The Bangladesh and Pakistan Cricket Boards have agreed to remove the One Day International (ODIs) from the upcoming bilateral series, slated for May and July, reported Bangladesh’s news outlet The Daily Star on Sunday.
The report stated that Sami Ul Hasan, the PCB media and communications director, confirmed the board had replaced the 50-over matches with T20 internationals due to the T20 World Cup scheduled in India and Sri Lanka next February.
Before that, both teams will feature in the Asia Cup in India this September, which will also be played in the T20 format.
Bangladesh was previously scheduled to tour Pakistan for three ODIs and three T20Is in May, according to the Future Tour Programme (FTP).
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However, the tour will now consist of five T20Is. Consequently, Bangladesh was supposed to host Pakistan for three One-Day Internationals in July, a series scheduled outside the FTP program, which will now be a three-match T20I series.
The Men in Green are currently playing a five-match T2OI series against New Zealand. With one match remaining, the Black Caps hold a decisive lead of 3-1.
After this series concludes, both teams will participate in a three-match ODI series starting on March 29.
Following that, the players will focus on the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which is scheduled to take place from April 11 to May 18.
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