LAHORE, Jan 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed to play two One-day International matches against the ICC associate member Scotland at away home on June 19 and 21.

PCB director cricket operations, Saleem Altaf told journalists that the ICC had instructed all full members to play against the associate members as part of the promotion of the standard of the game of that countries and English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) invited Pakistan to play two matches against Scotland, before their scheduled tour of England in June-July.

He said that the PCB was in negotiation with the ECB to decide the details of the tour including who will bear the four- day expenses of the Pakistan team during their stay in Scotland.