Bangladesh Women's tour to Pakistan confirmed

Bangladesh Women’s tour to Pakistan confirmed: Bangladesh Women Cricket team is set to tour Pakistan for 2 ODIs and 2 T20s. Lahore will be hosting all four games. The team will reach Pakistan on September 28.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement at his residence, saying that the hosts have promised that they will provide the team with VVIP security. The confirmation came after the Bangladesh government had given the tour a green signal through the sports ministry on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, a security team from Bangladesh visited Lahore and Karachi to assess the safety standards. Karachi’s Southend Cricket Club had been considered as a venue, but in the end it was decided to restrict the tour to Lahore.

Last month, when talk of the tour was going on, some of the Bangladesh players had expressed unease. The BCB higher-ups, along with a security official from the Bangladesh High Commission in Pakistan, had a discussion with the players earlier this month. It was learned that the players then expressed their satisfaction and agreed to tour Pakistan.

The tour schedule and the squad will be announced shortly.

Bangladesh cricket team will be visiting Pakistan for the first time since 2008, when the men’s team last toured. It is a significant step, since Bangladesh reneged on two tours in 2012, which created a breach in the relationship between the two cricket boards.