error: unknown option '--shard=2/3'

In the Azure devops pipeline, I have

- script: cd e2e-tests && npx playwright install chromium
 - script: CI=true RUN_WEB_SERVER=true npx playwright --shard=$(shardIndex)/$(s  hardTotal)

But I am getting the below error. If anyone can help, please

Generating script.
Script contents:
CI=true RUN_WEB_SERVER=true npx playwright --shard=2/3
========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
/usr/bin/bash --noprofile --norc /home/vsts/work/_temp/9a785962-c554-4b6c-917e-6a21783fccd5.sh
npm WARN exec The following package was not found and will be installed: playwright
error: unknown option '--shard=2/3'
##[error]Bash exited with code '1'.
Finishing: CmdLine