Pakistan Cricket Board reveals itinerary for UAE series against Australia – Cricket News Update
Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033. The two cricket teams will contest each other
in three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals between August 28 and September 10, before flying to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 to take part in the fourth edition of the World T20 Championship, which gets underway less than a week after the conclusion of the UAE
itinerary.
The six-match series was to be hosted by Pakistan, but owing to the security conditions, the neutral venues of UAE were chosen. The series was initially scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but PCB was forced to switch to the
United Arab Emirates, after the islanders withdrew from hosting in May this year, as it clashed with the schedule of their inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 with the Middle East venues that have hosted most of their home series since 2009.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Australian players had earlier expressed concerns over playing a series in UAE in August-September, citing the harsh weather conditions, where shade temperatures are expected to stay
around 40 degree in the months of August-September, with the humidity making it even worse. In order to avoid the worst of the heat in the middle east, both the boards have agreed to play all six games of the tour at night, with average night time temperature
being 26 to 29 degrees Celsius.
The three ODIs will begin at 6pm local time and end at 1:45 in the morning, while the twenty-over matches will begin at 8pm and end at 11.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has not hosted an international series since the militant attacks on the touring Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009. In the aftermath of the disgraceful incident, the country was also deprived of hosting rights for
the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
Pakistan vs. Australia itinerary:
One Day Internationals:
1st ODI: 28 August - Sharjah
2nd ODI: 31 August - Abu Dhabi
3rd ODI: 3 September - Sharjah
T20 Internationals:
1st T20: 5 September - Dubai
2nd T20: 7 September - Dubai
3rd T20: 10 September - Dubai
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