Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan in October

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule of Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan 2017, to be played at the neutral venue in UAE. The most important thing about this tour is that the last T20 of the series will be played in Lahore, Pakistan on October 29th, 2017.

PCB has been taking all the right steps towards to restoration of international cricket in Pakistan. It all started with Zimbabwe tour followed by Pakistan Super League season 2 final at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and now, ICC is sending World XI for three T20s this next week. Now Sri Lanka is ready to visit for an international match and talks are already in process with West Indies cricket board.

Read: Faf du Plessis to lead World XI in 3 T20s in Lahore

The series with Sri Lanka comprises of two Test Matches, five One Day Internationals, and three T-20I matches with last T-20I to be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (subject to security clearance) on October 29, 2017. The series commences on September 28 with a two match Test series with the second Test match of the series to be a Day Night Test match to be played at Dubai Cricket Stadium (DCS) from October 6, 2017.

The five-match ODI series between the two teams will be played in three cities i.e. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah starting from October 13, 2017. Furthermore, the first two T-20I matches will be played in Abu Dhabi followed by the third T-20I to take place in Lahore in continuation with the return of international cricket following World XI tour to Pakistan.

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