February 28, 2008	Thursday	Safar 20 ,1429

LAHORE, Feb 27: The Nepal blind cricket team will tour Pakistan from March 1 to 18 to play nine matches with different teams including seven one-dayers and two Twenty20 games.

A spokesman of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council said that the matches would be played, at Dring Stadium, Bahwalpur, PAF Cricket ground, Islamabad, Quaid-i-Azam Stadium, Mirpur, Tehsil Sports Complex, Okara and LCCA ground, Lahore.

He said it will be Nepal’s first tour abroad after Pakistan developed blind cricket in their country a couple of years ago.

The matches will be played against Bahawalpur, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Okara and Lahore teams.

Itinerary: March 1: Arrival via Wagah Boarder.

March 4: 1st One-day, v Bah-awalpur, Dring Stadium, Bah-awalpur.

March 5: 2nd one-dayer, v Bahawalpur, Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur.

March 8: 1st Twenty20, v Islamabad; PAF Ground, Islamabad.

March 9: 3rd one-dayer v Islamabad; PAF Ground, Islamabad.

March 11: 4th one-dayer; v Azad Kashmir; Quaid-i-Azam Stadium, Mir Pur.

March 12: 5th one-dayer, v Azad Kashmir, Quaid-i-Azam Stadium, Mir Pur.

March 15: 6th one-dayer, v Okara, Tehsil Sports Complex, Okara.

March 16: 2nd Twenty20 v Lahore, LCCA ground, Lahore.

March 17: 7th one-dayer, v Lahore, LCCA ground.