Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for ODIs in stacked home season during November

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): Pakistan volition big Sri Lanka for a three-match ODI bid aboriginal this year, starting from November 11 onwards, reported the International Cricket Council (ICC) connected Monday.

This bid volition beryllium a portion of an perfectly stacked location play for them. A bilateral ODI bid against the land federation adds to what is already a packed location play for the Pakistan men's side. Also to sojourn their shores is South Africa for an all-format circuit starting successful October.

Meanwhile, the precocious announced ODI bid against Sri Lanka volition beryllium followed by the 2 nations featuring successful a T20I tri-series, which volition besides see Afghanistan - marking Pakistan's maiden tri-series astatine home, arsenic per ICC.

All 3 matches volition beryllium played astatine the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which besides played big to matches astatine this year's ICC Men's Champions Trophy.

The ODI bid volition beryllium Sri Lanka's archetypal successful Pakistan since 2019, which is erstwhile the hosts emerged victorious successful a three-match bid by 2-0.

Their past gathering successful the format was backmost during the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup erstwhile Pakistan clinched a six-wicket triumph implicit Sri Lanka.

Pakistan, who precocious clinched a tri-series triumph implicit Afghanistan and the UAE, volition adjacent diagnostic successful the eight-team Asia Cup successful the UAE acceptable to statesman connected September 9, kickstarting their run against Oman connected September 12.

The continental tourney followed by the shortest format contests during their location play provides them with an accidental to robust retired their broadside up of adjacent year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka.

ODI bid docket versus Sri Lanka:

November 11 - 1st ODI, Rawalpindi

November 13 - 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi

November 15 - 3rd ODI, Rawalpindi. (ANI)