President of Cricket West Indies, praised the work and cooperation between both team's boards and health teams.

"I appreciate the crucial role of the BCA and the Government of Barbados for working closely with Cricket West Indies to ensure everything is in place for resuming the series," Skerritt said.

"It has been a challenging two days and we have worked very swiftly and safely, following all the established medical protocols, to make sure that all necessary precautions are in place to ensure that we can go-ahead to resume play safely, tomorrow. "We will continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly,”

“We want to thank our counterparts at CA for their co-operation in this matter as we look to get the games going again. Special thanks to our CEO Johnny Grave, Chairman of Cricket Australia, Earl Eddings, his CEO Nick Hockley along with our respective medical and operations teams."