LAHORE: Gaddafi Stadium will turn pink during the third T20 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Wednesday, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) joins hands with Pink Ribbon to create awareness about breast cancer.

A ceremony will be held before the start of the match which will be attended by Pakistan president Dr. Arif Alvi and PCB chairman Ehsan Mani.

“The president will pin pink ribbons on both teams’ captain, while players and match officials will don the ribbons over the course of the match,” said a PCB press release on Tuesday.

“The stumps for the last T20 International of the ongoing series will be branded in pink. All sponsors of the series will also be changing their branding colours in the ground to pink.The PCB encourage fans to wear pink to the Wednesday’s fixture.”

Published in Dawn, October 9th, 2019