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Pakistan postpones Karachi ODI, Test against Bangladesh

- KARACHI -APP

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday said it had in consultati­on with the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to postpone the upcoming One-Day Internatio­nal and Test in Karachi for a later date as the country takes measures to curb the spread of the coronaviru­s.

The Bangladesh cricket team was due to arrive in Karachi on March 29 to play an ODI on April 1 and the second ICC World Test Championsh­ip Test from April 5-9. According to a press release from PCB, the two boards will identify a future date when the ICC World Test Championsh­ip commitment filled.

The first Test of the series was played in Rawalpindi from February 7-10, which Pakistan won by an innings and 44 runs. Meanwhile, the PCB has also indefinite­ly postponed the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament, which was scheduled to start from March 25.

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The Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket boards have decided to postpone the upcoming one-day internatio­nal and Test in Karachi for a later date, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement on Monday. The two boards will now work together to identify a future opportunit­y to complete the ICC World Test Championsh­ip commitment. The first Test of the series was played in Rawalpindi from 7-10 February, which Pakistan won by an innings and 44 runs.

The Bangladesh men's national cricket team was due to arrive in Karachi on March 29 to play an ODI on April 1 and the second ICC World Test Championsh­ip Test from April 5-9.

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