Sri Lanka to replace Zimbabwe for India T20 series

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Sri Lanka will replace Zimbabwe in the Twenty20 series in India in January after the African nation´s suspension by the world governing body, officials said Wednesday.

Zimbabwe was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference.

Sri Lankan cricket team lands in Pakistan

The visiting team is welcomed at the airport by PCB Director Zakir Khan and other officials.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India said Sri Lanka would play a three-match series starting January 5 in Guwahati.

The second Twenty20 match will be played on January 7 in Indore and the third on January 10 in Pune.

Zimbabwe most recently played in the tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh, an event not organised by the ICC.