Sri Lanka may play only one T20 match against Pakistan in Lahore:
Sri
Lanka may play only one T20 in Lahore, if provided security clearance, a Sri
Lanka Cricket Board Official told on Monday.
Sri
Lanka Cricket had originally expected to play all the matches in Pakistan,
including one T20 match in Lahore.
Sri Lanka will play 5 ODIs, 2 Tests & 3 T20 matches against Pakistan
Pakistan
vs Sri Lanka T20 series will begin on 28 September 2017 in UAE where the rest
of the matches are set to be played.
Sri
Lanka will also play two Test matches that will end on 10 October, Sri Lanka
Cricket Board told.
Both
sides will play five ODIs & two T20 matches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai &
Sharjah, a board official said.
One
of the Test match that will be played in UAE, it will be the first day/night
Test match that Sri Lanka will play against Pakistan with the pink ball.
Sri
Lanka Cricket Board announced 25 members interim squad led by Dinesh Chandimal
for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.
Sri
Lanka Cricket agreed to play in Pakistan after 8 years in August 2017. Sri
Lanka cricket team was attacked in Lahore in 2009 & after that series Sri
Lanka Cricket Board refused to play in Pakistan. Sri Lanka cricket team was
attacked when they were travelling to stadium from the hotel & seven people
got injured during that attack.
Earlier
Pakistan won ICC Champions Trophy that is the big step towards revival of
cricket in Pakistan. Also PSL 2017 final was arranged in Lahore under high
security. The rest of the matches were played in UAE.
The
only team that visit Pakistan after 2009 attack was Zimbabwe who played 5 ODI
matches in Lahore in 2015. Pakistan now play their home series in UAE.
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