Bangladeshi pacer Mohammad Saifuddin (left) celebrates after dismissing Pakistan’s batter Babar Azam throughout a match. — Reuters/File
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed that the nation will host Bangladesh for a five-match T20I sequence — a part of the Future Tour Programme (FTP) initially consisted of three ODIs and three T20Is.
Nevertheless, in gentle of the subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup, each the boards have mutually agreed to exchange the ODIs with two extra T20Is, learn the PCB’s press launch.
The five-match T20I sequence might be performed in Faisalabad and Lahore from 25 Might to June 3.
Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, which efficiently hosted the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup in September final 12 months and the Nationwide T20 Cup final month, will stage the primary and second T20Is of the sequence, scheduled on Might 25 and Might 27, respectively.
Schedule of T20I sequence between Pakistan and Bangladesh — PCB
The venue has beforehand hosted 24 Assessments and 16 ODIs between 1978 and 2008 and can welcome again worldwide cricket after a 17-year hiatus. The stadium’s final worldwide fixture was an ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in April 2008.
Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the remaining three T20Is, scheduled on Might 30, June 1 and June 3. All 5 matches will start at 8pm.
The Bangladesh group will arrive on 21 Might and can endure coaching periods on the Iqbal Stadium from 24 Might 22 to Might 24.
T20I sequence schedule
Might 25 — First T20I at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (8pm native time)
Might 27 — Second T20I at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (8pm native time)
Might 30 — Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm native time)
June 1 — Fourth T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm native time)
June 3 — Fifth T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (8pm native time)
