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Pakistan Cricket Board Revises Schedule of Tri-Series Against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka Amid Security Concerns
The Pakistan Cricket Board moved all tri-series matches to Rawalpindi and postponed games after visiting teams raised security concerns following a suicide attack.
- On November 18, the Pakistan Cricket Board rescheduled the T20I tri-series opener from November 17 and agreed to hold all matches exclusively in Rawalpindi, replacing Lahore's plan to host five games including the November 29 final.
- After the Islamabad suicide attack, visiting teams raised security concerns as the attack left 12 dead and eight players expressed worries about continuing the tour.
- Reassuring players, Sri Lanka's board President Shammi Silva and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan intervened, leading Mahinda Halangoda, Sri Lanka team manager, to confirm no player would return.
- The PCB later announced the two one-day games would now be played on Friday and Sunday in Rawalpindi, moving from November 13 and 15, and postponed the second match of the seven-match rubber to November 20.
- The Zimbabwe cricket team arrived in Islamabad under tight security, and Mohsin Naqvi, PCB Chairman and Interior Minister, called the tri-series an important preparatory platform ahead of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.
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