The ODI sequence of Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022 has been scrapped because the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) plans to stage the third version of Lanka Premier League (LPL) throughout that interval.
Final month, it was reported that Pakistan will play a few Check matches and three One-Day Internationals within the Island nation in July-August later this yr.
SLC needs to start out LPL: PCB
PCB confirmed that their counterpart needs to carry LPL 2022 and because the ODI sequence was not speculated to be the a part of the World Cup Tremendous League, PCB agreed to scrap the sequence.
“Sri Lankan board (SLC) needs to start out their league per week in the past to cut back the monetary deficit, so that they requested us to take away the ODI sequence, which was accepted,” PCB Director Media Sami-ul-Hasan Burney mentioned, as reported by Cricket Pakistan.
“For the reason that ODIs weren’t a part of the World Cup Tremendous League, we didn’t object. The ultimate schedule of the sequence remains to be being mentioned and can be launched quickly,” he added.
Pakistan to play Check sequence towards Sri Lanka after ODI sequence being scrapped
The 2-match Check sequence can be a part of the ICC World Check Championship 2021-23 cycle. The final time the 2 sides met in a red-ball sequence was in 2019 when Sri Lanka toured Pakistan turning into the primary group to go to there after the 2009 Lahore atatcks. Pakistan gained the two-match sequence 1-0.
Sri Lanka is at the moment in Bangladesh for a two-match Check sequence resulting from start on Might 15 on the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Forward of Pakistan, Sri Lanka will host Australia for three T20Is, 5 ODIs, and a few Checks. The month-long sequence is scheduled to start out on June 7 with the primary T20 Worldwide match in Colombo.
Stories had emerged that Australia may cancel the tour amid financial disaster within the island nation. Nonetheless, each the boards – SLC and Cricket Australia (CA) – have mentioned the tour will go forward as per the schedule.
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