PCB gearing as much as host Zimbabwe and in addition begin home season in bio-secure bubble

The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to not solely host Zimbabwe for a sequence in October-November but additionally launch its home season from subsequent month in a biosecure bubble.

“Dates are being finalised with Zimbabwe however tentatively they’ll come to Pakistan round October 10 or 15 and first stay in a two weeks quarantine. They are going to have COVID-19 assessments earlier than beginning their cricket actions from early November,” a PCB supply stated.

The PCB is busy getting ready the protocols for the bio-secure bubble in keeping with authorities SOPs, the supply stated.

“The biosecure bubble can be relevant for each the worldwide sequence towards Zimbabwe, in all probability the remaining 4 matches of the Pakistan Tremendous League 5 and the complete home season,” he stated.

Zimbabwe was initially scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20 internationals however they’ve now requested the Pakistan Cricket Board to rearrange just a few further matches for them.

“Their ODIs are a part of the ICC Tremendous League Championship however they wish to play some further matches as properly,” the supply stated.

“Pakistan’s subsequent worldwide exercise after the sequence towards Zimbabwe can be a tour to New Zealand in December after which they’ll host South Africa after which the Pakistan Tremendous League can be organised adopted by one other tour to England to play a ODI sequence as a part of the Tremendous League,” the supply added.

The PCB plans to launch its home season from mid-September with the nationwide T20 Championship being held in Rawalpindi and Multan adopted by the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy top quality championship with all matches in Karachi due to the COVID-19 protocols. 

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