MELBOURNE: Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka for a full series of three Tests, five One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals from the second week of June, a spokesman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) told reporters here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

According to the itinerary, Pakistan team will arrive in Colombo on June 12 and play their fifth and final ODI on August 2. All ODI matches will have reserve days.

Pakistan will also play a three-day practice match ahead of the first Test in Galle from June 24-28. The tour opens with the T20 series with the first match at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on June 15.

Itinerary:

June 12: Arrival.

June 15: First T20 International (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo).

June 17: Second T20 International (R. Premadaa Stadium, Colombo).

June 19-21: Three-day practice match.

June 24-28. First Test (Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle).

July 2-6: Second Test (P. Sara Oval, Colombo).

July 10-14: Third Test ( Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle).

July 18: First ODI (Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla).

July22: Second ODI (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo).

July25: Third ODI (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo).

July 28: Fourth ODI (Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambatota).

Aug 2: Fifth ODI (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo).

Aug 5: Departure.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2015

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