ISLAMABAD: The Chairman PCB and the Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has assured the Sri Lankan Cricket Team of a fool-proof security guarantee.
The Sri Lankan team had asked to leave the tour incomplete. However, the Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has assured the eye-landers of a high-profile security.
The Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi will meet the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in a short-while.
The Sri Lankan Cricket board has also vowed to complete the tour to Pakistan.
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has warned the players that any of the team-members will be suspended for two years if he pulls out of the Pakistan tour.
It is worth mentioning that the Sri Lankan team was playing their first ODI against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium when the unfortunate incident of the Judicial Complex Islamabad took place. However, all seems set now and the second ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on the same Pindi Cricket Stadium tomorrow.
In the first of the three-ODIs series, Pakistan had beaten Sri Lanka with a narrow margin of 6 runs after a thriller between the two teams.
Sri Lanka could manage 293 while chasing Pakistan’s target of 300 runs. Salman Ali Agha had scored a century whereas Hussain Talat had made 62 runs.
In reply, Sri Lanka, despite a brilliant start and a terrific fight, fell just six runs short of Pakistan’s total.
Hassaranga , after his phenomenal performance with the ball, batted magnificently and brought his team quite close to the target.
He had picked up three wickets and had scored 59 runs.
Haris Rauf had picked up four wickets whereas Naseem Shah and Faheem Ashraf shared two wickets each.
Both the teams will also play a tri-nation T20 series after the ODI series with the inclusion of Zimbabwe. The matched will be played at Rawalpindi and Lahore.
