NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Pakistan’s second-string cricket team will tour India next month for a limited-overs tournament also featuring Sri Lanka, it was announced on Wednesday.

The tournament, organised by the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF), will be held in the southern city of Bangalore from Dec 13-21.

It will be the first visit to India by Pakistani cricketers since the senior team under Wasim Akram played three Test matches in 1999.

The Indian government last month withdrew its three-year ban of bilateral cricket matches against Pakistan, paving the way for a Test series between the arch-rivals in Pakistan in March-April next year.

The Indian under-19 team won a four-nation tourna-

ment in Pakistan earlier this month.

In the ACF series in Bangalore, each team will play

the other twice in the preliminary league with the top two advancing to the final on Dec 21.

ACF tournament schedule:

Dec 13: India v Sri Lanka

Dec 14: India vs Pakistan

Dec 15: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Dec 16: Rest day

Dec 17: India vs Sri Lanka

Dec 18: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Dec 19: India vs Pakistan

Dec 20: Rest day

Dec 21: Final

— AFP