NEW DELHI: Pakistan will open their first limited-overs series in India for five years with a Twenty20 international in Bangalore on December 25, the Indian cricket board announced yesterday.
The tourists will play one more T20 match in Ahmedabad on December 27 before a three-match one-day series starts in Chennai on December 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a statement.
Kolkata and Delhi will be the venue for the other one-day internationals, the Indian board said after securing government clearance to host Pakistan.
The rivals have not played a series since Pakistan’s tour of India in 2007, after cricket ties were broken following the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai by militants from Pakistan.
The countries -- where cricket is hugely popular -- have fought three wars since independence in 1947.
The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams have met only in international tournaments since 2007.
They clashed in the 50-over World Cup semi-final in the northern Indian town of Mohali last year, a match that was attended by both countries’ prime ministers.
On that occasion, India beat Pakistan, who went on to win the World Cup by beating co-hosts Sri Lanka in the final.
India and Pakistan also played during the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March. Both matches were won by India.
Before Pakistan arrive, India will have played their Test and Twenty20 series against England.
The India vs England ODI series begins after the Pakistan tour.
Schedule:
December 22: Arrival in Bangalore
December 25: First T20 international in Bangalore
December 27: Second T20 international in Ahmedabad
December 30: First ODI in Chennai
January 3: Second ODI in Kolkata
January 6: Third ODI in Delhi AFP
