Dhaka, April 11 : The Pakistan Under-19 cricket team will not travel to Dhaka after a surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh.Both countries will now look for a new window to organise the series once the situation improves.
The teams were scheduled to play a four-day tie and five one-dayers, and the tour would have been the first U-19 international series since the 2020 World Cup, which Bangladesh won after overcoming fancied India.
Due to the pandemic, Bangladesh have so far missed two U-19 series — against Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“After the Bangladesh government announced a nationwide lockdown at the beginning of the month, the departure of the team was rescheduled for Saturday, April 17,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement.
“However, since the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh has not improved, the lockdown has been further extended by the Bangladesh Government, causing an indefinite postponement of Pakistan U-19’s tour.”
The PCB said that the respective boards will now look for a new window, the details of which would be shared in due course.
Cricket has come to a standstill in Bangladesh after their first-class competition was postponed after only two rounds, and the 2019-20 Dhaka Premier League, scheduled to resume from May 6, also might get delayed due to a possible extended lockdown
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