Sri Lanka to return to Pakistan for three short-form matches

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Sri Lanka to return to Pakistan for three short-form matches
Sri Lankan Sports Minister Harin Fernando speaks during a press conference in Colombo

Colombo - Tests will be played in the UAE

By AFP

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Published: Thu 22 Aug 2019, 5:44 PM

Last updated: Thu 22 Aug 2019, 8:44 PM

Sri Lanka will return to Pakistan after a nearly two-year absence for three short-form cricket games later this year, the sports minister said on Thursday.

"We are not in a position to send the team to Pakistan to play the two Tests, but we will be in Pakistan for about eight days to play the ODIs or the T20 matches," Harin Fernando told reporters in Colombo.

No dates were announced, but the minister said the games would be scheduled for later this year.

Citing safety fears, Fernando said two Tests could instead be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where Pakistan has held many of its home series.

International teams have stayed away from Pakistan over security concerns.

In October 2017, Sri Lanka played a T20 match in Lahore for the first time since a terror attack near the same venue in March 2009.

That attack left eight people dead and seven Sri Lanka players and staff injured.


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