Green light for Zimbabwe cricket team’s Pakistan tour

Zimbabwe’s cricket team has been given permission by its government to go ahead with a limited-overs tour of Pakistan next month, The Associated Press reported.

Zimbabwe and Pakistan will play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games in late October and November.

All three ODIs will be at the same stadium in the city of Multan and the three T20s at a single venue in Rawalpindi, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.

No fans will be allowed to attend the games.

“By the time Zimbabwe arrives, we would have gained enough experience on bio-securing hotels, player transportation, the venues and the players’ dressing rooms as delivery of this series will be under strict COVID-19 protocols,” said Pakistan Cricket Board director of international cricket Zakir Khan in remarks published in the AP report.