The remaining two matches of the continuing One-Day Worldwide collection between Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been rescheduled on Wednesday within the wake of a bomb blast in Islamabad on Tuesday.
A suicide bomber detonated explosives and killed 12 folks exterior a court docket in Islamabad, hours earlier than Sri Lanka’s first One-Day Worldwide towards Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
The second and third ODIs, which have been initially scheduled for Thursday and Saturday, respectively, will now be performed on Friday and Sunday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed on X.
Each video games will happen in Rawalpindi. Pakistan presently leads the ODI collection 1-0 after profitable the collection opener in Rawalpindi by six runs.
This improvement comes after some Sri Lankan gamers expressed their willingness to return residence, citing safety issues. Nevertheless, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) directed its gamers to proceed their tour of Pakistan, and warranted them of their security.
The SLC additionally stated if any participant or member of the help workers returns residence regardless of its directives, “a proper overview might be carried out to evaluate their actions, and an applicable determination might be made upon the conclusion of the overview”.
The assertion added that replacements can be despatched to Pakistan to make sure that the tour continues with out interruption.
After the conclusion of the three-match ODI collection, Sri Lanka is scheduled to play a T20I tri-series in Pakistan, which additionally entails Zimbabwe.
The T20I tri-series is scheduled to be performed from November 17 to 29. Rawalpindi is the designated host for the primary two matches, whereas Lahore will host the remaining 5 video games, together with the ultimate.
(With inputs from AP)
Revealed on Nov 13, 2025