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NZ's Ben Lister becomes first COVID-19 substitute in cricket
short by Sumit Josh / on Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
Auckland's Ben Lister replaced teammate Mark Chapman on Tuesday in the ongoing Plunket Shield first-class championship to became the first COVID-19 substitute in cricket. "Ben Lister starts as COVID-19 replacement with Mark Chapman awaiting test results after feeling ill yesterday (Monday)," Auckland Cricket tweeted. Lister will be replacing Chapman until the COVID-19 test results are known.