{"id":121233,"date":"2025-04-30T18:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=121233"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:51:32","slug":"pcb-confirms-t20is-against-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/pcb-confirms-t20is-against-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"PCB confirms T20Is against Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed that Bangladesh will tour Pakistan in May for a five-match T20I series. The series, which is part of the Future Tour Programme (FTP) originally consisted of three ODIs and three T20Is, said a press release.<br \/>\nHowever, with the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup scheduled for next year, both the boards have mutually agreed to replace the ODIs with two additional T20Is.<br \/>\nThe five-match T20I series will be played in Faisalabad and Lahore from May 25 to June 3. Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, which successfully hosted the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup in September last year and National T20 Cup last month, will stage the first and second T20Is of the series, scheduled on May 25 and 27, respectively.<br \/>\nIqbal Stadium, which has previously hosted 24 Tests and 16 ODIs between 1978 and 2008, will welcome back international cricket after a 17-year hiatus. The historic venue\u2019s last international fixture was an ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in April 2008.<br \/>\nLahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium will host the remaining three T20Is, scheduled on May 30, June 1 and 3. All five matches will begin at 8pm.<br \/>\nBangladesh team will arrive on May 21 and will undergo training sessions at the Iqbal Stadium from May 22 to 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed that Bangladesh will tour Pakistan in May for a five-match T20I series. 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