Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Cricket Team start preparations for ODI international series

Pakistan Cricket Team start preparations for ODI international series

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cricket team has started preparations for the One DayInternational series against South Africa.

The squad held their first training session at Port Elizabeth which is thevenue of the first ODI.

Hussain Talat, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez, who are part of the ODIteam, have joined the side in Port Elizabeth. Shoaib Malik, who was inBangladesh, has also reached South Africa for the limited-over series.

The first ODI between South Africa and Pakistan will be played in PortElizabeth on Saturday.

The second game will take place on 22nd of this month while the thirdfixture will be contested on 25th of this month.

The fourth and fifth ODI will be played on 27th and 30th of this monthrespectively.

The two teams will also play a three-match T20 series.