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Lahore, August 02, 2013 (PPI-OT): Sri Lanka shall be playing a full cricket series against Pakistan in its return bilateral tour 2013-14, which the Pakistan Cricket Board is hosting in the United Arab Emirates – with Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah being the venues.
The tour itinerary has been approved after consultation between the Pakistan Cricket Board and its Sri Lankan counterpart.
The tour commences on December 7, 2013 with the arrival of the Sri Lankan squad at Dubai, and shall continue through to January 21, 2014. The rubber consists of Two Twenty20, Five ODIs and Three Test matches.
Following is the complete itinerary: DATE SCHEDULE 7 Dec (Sat) Sri Lanka Arrive DUBAI 8 Dec (Sun) Pakistan V AFG T20 TBC 11 Dec (Wed) 1st T20 (DXB) DUBAI 13 Dec (Fri) 2nd T20 (DXB) DUBAI 18 Dec (Wed) 1st ODI (SHA) SHARJAH 20 Dec (Fri) 2nd ODI (DXB) DUBAI 22 Dec (Sun) 3rd ODI (SHA) SHARJAH 23 Dec ( Mon) 25 Dec (Wed) 4th ODI (AD) ABU DHABI 27 Dec (Fri) 5th ODI (AD) ABU DHABI 28 Dec (Sat) 31 Dec (Tue) 1st Test Day 1 (DUBAI) DUBAI 1 Jan (Wed) 1st Test Day 2 (DXB) DUBAI 2 Jan ( Thu) 1st Test Day 3 (DXB) DUBAI 3 Jan (Fri) 1st Test Day 4 (DXB) DUBAI 4 Jan (Sat) 1st Test Day 5 (DXB) DUBAI 5 Jan (Sun) 8 Jan (Wed) 2nd Test Day 1 (ABU DHABI) ABU DHABI 9 Jan (Thu) 2nd Test Day 2 (AD) ABU DHABI 10 Jan (Fri) 2nd Test Day 3 (AD) ABU DHABI 11 Jan (Sat) 2nd Test Day 4 (AD) ABU DHABI 12 Jan (Sun) 2nd Test Day 5 (AD) ABU DHABI 13 Jan (Mon) 16 Jan (Thu) 3rd Test Day 1 (SHARJAH) SHAARJAH 17 Jan (Fri) 3rd Test Day 2 (SHA) SHA 18 Jan (Sat) 3rd Test Day 3 (SHA) SHA 19 Jan (Sun) 3rd Test Day 4 (SHA) SHA 20 Jan (Mon) 3rd Test Day 5 (SHA) SHA 21 Jan (Tue) Sri Lanka Depart
For more information, contact:
Nadeem Sarwar
Media Manager
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +9242 571 7231 -4
Fax: +9242 571 1860