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Summary Sri Lanka Cricket Board turned down an invitation by Pakistan to play the scheduled home series.
Holding a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket chairman D.S. de Silva formally announced that the Sri Lankan team will not visit Pakistan.He said that the Pakistan Cricket Board has been informed about the decision. We have instead requested Pakistan to host the matches in Colombo or at a neutral venue like Dubai or Abu Dhabi, de Silva said.Pakistan’s home series against Sri Lanka including 5 one-day and 3 test matches had been scheduled for October.
