Bangladesh To Tour Pakistan For 5 T20Is In May

On Wednesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that Bangladesh will tour Pakistan in May for a five-match T20I series.

PCB Statement On 5-Match Series With Bangladesh

"The series that originally comprised 3 ODIs & as many T20Is, will now be a complete T20I tour. Both boards decided The change mutually as there is a T20I World Cup slated to be held next year," PCB said in a statement.

The five-match T20I series will be played in Faisalabad and Lahore from May 25 to June 3. The Iqbal Cricket Stadium in Faisalabad, which hosted the National T20 Cup last month & the champions One Day Cup last year, is set to host the first 2 matches of the five-match series on May 25 & 27, respectively.

The Iqbal Cricket stadium will host an International match after 17 17-yearThe hiatus. The venue has hosted 16 test matches & 24 ODIs from 1978-2008. The last International match that was played at Faisalabad was an ODI game between Pakistan & Bangladesh.

Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium will host the remaining three T20Is, scheduled on 30 May, 1 and 3 June. All five matches will begin at 8 pm.

The Bangladesh team is set to arrive on 21 May and will undergo training sessions at the Iqbal Stadium from 22 to 24 May.