Pakistan Cricket Board announce itinerary for South Africa series
Lahore: Jul 9, 2013
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the schedule of its home series against South Africa to be held in October-November this year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Pakistan will play two Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa from October 14 to November 15, reported Xinhua.
South Africa will play a practice match from October 8-10 before the first Test starting October 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. After first Test, both teams will travel to Dubai for their second Test.
They will play two ODI matches in Sharjah, two in Abu Dhabi and one in Dubai from October 30 to November 11 before playing the two T20 games in Dubai November 13-15.
Pakistan was supposed to play these matches at home but due to security threats, no foreign team is willing to visit Pakistan. All international cricket matches remained suspended since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009.
After the incident, that left eight people dead and many others injured, Pakistan’s national cricket team has been forced to play its home series on neutral venues in other countries like Sri Lanka, England and the UAE.