Overview
- Sir Lanka Cricket instructed players, staff and management to continue the tour, warning of a post-tour formal review for anyone who leaves and saying replacements would be flown in immediately.
- Pakistan moved the second and third ODIs in Rawalpindi to November 14 and 16 and consolidated the upcoming T20 tri-series with Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi after consultations with SLC and Zimbabwe Cricket.
- Several Sri Lankan players raised safety concerns and asked to return following Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed 12 and injured dozens, but officials say the tour proceeds.
- Naqvi met the Sri Lankan High Commissioner, team management and players, promising ‘presidential-style’ protection, expanded deployments including Army and Rangers, and treating the visitors as state guests.
- Reports that eight players were set to depart remain unconfirmed, with some officials disputing any departures as the boards seek to stabilize the schedule against the backdrop of memories of the 2009 Lahore attack.