The Rajasthan Cricket Association announced that half vaccinated citizens, meaning that those who have got at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, will be allowed to enter the stadium for the first India vs New Zealand T20I to be played at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on November 17.
RCA Secretary Mahendra Sharma, while speaking to the media said, “Guidance was sought from the Home Department of the state government on entry of spectators in the match while also complying with Covid-19 protocols. We have got permission in this regard by the department for the entry of spectators in the match.”
"According to guidelines issued by the state government, spectators should follow Covid appropriate behaviour like mandatory use of masks, sanitisation, thermal screening, proper ventilation and vaccination with at least one dose of covid vaccine by all spectators, staff and players," he added.
However, there was a catch for those who are vaccinated only once and it was that they have to bring a Covid-19 negative RT-PCR report while coming to the stadium. Those RT-PCR reports are not to be older than 48 hours.
While Jaipur will be hosting its first-ever international match in eight years, the other two T20Is will be played on November 19 in Ranchi and November 21 in Kolkata respectively. The Kiwis will also play two Tests as part of the World Test Championship 2021-23 and they will be played in Kanpur (November 25-29) and Mumbai (December 3-7) respectively.