PCB announces SL series schedule
Pakistan Saturday announced the itinerary for a full series against Sri Lanka that will be played mainly in neutral venues but features a planned finale in Lahore.
The series will comprise two Tests -- the second a day-night affair -- five ODIs and three T20Is.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hopes to host the last T20 in Lahore, depending on whether a three-match series against a World XI team next week passes without incident.
PCB director Haroon Rasheed said he hoped the match would be held as planned.
"We have scheduled the last Twenty20 in Lahore with high hopes and it will follow our series with World XI," Rasheed told AFP.
Pakistan have been forced to play their home games in the UAE since a 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.
Rasheed said the second Test will be a day-night affair in Dubai.
"Day-night Tests are an innovation worldwide and it is aimed at attracting spectators to the ground after their office timings," said Rasheed, a former Pakistan batsman.
PCB said the Test series commences in Abu Dhabi on September 28 and will be followed by a day-night Test in Dubai beginning October 6.
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