{"id":29572,"date":"2025-10-18T08:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/10\/18\/pcb-issues-status-update-on-tri-series-after-afghanistans-withdrawal-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:20:05","slug":"pcb-issues-status-update-on-tri-series-after-afghanistans-withdrawal-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/10\/18\/pcb-issues-status-update-on-tri-series-after-afghanistans-withdrawal-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"PCB issues status update on Tri-Series after Afghanistan&#8217;s withdrawal | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-124659982,imgsize-65468,width-400,resizemode-4\/afghanistan-team-1810-0afp.jpg\" alt=\"PCB issues status update on Tri-Series after Afghanistan's withdrawal\" title=\"File pic - Afghanistan cricket team (AFP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"File pic - Afghanistan cricket team (AFP Photo)\">File pic &#8211; Afghanistan cricket team (AFP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the three-nation T20I tournament will proceed as scheduled from November 17 to 29 in Lahore, despite Afghanistan&#8217;s withdrawal.<!-- --> The PCB is currently in discussions with other cricket boards to find a replacement team for the tournament, which includes Sri Lanka as the third participant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) pulled out of the tournament following their claim that three cricketers died in Pakistan&#8217;s air strikes in Paktika province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>&#8220;The Tri-Series will progress as scheduled even after Afghanistan&#8217;s withdrawal. We are looking at a replacement team and once finalised, the announcement will be made. <!-- -->The Tri-Series features a third team in Sri Lanka so it is on from 17th November,&#8221; a senior PCB official stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The PCB&#8217;s international cricket department is considering associate member teams like Nepal and UAE as potential replacements, though their priority remains securing a Test-playing nation for the tri-series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Pakistan will also host Sri Lanka for a separate three-match bilateral T20 series from November 11 to 15.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Afghanistan and Pakistan have not played any bilateral series since Afghanistan gained Test status, though their A teams had previously visited Pakistan before receiving International Cricket Council recognition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket has been strained recently. During a tri-series in Sharjah before the Asia Cup, which included UAE, Pakistani and Afghan spectators were seated in separate enclosures to prevent potential conflicts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Pakistan had previously supported Afghanistan cricket by allowing their players to participate in domestic events.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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